Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 26, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1980 at Wrigley Field. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Foli ss 6 1 2 1
Parker rf 6 2 3 0
Stargell 1b 6 3 2 3
Easler lf 4 1 3 0
  Robinson lf 1 0 1 1
Madlock 3b 5 0 1 0
Ott c 5 1 2 3
Garner 2b 3 0 1 0
Candelaria p 3 0 1 1
Totals 43 9 17 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Kingman lf 3 1 1 1
Martin rf 4 0 2 0
Foote c 4 0 3 1
Lezcano cf 4 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 3 0 0 0
Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 1 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 500 120 1009170
Chicago 100 001 000281
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (2-1) 9.0 8 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  L (2-1) 0.2 6 5 5 0 0
  McGlothen   4.1 9 3 3 2 2
  Capilla   2.0 2 1 1 3 1
  Caudill   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
17
9
9
5
7

  E–Kelleher (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Easler (1,off Lamp), Chicago Buckner (2,off Candelaria); DeJesus (3,off Candelaria).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (1,5th inning off McGlothen 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Candelaria (1,off McGlothen).  HBP–Randle (1,by Candelaria).  SB–Moreno (8,2nd base off Lamp/Foote); Parker (3,2nd base off Capilla/Foote).  HBP–Candelaria (1,Randle).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:29.  A–32,992.
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