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Friday June 22, 1979
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A two-out two-run double by Phil Garner capped a three-run first inning and gave the Pirates all the scoring they needed to beat the Cubs, 7-2, and extend their winning streak to six games. Dave Kingman socked his 25th homer of the season for the Cubs. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Friday, June 22, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  1
Pirates      3  0  1    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   7 13  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   3   0     2   0   .280      Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .312
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Foli ss               4   2   1   0     1   0   .287
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Parker rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .303
Kingman lf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .295      B. Robinson 1b,lf     4   1   3   2     1   0   .285
Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Lacy lf               3   1   1   1     0   1   .303
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .291        Stargell ph,1b      2   1   1   0     0   0   .314
Foote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Garner 3b             3   0   2   2     1   0   .288
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .223
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Sanguillen c          3   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Holtzman p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Ott ph,c            0   0   0   1     0   0   .264
  Thompson ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .338      Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667

Totals               34   2   8   1     4   4             Totals               34   7  13   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 21,006
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Pirates 10
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 0
Errors: De Jesus, Foli
Doubles: Moreno (6), Garner (17), Foli (9), B. Robinson (9)
Home Runs: Kingman (25)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (10), Foote (3), B. Robinson (5), Moreno (28)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (8), Moreno (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Ott (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(5-6)         6     9   4   4   3   3   0  29   5.00
McGlothen               0.1   2   2   1   1   0   0   5   4.99
Hernandez               1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   4.98
Totals                  8    13   7   6   4   4   0  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(4-2)         6.2   6   2   1   4   4   1  29   3.99
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.59
Tekulve                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.06
Totals                  9     8   2   1   4   4   1  38

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (1)
Wild Pitches: Holtzman (4), Blyleven (5)
Balks: Hernandez (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Murcer flied
out to right; Buckner flied out to right; Kingman struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno doubled to right; Foli walked; Parker
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Moreno to third, Foli to
second]; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Lacy forced B.
Robinson (shortstop to second) [Moreno scored, Foli to third];
Garner doubled to left [Foli scored, Lacy scored, Garner to
third (on throw to home)]; Stennett flied out to center; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 2ND: Martin flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out
(third to first); Foote singled to left; Foote stole second;
Sizemore grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Blyleven struck out; Moreno singled to shortstop; Moreno was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman popped to catcher in foul territory; De Jesus
singled to center; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Murcer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli doubled to left; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Foli to third]; B. Robinson singled to
center [Foli scored]; B. Robinson stole second; Lacy was called
out on strikes; Garner flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner flied out to left; Kingman homered; Martin
singled to center; Ontiveros flied out to left; Foote grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett flied out to center; Sanguillen singled to
right; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Sanguillen to second]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen
to third]; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 5TH: Sizemore lined to pitcher; Holtzman struck out; De
Jesus walked; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [De Jesus to third];
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Lacy singled to center; Garner
singled to shortstop [Lacy to second]; Stennett flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner flied out to left; Kingman walked; Martin
flied out to left; Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Blyleven out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Sanguillen to second];
Moreno was called out on strikes; Foli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 7TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMPSON BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN;
Thompson singled to shortstop; De Jesus singled to center
[Thompson to second]; Murcer walked [Thompson to third, De Jesus
to second]; JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Sanguillen
allowed a passed ball [Thompson scored (unearned), De Jesus to
third, Murcer to second]; Buckner flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Parker
flied out to left; B. Robinson singled to center; STARGELL
BATTED FOR LACY; Stargell singled to right [B. Robinson to
third]; Garner walked [Stargell to second]; Stennett reached on
an error by De Jesus [B. Robinson scored, Stargell to third,
Garner to second, Stennett to first]; OTT BATTED FOR SANGUILLEN;
HERNANDEZ REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Ott hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Stargell scored (unearned)]; MILNER BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Milner was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

CUBS 8TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); STARGELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
TEKULVE REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Kingman grounded out (second
to first); Martin grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
reached on an error by Foli [Ontiveros to first]; Foote popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Foli flied
out to center; Parker singled to right; Hernandez balked [Parker
to second]; B. Robinson doubled to left [Parker scored];
Stargell flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

CUBS 9TH: VAIL BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Vail grounded out (first
unassisted); BIITTNER BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Biittner grounded
out (shortstop to first); De Jesus singled to center; Murcer
singled to right [De Jesus out at third (right to third)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 7.



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