Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 5, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1980 at Wrigley Field. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 2 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 0
Easler lf 3 2 2 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 1 0
Ott c 2 0 1 2
Garner 2b 4 0 1 1
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Figueroa cf 5 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 5 1 1 0
Buckner lf 5 2 3 1
Johnson 1b 3 3 3 1
  Biittner 1b 1 0 0 0
Martin rf 4 3 3 4
Dillard 3b 4 1 0 0
Blackwell c 4 1 2 2
Macko ss 4 0 1 1
Reuschel p 4 0 2 1
Totals 39 11 15 10
Pittsburgh 000 201 000391
Chicago 003 020 51x11150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (7-11) 5.0 9 5 5 1 8
  Scurry   1.2 1 2 0 1 0
  Romo   1.1 5 4 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
15
11
6
3
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (8-9) 9.0 9 3 3 5 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
2

  E–Madlock (9).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Tyson (12,off Scurry).  HR–Chicago Martin 2 (19,3rd inning off Candelaria 2 on, 1 out,5th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 2 out); Johnson (6,5th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 2 out); Buckner (6,8th inning off Romo 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Ott (1,off Reuschel).  IBB–Johnson (3,by Scurry).  CS–Garner (4,2nd base by Reuschel/Blackwell); Dillard (2,2nd base by Candelaria/Ott).  IBB–Scurry (3,Johnson).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Steve Fields.  T–2:20.  A–22,939.
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