Homers by John Milner, Dale Berra and Omar Moreno powered the Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs. Milner's four-bagger opened the scoring in the first inning, Berra hit a two-run smash in the fifth. Moreno's clout came after a single by Rennie Stennett in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      1  0  0    0  2  1    2  0  0  -   6  7  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  1    2  0  0  -   5 15  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .308      De Jesus ss           4   2   4   0     0   0   .261
Milner lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Thompson rf           3   0   2   1     0   0   .356
  B. Robinson ph,lf   1   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Vail ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .313
Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Buckner 1b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   3   .325      Kingman lf            5   1   4   1     0   0   .313
Ott c                 3   0   0   1     0   1   .247      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     1   0   .307
Garner 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Martin cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Stennett 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .235      Foote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .204
Berra ss              4   1   1   2     0   1   .189      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      McGlothen p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Biittner ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   7   6     1   7             Totals               38   5  15   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 30,998
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Cubs 10
DP: Pirates 4, Cubs 0
Errors: Milner
Doubles: Foote (5), De Jesus (8), Ontiveros (8), Buckner (10)
Home Runs: Milner (6), Berra (1), Moreno (1)
Caught Stealing: Garner (4)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Ott (1)
GIDP: Ontiveros (6), Martin (4), McGlothen (1)
Hit by Pitch: Garner (3,by McGlothen)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(3-3)      5     8   2   2   1   1   0  21   3.58
Bibby                   0.1   2   1   0   1   0   0   4   3.72
Romo                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.71
Jackson                 0.2   2   2   2   0   1   0   4   2.16
Tekulve SV(3)           2.2   3   0   0   1   0   0  12   4.20
Totals                  9    15   5   4   3   2   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(5-5)        6     5   4   4   1   4   2  24   5.05
Moore                   0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   7.71
Hernandez               1.2   1   1   1   0   3   1   6   4.70
Sutter                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.35
Totals                  9     7   6   6   1   7   3  35

Hit by Pitch: McGlothen (1)
Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (3), Moore (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Milner homered; Parker
lined to center; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Thompson lined to left;
Buckner lined into a double play (second to first) [De Jesus out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner singled
to third; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Stennett walked; Berra was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman singled to right; Ontiveros grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kingman out at
second]; Martin struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Foote forced Martin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson flied out to center; Moreno flied out
to left; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Sizemore popped to shortstop; McGlothen singled to
right; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[McGlothen to second]; Thompson singled to shortstop [McGlothen
to third]; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
struck out; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman popped to shortstop; Ontiveros walked; Martin
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner was hit by a pitch; Stennett lined to right;
Berra homered [Garner scored]; D. Robinson was called out on
strikes; Moreno lined to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Foote doubled to center; Sizemore singled to left
[Foote to third]; McGlothen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Foote scored (no RBI), Sizemore
out at second]; De Jesus doubled to center; Thompson singled to
right [De Jesus scored]; Buckner lined to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Parker
singled to right; Stargell singled to center [Parker to third];
Ott hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored]; Garner flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Kingman singled
to left; Ontiveros doubled to left [Kingman scored (error by
Milner) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Martin grounded out (third to
first); Foote walked; ROMO REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Sizemore
popped to pitcher; MURCER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; JACKSON REPLACED
ROMO (PITCHING); Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 7TH: MOORE REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); Stennett singled
to right; Moore threw a wild pitch [Stennett to second]; Berra
lined to first; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (second to first) [Stennett to third]; Moreno
homered [Stennett scored]; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR MILNER; B.
Robinson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: B. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); De Jesus
singled to third; VAIL BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Vail struck out;
Buckner doubled to left [De Jesus scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Kingman singled to center [Buckner scored];
Ontiveros forced Kingman (shortstop to second); Martin flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 8TH: VAIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Parker grounded
out (second to first); Stargell struck out; Ott struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Foote flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to
right; BIITTNER BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Biittner walked; De Jesus
singled to center [Biittner to third, De Jesus to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Vail grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner flied out to center; Kingman singled to left;
Ontiveros flied out to center; Martin flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 5.