Ed Whitson and Kent Tekulve combined on a two-hitter and Tim Foli batted in three runs as the Pirates defeated the Dodgers, 5-1. Bill Russell homered for the Dodgers' run in the fourth inning and added a single for their other hit in the sixth.

The Pirates took a 2-1 lead in the fifth when Manny Sanguillen and Matt Alexander singled and Tim Foli drove them across with a double. Foil accounted for his third RBI of the game with a single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 17, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  2  -   5 14  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alexander cf          5   2   3   0     0   0   .625      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .281
Foli ss               5   0   2   3     0   1   .291      Russell ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .304
Parker rf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .310      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
B. Robinson 1b,lf     5   0   2   1     0   1   .271      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Lacy lf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .290      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .277
  Milner 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Baker lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .299
Garner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .276      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Tekulve p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .667        Yeager c            0   0   0   0     1   0   .157

Totals               36   5  14   5     2   3             Totals               30   1   2   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 45,835
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Dodgers 4
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 3
Errors: Garner 2
Doubles: Lacy (5), Sanguillen (3), Foli (8)
Triples: B. Robinson (3)
Home Runs: Russell (4)
Stolen Bases: Baker (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitson 2 (4)
GIDP: Stennett 2 (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson W(2-3)          7.1   2   1   1   2   6   1  27   4.35
Tekulve SV(8)           1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.40
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   8   1  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(2-5)            7    12   3   3   0   1   0  31   4.26
Forster                 2     2   2   2   2   2   0   9   2.16
Totals                  9    14   5   5   2   3   0  40

Wild Pitches: Reuss (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Steve Fields


PIRATES 1ST: Alexander grounded out (first unassisted); Foli
flied out to left; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; Russell
reached on an error by Garner [Russell to second (error by
Garner)]; Smith flied out to center [Russell to third]; Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Lacy
doubled to left; Garner singled to center [Lacy to third];
Stennett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Baker flied out to right; Ferguson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen doubled to left; Whitson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sanguillen to third];
Alexander hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Sanguillen
out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas struck out; Reuss struck out; Lopes struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli struck out; Parker flied out to right; B.
Robinson singled to left; Lacy singled to center [B. Robinson to
third]; Garner popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell homered; Smith struck out; Garvey grounded
out (second to first); Cey popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sanguillen singled to right; Whitson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Sanguillen to second]; Alexander singled to
right [Sanguillen to third, Alexander to second (on throw to
home)]; Foli doubled to right [Sanguillen scored, Alexander
scored]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson
grounded out (third to first); Thomas grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Lacy
singled to center; Garner flied out to center; Stennett popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
grounded out (third to first); Russell singled to center; Smith
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Whitson grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander singled to
center; Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey popped to shortstop; Cey flied out to
center; Baker walked; Baker stole second; Ferguson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker singled to center; Reuss threw a wild pitch
[Parker to second]; B. Robinson tripled to center [Parker
scored]; FORSTER REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); YEAGER REPLACED
REUSS (PLAYING C ); Lacy popped to second; Garner was walked
intentionally; Stennett grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: MILNER REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 1B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Thomas popped to third in foul
territory; Yeager walked; TEKULVE REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING);
Lopes struck out; Russell forced Yeager (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen struck out; Tekulve walked; Alexander
singled to left [Tekulve to second]; Foli singled to left
[Tekulve scored, Alexander to third]; Parker forced Foli (second
to shortstop) [Alexander scored]; B. Robinson struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

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