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Thursday May 31, 1979
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A single by Tim Foli drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and gave the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Cubs and extended their winning streak to five games. Ed Ott led off the 10th with a single. After Dale Berra struck out, singles by Phil Garner and pinch-hitter Manny Sanguillen loaded the bases. Ott was forced at the plate on a grounder by Omar Moreno before Foli got his game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Thursday, May 31, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   3 11  0
Pirates      0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   4 13  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .249      Moreno cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .326
Thompson cf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .340      Foli ss               6   0   2   1     0   0   .285
Buckner 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .315
Murcer rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .259      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .339
Biittner lf           4   2   2   1     1   1   .316      Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .313        B. Robinson lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Foote c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .208      Ott c                 4   2   3   1     1   0   .270
  Dillard pr,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Berra 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .192
Kelleher 2b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Garner 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .264
  Vail ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .297      Blyleven p            2   0   1   1     0   1   .200
  Blackwell c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Easler ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Lamp p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .176        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kingman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacy ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .222

Totals               38   3  11   3     4   5             Totals               39   4  13   4     6   6

Time of Game: 3:27   Attendance:  6,438
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Pirates 14
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Lamp (1), Stargell (7), Ott (6), Garner (12), Foli (6), Lacy (2)
Home Runs: Biittner (1), Murcer (7)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (6)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (6), Kelleher (2), Berra (2), Moreno (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    7     8   3   3   4   4   0  32   4.21
Tidrow                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   5.30
Sutter L(1-2)           1.1   4   1   1   2   1   0  10   1.67
Totals                  9.2  13   4   4   6   6   0  47

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6     7   2   2   3   4   2  28   4.95
Romo                    2.1   3   1   1   1   0   0  10   3.65
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.66
Kison W(2-1)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.24
Totals                 10    11   3   3   4   5   2  44

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to right; De Jesus stole second;
Thompson flied out to left; Buckner struck out; Murcer grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
flied out to right; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner homered; Ontiveros struck out; Foote lined to
left; Kelleher lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell doubled to right; Milner struck out; Ott
doubled to left [Stargell scored]; Berra struck out; Garner was
walked intentionally; Blyleven singled to right [Ott scored,
Garner to second]; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

CUBS 3RD: Lamp doubled to left; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Lamp to third]; Thompson struck out; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker
singled to center; Stargell flied out to left; Milner grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer homered; Biittner struck out; Ontiveros walked;
Foote flied out to left; Kelleher walked [Ontiveros to second];
Lamp forced Kelleher (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott singled to center; Berra lined into a double
play (third to first) [Ott out at first]; Garner doubled to
right; Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 2.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to right; Thompson flied out to
center; Buckner forced De Jesus (center to shortstop); Murcer
singled to right [Buckner to second]; Biittner walked [Buckner
to third, Murcer to second]; Ontiveros flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno flied out to left; Foli doubled to right;
Parker struck out; Stargell was walked intentionally; Milner
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
2, Pirates 2.

CUBS 6TH: Foote singled to left; Kelleher out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Foote to second]; Lamp grounded out
(shortstop to first); De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott walked; Berra out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Ott to second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first); EASLER BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Easler walked; Moreno
singled to right [Ott scored, Easler to second]; Foli forced
Moreno (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates
3.

CUBS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Thompson flied out to
center; Buckner lined to pitcher; Murcer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell
flied out to center; Milner lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

CUBS 8TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Biittner
singled to right; Ontiveros flied out to left; Foote singled to
left [Biittner to second]; DILLARD RAN FOR FOOTE; VAIL BATTED
FOR KELLEHER; Vail singled to center [Biittner scored, Dillard
to third]; KINGMAN BATTED FOR LAMP; Kingman hit into a double
play (center to catcher) [Dillard out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BLACKWELL
REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING C ); TIDROW REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING);
Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Berra struck out; Garner
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
walked; JACKSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Buckner forced
Thompson (second to shortstop); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: LACY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Lacy doubled to left;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR LACY; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Alexander to third]; SUTTER REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker was
walked intentionally; Stargell was walked intentionally [Parker
to second]; B. Robinson forced Parker (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

CUBS 10TH: KISON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Biittner flied
out to center; Ontiveros singled to center; Dillard struck out;
Blackwell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Ott singled to left; Berra struck out; Garner
singled to left [Ott to second]; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR KISON;
Sanguillen singled to third [Ott to third, Garner to second];
Moreno forced Ott (second to catcher) [Garner to third,
Sanguillen to second]; Foli singled to center [Garner scored,
Sanguillen to third, Moreno to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 4.



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