Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1980 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 1 0
Randle 3b 4 1 2 0
  Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0
Biittner lf 3 0 1 0
  Henderson lf 1 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 2 2
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson rf 2 0 0 0
Blackwell c 4 1 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
McGlothen p 2 1 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 1
Foli ss 4 0 3 0
  Parker ph 0 0 0 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
Easler lf 5 0 3 0
Milner 1b 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Ott c 4 1 2 1
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Solomon p 1 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 1 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 12 2
Chicago 200 020 000470
Pittsburgh 000 010 0012123
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  W (6-5) 7.0 9 1 1 0 0
  Sutter  SV (19) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  L (4-3) 5.0 6 4 2 1 2
  Scurry   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Romo   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
2
5

  E–Foli (7), Milner (3), Ott (5).  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Chicago Randle (10,off Solomon); Blackwell (6,off Solomon); Biittner (8,off Solomon), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (3,off McGlothen); Garner (13,off Sutter).  HR–Chicago Johnson (2,1st inning off Solomon 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Ott (3,5th inning off McGlothen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–McGlothen (3,off Solomon).  HBP–Tyson (2,by Solomon); Thompson (1,by Solomon).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Solomon).  CS–Thompson (5,2nd base by Solomon/Ott).  SB–Moreno (47,2nd base off Sutter/Blackwell).  HBP–Solomon 2 (4,Tyson,Thompson).  IBB–Solomon (2,Johnson).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:37.
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