Wednesday August 8, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A three-run homer by Phil Garner in the 10th inning powered the Pirates to a 5-2 triumph over the Cubs. Garner blasted his drive following a single by Rennie Stennett and a safe bunt by Ed Ott. Bill Madlock and John Milner also hit homers in the game for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 10 0 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .296 De Jesus ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .280 Foli ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .288 Thompson rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .345 Parker rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Buckner 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Biittner lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Milner lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .287 Vail ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .327 B. Robinson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Martin cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .291 Madlock 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .276 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .279 Stennett 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Foote c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .236 Ott c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .252 Dillard 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .290 Garner 2b,3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .297 McGlothen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Bibby p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .080 Henderson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Kingman ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Capilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 10 5 0 8 Totals 35 2 8 2 6 5 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 34,255 Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cubs 10 DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 0 Errors: De Jesus Home Runs: Madlock (10), Milner (14), Garner (8), De Jesus (5) Stolen Bases: Foote (4), Thompson (3) Caught Stealing: Milner (4) Sacrifice Hits: Bibby (2), De Jesus (13) GIDP: Biittner (5) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby 7 3 1 1 4 5 1 27 2.57 Romo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.45 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.15 Tekulve W(6-6) 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 12 3.00 Totals 10 8 2 2 6 5 1 42 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen 8 6 2 2 0 6 2 29 4.31 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.34 Tidrow L(8-3) 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 6 4.04 Capilla 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 Totals 10 10 5 5 0 8 3 39 Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to center; Parker singled to first [Foli to second]; Stargell flied out to left; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus homered; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner singled to center; Biittner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Buckner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 2ND: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott struck out; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Martin struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 3RD: Bibby was called out on strikes; Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Dillard grounded out (second to first); McGlothen flied out to center; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to center; Stargell struck out; Milner singled to right; Milner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Buckner flied out to center; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1. PIRATES 5TH: Madlock homered; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner singled to center; Bibby out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros walked; Foote forced Ontiveros (third to second); Foote stole second; Dillard was walked intentionally; McGlothen forced Dillard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 6TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus struck out; Thompson singled to center; Thompson stole second; Buckner flied out to center; Biittner was walked intentionally; Martin forced Thompson (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1. PIRATES 7TH: Milner homered; Madlock flied out to center; On a bunt Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); STENNETT REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Ontiveros popped to second; Foote flied out to right; Dillard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1. PIRATES 8TH: Bibby was called out on strikes; Moreno lined to first; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Henderson walked; DILONE RAN FOR HENDERSON; ROMO REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Dilone to second]; Thompson flied out to center; JACKSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Buckner popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1. PIRATES 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED DILONE (PITCHING); Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell popped to second; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: VAIL BATTED FOR BIITTNER; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin walked; Ontiveros singled to center [Martin to second]; Foote singled to left [Martin scored, Ontiveros to second]; Dillard singled to left [Ontiveros out at home (left to catcher), Foote to third (on throw to home), Dillard to second (on throw to home)]; KINGMAN BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Kingman was walked intentionally; De Jesus forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 2. PIRATES 10TH: VAIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TIDROW REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Stennett singled to left; On a bunt Ott singled to third [Stennett to second]; Garner homered [Stennett scored, Ott scored]; Tekulve was called out on strikes; Moreno flied out to center; Foli singled to shortstop [Foli to second (error by De Jesus)]; CAPILLA REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 2. CUBS 10TH: Thompson flied out to center; Buckner lined to pitcher; Vail singled to left; Martin singled to center [Vail to second]; Ontiveros lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

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