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Friday August 3, 1979
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 3, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1
Pirates      0  1  1    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .267      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Rose 1b,2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Foli ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .301
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Milner 1b,lf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .272
Boone c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .307      B. Robinson lf        3   1   2   2     0   0   .278
  Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .175        Stargell 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Madlock 3b            2   0   1   2     1   0   .282
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stennett 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Garner 2b,3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .303
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nicosia c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Gross ph,cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .346      Bibby p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .087
Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .450
  Harrelson 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Unser ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               31   1   5   0     1   3             Totals               31   5   8   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 45,309
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Pirates 7
DP: Phillies 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Boone, Stennett
Doubles: B. Robinson (12)
Triples: Madlock (3)
Stolen Bases: Parker (16), Garner (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (4)
GIDP: Stargell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (4,by Christenson)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(2-7)      4.1   7   5   5   3   1   0  25   5.02
Eastwick                2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.33
Bird                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.31
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   4   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(8-2)            9     5   1   0   1   3   0  32   2.69
Totals                  9     5   1   0   1   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Christenson (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

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

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to shortstop; Boone walked; Maddox
made an out to second; Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner flied out to right; B. Robinson singled to
center; Madlock tripled to left [B. Robinson scored]; Garner
lined to shortstop; Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to right; Christenson struck out;
McBride lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Bibby was called out on strikes; Moreno singled to
center; Foli singled to left [Moreno to third]; Parker forced
Foli (second to shortstop) [Moreno scored]; Parker stole second;
Milner was walked intentionally; B. Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates
2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose flied out to left; Schmidt singled to right
[Schmidt out at second (right to shortstop)]; Luzinski flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock walked; Garner forced Madlock (third to
second); Nicosia reached on an error by Boone [Garner to third,
Nicosia to first]; Bibby forced Nicosia (pitcher to shortstop)
[Garner stayed at third]; Moreno popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to center; Maddox popped to
second; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli was hit by a pitch; Parker singled to center
[Foli to second]; On a bunt Milner singled to pitcher [Foli to
third, Parker to second]; B. Robinson doubled to center [Foli
scored, Parker scored, Milner to third]; Madlock hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Milner scored, B. Robinson to third]; Garner was
walked intentionally; EASTWICK REPLACED TRILLO (PITCHING);
HARRELSON REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PLAYING 2B); Garner stole
second; Nicosia was called out on strikes; Bibby struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: STARGELL REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); MILNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bill Robinson left with muscle spasms in both
legs; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); McBride
singled to shortstop; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno flied out to center; Foli popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Parker grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Luzinski flied out to center; Boone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: RADER REPLACED BOONE (PLAYING C ); Milner singled
to center; Stargell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Milner out at second]; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates
5.

PHILLIES 8TH: STENNETT REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); GARNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Maddox flied out to center;
GROSS BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Gross singled to center; Bowa singled
to right [Gross to second]; UNSER BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Unser
flied out to center; McBride singled to second [Gross scored
(error by Stennett) (unearned) (no RBI), Bowa to third, McBride
to second]; Rose flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ROSE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BIRD
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Garner flied out to center; Nicosia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bibby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
flied out to left; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 5.



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