Overcoming three errors of their own, the Pirates took advantage of two miscues by the Expos in the ninth inning and scored twice to gain a 7-6 victory. The Pirates had a two-run homer by Bill Robinson and solo shots by Dave Parker and Steve Nicosia before falling behind in the top half of the ninth, 6-5, when the Expos erupted for four runs. Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 6Game Played on Saturday, April 7, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumExpos 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 - 6 7 3 Pirates 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 13 3 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dawson cf 5 1 0 1 0 1 .111 Taveras ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Scott 2b 4 0 2 2 1 0 .286 Garner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Cromartie lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .100 Berra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Milner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Perez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton pr,1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Parker rf 4 3 2 1 1 0 .250 Carter c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 B. Robinson lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .250 Parrish 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 .286 Stargell 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Speier ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Solaita ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Nicosia c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moreno cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .600 Macha ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 D. Robinson p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason ph,ss 2 0 1 1 0 1 .500 Totals 34 6 7 5 4 4 Totals 37 7 13 5 3 0 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 8,700 Left on Base: Expos 6, Pirates 8 DP: Expos 0, Pirates 1 Errors: Perez, Carter, Sosa, Garner, Berra, D. Robinson Doubles: Scott (1), Stennett (1) Triples: White (1) Home Runs: Parker (1), Nicosia (1), B. Robinson (1) Stolen Bases: Taveras (2) Caught Stealing: Scott (1), Taveras (1), Moreno (1) Sacrifice Hits: Berra (1) GIDP: Carter (1) Hit by Pitch: Parrish (1,by D. Robinson) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 2.2 8 4 4 0 0 3 15 13.50 Bahnsen 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Schatzeder 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Fryman 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 9 4.50 Sosa L(1-1) 0.2 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 8.2 13 7 5 3 0 3 41 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson 8.1 5 4 2 3 4 0 34 2.16 Tekulve 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 7.71 Jackson W(1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 7 6 4 4 4 0 39 Hit by Pitch: D. Robinson (1) Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (1), Jackson (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Schratz, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Joe Mrvos EXPOS 1ST: Dawson struck out; Scott singled to shortstop; Scott was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker homered; B. Robinson singled to center; Stargell reached on an error by Perez [B. Robinson to second, Stargell to first]; B. Robinson was picked off second (pitcher to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine struck out; Perez singled to left; Carter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Nicosia homered; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Robinson singled to center; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 2. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish popped to second; Speier grounded out (second to first); Grimsley lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Garner popped to shortstop; Parker singled to center; B. Robinson homered [Parker scored]; Stargell popped to shortstop; Stennett doubled to center; BAHNSEN REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Nicosia lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to center; Scott walked; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Cromartie reached on a fielder's choice [Scott out at third (first to third)]; Valentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno popped to third; D. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Taveras popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. EXPOS 5TH: Perez popped to second; Carter popped to second; Parrish struck out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Garner flied out to left; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Robinson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 4. EXPOS 6TH: Speier popped to first in foul territory; WHITE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; White tripled to right; Dawson popped to first in foul territory; White was picked off third but was safe on an error by Garner [White scored (unearned)]; BERRA REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 3B); Scott lined to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: SCHATZEDER REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Stennett singled to right; Nicosia popped to shortstop; Moreno singled to right [Stennett to second]; D. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 4. EXPOS 7TH: Cromartie singled to right; Valentine singled to left [Cromartie to second]; Perez reached on an error by Berra [Cromartie to third, Valentine to second, Perez to first]; HUTTON RAN FOR PEREZ; Carter flied out to left; Parrish popped to first; SOLAITA BATTED FOR SPEIER; Solaita walked [Cromartie scored (unearned), Valentine to third, Hutton to second]; MASON BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; Mason struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MASON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FRYMAN REPLACED SOLAITA (PITCHING); Taveras singled to left; Berra out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to second]; Taveras stole third; Parker flied out to left; B. Robinson walked; Stargell singled to center [Taveras scored, B. Robinson to second]; Stennett flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 5. EXPOS 8TH: Dawson popped to pitcher; Scott reached on an error by D. Robinson; Cromartie flied out to right; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: Nicosia flied out to right; Moreno walked; Moreno was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); D. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 5. EXPOS 9TH: Hutton walked; Carter flied out to right; Parrish was hit by a pitch [Hutton to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); MACHA BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Macha walked [Hutton to third, Parrish to second]; Mason singled to center [Hutton scored, Parrish to third, Macha to second]; Dawson forced Mason (third to second) [Parrish scored, Macha to third]; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Scott doubled to left [Macha scored, Dawson scored]; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Scott to third]; Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 5. PIRATES 9TH: SOSA REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Taveras popped to shortstop; MILNER BATTED FOR BERRA; Milner singled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MILNER; Parker walked [Alexander to second]; B. Robinson flied out to left [Alexander to third]; Stargell reached on an error by Sosa [Alexander scored (unearned) (no RBI), Parker scored (error by Carter) (unearned), Stargell to first]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Pirates 7. |
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