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Wednesday May 30, 1979
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Posting their 10th victory in the last 13 games, the Pirates routed the Cubs, 9-2. The Bucs scored four runs in the first inning on a triple, five singles and a sacrifice fly. After Willie Stargell clouted a homer in the fifth, the Pirates scored three times in the seventh, one on a single by Stargell and two on a pinch-homer by Bill Robinson. Robinson stayed in the game and drove in another run with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 30, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  2  0
Pirates      4  0  0    0  1  0    3  1  x  -   9 17  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Moreno cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .330
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Foli ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .282
Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .316
Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .285      Stargell 1b           4   3   3   2     1   0   .339
Martin cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Milner lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254        B. Robinson ph,lf   2   1   2   3     0   0   .278
Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Ott c                 5   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Kelleher 3b           1   1   0   0     1   0   .267      Berra 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .203
  Ontiveros ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Garner 2b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .257
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Rooker p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
McGlothen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Dillard 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               30   2   2   1     3   5             Totals               40   9  17   9     1   7

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  7,107
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 9
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Berra
Doubles: Parker (14)
Triples: Foli (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (15), Stargell (10), B. Robinson (10)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (19)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(6-6)        6    12   6   6   0   5   1  30   4.80
Hernandez               1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   5.65
Moore                   1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   7.27
Totals                  8    17   9   9   1   7   2  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(2-0)           9     2   2   1   3   5   1  34   0.74
Totals                  9     2   2   1   3   5   1  34

Wild Pitches: Rooker (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Dave Pallone


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to left; Sizemore struck out;
Buckner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
tripled to left; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foli
scored]; Stargell singled to right; Milner singled to right
[Stargell to second]; Ott singled to right [Stargell scored,
Milner to third]; Berra singled to right [Milner scored, Ott to
third]; Garner singled to center [Ott scored, Berra to second];
Rooker struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman flied out to center; Martin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Moreno popped to third; Foli singled to left;
Parker forced Foli (second to shortstop); Stargell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 3RD: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
walked; McGlothen grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kelleher to
second]; De Jesus reached on an error by Berra [Kelleher scored
(unearned) (no RBI), De Jesus to first]; Sizemore flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Ott struck
out; Berra flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 4.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman
homered; Martin flied out to center; Murcer flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner singled to left; Rooker flied out to right;
Moreno singled to right [Garner to second]; Foli popped to
first; Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates
4.

CUBS 5TH: Foote singled to left; Kelleher popped to first;
McGlothen reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Foote to second]; De Jesus forced McGlothen (shortstop to
second) [Foote to third]; Rooker threw a wild pitch [De Jesus to
second]; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell homered; Milner lined to left; Ott flied
out to center; Berra struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 5.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman
struck out; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner popped to first; Rooker struck out; Moreno
singled to second; Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 7TH: Murcer flied out to right; Foote flied out to right;
ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: ONTIVEROS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Parker
doubled to center; HERNANDEZ REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING);
DILLARD REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PLAYING 3B); Stargell singled to
left [Parker scored]; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR MILNER; B. Robinson
homered [Stargell scored]; Ott popped to third; Berra grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garner singled to second; Rooker
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

CUBS 8TH: B. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dillard flied
out to center; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: MOORE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Moreno singled
to second; Moreno stole second; Foli lined to shortstop; Parker
struck out; Stargell was walked intentionally; B. Robinson
singled to center [Moreno scored, Stargell to second]; Ott
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 9.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner walked; Kingman struck out; Martin walked
[Buckner to second]; Murcer flied out to right; Foote flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 9.



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