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Wednesday August 8, 1979
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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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