Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 19, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 1
Foli ss 3 1 1 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Berra ss 1 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 2 2 1
Stargell 1b 1 1 0 0
Milner lf 3 0 1 1
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 2
Ott c 3 0 0 0
  Nicosia ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Bibby p 2 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 5 0 0 0
McBride rf 3 1 2 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 1
Gross cf 4 1 2 1
Moreland c 4 1 3 1
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Larson p 1 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 1 1 2
  Kucek p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 0 0 0 0
  Mackanin ph 1 0 0 1
  Saucier p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 300 110 000570
Philadelphia 000 123 00x6111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby   5.1 6 5 5 1 4
  Romo  L (10-5) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Jackson   2.1 3 0 0 1 1
  Tekulve   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Larson   5.0 7 5 5 3 3
  Kucek  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Saucier  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
4

  E–Trillo (9).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Moreland (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (42,off Larson), Philadelphia Moreland (2,off Bibby); Luzinski (22,off Bibby).  HR–Philadelphia Unser (6,5th inning off Bibby 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Bibby (5,off Larson).  HBP–Stargell (3,by Larson).  SF–Luzinski (6,off Bibby).  IBB–Rose (9,by Jackson).  SB–Garner (16,2nd base off Larson/Moreland); Alexander (11,2nd base off Saucier/Moreland); Bowa (18,2nd base off Jackson/Nicosia).  HBP–Larson (1,Stargell).  IBB–Jackson (5,Rose).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:54.  A–30,566.
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