Making his first start of the season, Jim Rooker scattered three hits over 8 1/3 innings as the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 3-0. After Dave Parker homered in the first inning, the game was a tight duel until the Pirates added an insurance pair in the eighth with walks to Dale Berra and Omar Moreno, a single by John Milner and a wild pitch.

Rooker was removed with one away in the ninth after Ted Sizemore bunted safely and Sam Mejias walked. Enrique Romo, in relief, passed Bobby Murcer to load the bases but then retired Mike Vail before Grant Jackson came in to get Bill Buckner for the final out. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 19, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  7  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .309      De Jesus ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Milner lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .286        Murcer ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .287
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Vail rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  B. Robinson lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .323      Kingman lf            2   0   1   0     1   1   .294
Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .329      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Martin cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Garner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .238        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Berra ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .182      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Krukow p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   2     4   8             Totals               27   0   3   0     3   1

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 29,460
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 3
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Mejias
Doubles: Garner (11)
Home Runs: Parker (6)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (7), Garner (3), De Jesus (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Rooker (1)
GIDP: Rooker (1), Ontiveros 2 (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(1-0)           8.1   3   0   0   2   1   0  27   0.00
Romo                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.78
Jackson SV(5)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.13
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   1   0  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(1-3)           7.1   6   3   3   3   6   1  29   3.86
Hernandez               0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.64
Burris                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   6.23
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   8   1  36

Wild Pitches: Krukow (1), Hernandez (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: first game for staff umpires in 1979 after
strike; Moreno flied out to left; Milner was called out on
strikes; Parker homered; Stargell grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to right; Vail popped to shortstop;
De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
struck out; Stennett walked; Berra grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (second to
first); Martin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker struck out; Moreno singled to right; Moreno
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Milner was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Foote grounded out (second to first); Sizemore lined
to right; Krukow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker lined to center; Stargell singled to right;
Krukow threw a wild pitch [Stargell to second]; Ott struck out;
Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus flied out to left; Vail grounded out (pitcher
to first); Buckner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Berra
singled; On a bunt Rooker grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Berra out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kingman walked; Ontiveros grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kingman out at second]; Martin flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno flied out to center; Milner grounded out
(second to first); Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
lined to center; Krukow grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell popped to catcher in foul territory; Ott
flied out to right; Garner doubled; Stennett lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus lined to left; Vail lined to center; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Berra walked; Rooker out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Berra to second]; Moreno walked; Milner singled
[Berra scored, Moreno to third]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MILNER;
HERNANDEZ REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Parker struck out;
Hernandez threw a wild pitch [Moreno scored, Alexander to
second]; Stargell walked; Ott lined to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); Kingman
singled to center; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Kingman out at second]; Martin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 9TH: BURRIS REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PLAYING CF); On a bunt Garner singled to pitcher;
Stennett popped to second; Garner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Berra reached on an error by Mejias
[Berra to second]; Rooker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Sizemore singled; Mejias walked [Sizemore to second]; ROMO
REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); MURCER BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Murcer
walked [Sizemore to third, Mejias to second]; Vail popped to
shortstop in foul territory; JACKSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING);
Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

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