Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 30, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Thompson cf 4 0 2 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Kingman lf 4 2 3 1
Biittner rf 4 0 1 1
Dillard 2b 3 0 1 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis 2b 0 0 0 0
Kelleher 3b 2 1 0 0
Blackwell c 1 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 1 0
  Seibert pr 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
McGlothen p 2 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 0 0 0 1
  Kimm c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 0 0
Foli ss 2 2 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 3 0
Stargell 1b 2 1 1 2
Milner lf 3 1 1 0
  Robinson lf 1 0 1 2
Madlock 3b 4 0 2 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 1
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Chicago 000 001 1103100
Pittsburgh 100 110 20x5110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  L (13-14) 6.0 9 3 3 1 5
  Tidrow   2.0 2 2 2 2 2
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  W (13-7) 6.0 7 1 1 2 0
  Tekulve  SV (31) 3.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
0

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 4.  2B–Chicago Kingman (19,off Tekulve), Pittsburgh Ott (20,off Tidrow).  HR–Chicago Kingman (48,6th inning off Kison 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (32,5th inning off McGlothen 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Ontiveros (5,off Tekulve); Stargell (6,off McGlothen).  HBP–Foli (9,by Tidrow).  IBB–Stargell (12,by Tidrow).  SB–B Robinson (13,2nd base off Tidrow/Kimm).  CS–Madlock (11,2nd base by McGlothen/Blackwell); Parker (4,2nd base by McGlothen/Blackwell).  HBP–Tidrow (2,Foli).  IBB–Tidrow (11,Stargell).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:40.  A–42,176.
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