The largest Saturday afternoon crowd in Three Rivers Stadium history, 34,754, saw the Pirates shut out the Phillies, 4-0, behind the six-hit pitching of John Candelaria and Kent Tekulve. Candelaria, making his first start since suffering a minor injury to his chronically bad back in an auto accident July 31, gave up five hits in seven innings before Tekulve took over.

The Pirates began the scoring with a double by Dave Parker and single by Willie Stargell in the third. In the Phillies' fifth, Pete Rose hit his 2,426th single to tie Honus Wagner's N. L. career record. The Pirates stowed away the decision with three runs in their half of the fifth, one scoring on a single by John Milner and two on a bases-loaded single by Ed Ott. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Saturday, August 4, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Pirates      0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .320      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .302
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Foli ss               5   0   2   0     0   0   .279
Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Parker rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .303
  Harrelson 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .310
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   3   .255      Milner lf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .273
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .306        Stennett 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Maddox cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .291      Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Anderson rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .234        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Ott c                 4   0   1   2     0   2   .255
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Garner 2b,3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .303
Espinosa p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .157      Candelaria p          3   0   1   0     0   1   .137
  Lerch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        B. Robinson lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .342
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     3   5             Totals               34   4  10   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 34,754
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Pirates 10
DP: Phillies 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Anderson
Doubles: Schmidt (17), Parker (29)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (49)
GIDP: Trillo (8)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(11-9)        4.2   8   4   4   3   3   0  25   3.67
Lerch                   1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.40
Bird                    2     0   0   0   1   4   0   7   5.06
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   7   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(10-7)      7     5   0   0   3   3   0  28   3.47
Tekulve                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.04
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   5   0  35

Balks: Espinosa (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Bowa popped to
first; Schmidt walked; Luzinski walked [Schmidt to second];
Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Foli singled to center;
Parker singled to right [Foli to second]; Stargell forced Parker
(first to shortstop) [Foli to third]; Milner walked [Stargell to
second]; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox flied out to left; Anderson walked; Trillo
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Anderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (third to first); Garner singled
to center; Espinosa balked [Garner to second]; Candelaria
grounded out (second to first) [Garner to third]; Moreno lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Espinosa grounded out (second to first); Rose
grounded out (third to first); Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
doubled to right; Stargell singled to left [Parker scored];
Milner flied out to left; Madlock was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt doubled to center; Luzinski struck out;
Boone flied out to right; Maddox singled to shortstop [Schmidt
to third]; Anderson popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott struck out; Garner grounded out (second to
first); Candelaria struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Trillo flied out to right; Espinosa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rose singled to center; Bowa forced Rose
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: On a bunt Moreno singled to third; Moreno stole
second; Foli lined to center; Parker grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Moreno to third]; Stargell was walked intentionally;
Milner singled to right [Moreno scored, Stargell to third (error
by Anderson), Milner to second]; Madlock was walked
intentionally; Ott singled to center [Stargell scored, Milner
scored, Madlock to second]; LERCH REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING);
Garner grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
struck out; Boone singled to left; Maddox singled to left [Boone
to second]; Anderson forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Candelaria singled to left; Moreno flied out to
center; Foli singled to left [Candelaria to second]; Parker
forced Foli (pitcher to shortstop) [Candelaria to third];
Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Trillo grounded out (second to first); GROSS
BATTED FOR LERCH; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: BIRD REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Milner was called
out on strikes; Madlock flied out to center; Ott was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); B. ROBINSON
REPLACED CANDELARIA (PLAYING LF); STENNETT REPLACED MILNER
(PLAYING 2B); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Bowa was
called out on strikes; Schmidt grounded out (catcher to first);
Luzinski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: HARRELSON REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Garner
struck out; B. Robinson struck out; Moreno walked; Moreno stole
second; Foli lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone flied out to right; Maddox singled to
center; MCCARVER BATTED FOR ANDERSON; McCarver forced Maddox
(second to shortstop); Trillo grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 4.

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