Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 8, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1980 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 2 0 1
Rose 1b 4 0 3 1
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 1 1 1
Trillo 2b 4 1 1 1
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Boone c 4 1 2 0
  Lerch pr 0 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Vukovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Saucier p 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 2 1 2
Easler lf 3 1 2 0
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Berra 3b 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 2 1 1 1
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 1 1
Garner 2b 2 0 1 0
Rhoden p 3 0 2 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Totals 28 6 10 6
Philadelphia 000 002 210591
Pittsburgh 000 302 01x6102
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   5.0 7 3 3 2 0
  Saucier   0.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Noles   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  McGraw  L (0-4) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
7
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   7.0 6 4 3 0 4
  Tekulve  W (8-5) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Romo  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
1
5

  E–Boone (14), Easler (2), Madlock (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Boone (4).  2B–Philadelphia Boone (15,off Rhoden); Rose (31,off Rhoden), Pittsburgh Easler 2 (12,off Ruthven,off McGraw); Madlock (15,off Ruthven); Rhoden (1,off Ruthven).  HR–Philadelphia Maddox (7,7th inning off Rhoden 0 on, 0 out); Trillo (2,7th inning off Rhoden 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (11,4th inning off Ruthven 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Ott (3,off McGraw).  SF–Lacy (1,off McGraw).  IBB–Madlock 2 (10,by Saucier,by McGraw); Garner 2 (8,by Noles,by McGraw).  SB–Moreno 2 (65,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone 2).  CS–Easler (5,2nd base by Ruthven/Boone); Ott (5,2nd base by Noles/Boone).  IBB–Saucier (5,Madlock); Noles (9,Garner); McGraw 2 (9,Madlock,Garner).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:25.  A–30,354.
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