San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 21, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1980 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 3 1 0 0
Joshua cf 4 1 2 1
  Winfield ph 1 0 0 0
Richards lf 4 0 1 1
Turner rf 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 2 0
  Dade pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
Fahey c 2 0 1 0
  Tenace ph,c 0 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Curtis p 3 0 0 0
  Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0
  Mumphrey pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 2 0
Foli ss 4 1 2 1
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
  Milner 1b 0 0 0 0
Robinson B. 1b,rf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 2 0
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Berra 3b 0 0 0 0
Lacy lf 3 0 2 0
Garner 2b 3 0 1 0
Nicosia c 2 0 1 1
Robinson D. p 2 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 2
San Diego 001 010 000271
Pittsburgh 001 000 11x3101
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (3-3) 7.0 10 3 3 2 2
  Shirley   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   6.0 5 2 2 3 6
  Jackson  W (3-1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Tekulve  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
6

  E–Richards (2), Nicosia (3).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–San Diego Fahey (1,off D Robinson), Pittsburgh Lacy 2 (5,off Curtis 2); Madlock (5,off Curtis).  3B–San Diego Richards (2,off D Robinson), Pittsburgh Moreno (4,off Curtis).  HR–San Diego Joshua (1,5th inning off D Robinson 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Foli (1,7th inning off Curtis 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Smith (3,off Jackson); Lacy (1,off Shirley).  IBB–Nicosia 2 (3,by Curtis 2); Garner (4,by Shirley).  WP–Curtis (4).  IBB–Curtis 2 (7,Nicosia 2); Shirley (3,Garner).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–2:41.  A–17,301.
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