After falling behind, 8-0, the Pirates rallied with the aid of a grand slam by Ed Ott to gain a 14-11 victory in a slugfest with the Phillies. In addition to the first jackpot wallop of his major league career, Ott contributed three singles to the Pirates' 23-hit attack.

The Pirates began their comeback with five runs in the fifth and took the lead with four in the seventh, starting with a homer by Dave Parker. Bill Madlock and Ott singled and Phil Garner drove both home with a double to tie the score. Pinch-hitter Mike Easler then singled for the Pirates' go-ahead run. Ott's grand slam came off Tug McGraw in the eighth and was the fourth jackpot wallop yielded by the Phillies' reliever this season, setting an N. L. record. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Philadelphia Phillies 11
Game Played on Saturday, August    11, 1979 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  5  0    4  4  1  -  14 23  2
Phillies     0  2  6    0  0  0    0  0  3  -  11 15  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             6   2   3   1     0   0   .292      Rose 1b               5   1   2   2     1   0   .315
Foli ss               5   1   3   0     0   0   .288      Trillo 2b             6   0   1   1     0   1   .257
Parker rf             4   2   1   1     2   1   .300      Schmidt 3b            4   1   0   0     2   1   .271
Stargell 1b           6   2   3   2     0   1   .298      Luzinski lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .257
Milner lf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .298        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  B. Robinson lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .276        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Madlock 3b            4   1   3   1     1   0   .277        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Stennett pr,2b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .237      Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Ott c                 5   2   4   5     0   0   .261        Rader c             1   1   1   0     0   0   .195
Garner 2b,3b          5   1   1   2     0   1   .297      Maddox cf             5   3   3   0     0   1   .286
Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .107      Anderson rf           2   2   2   0     1   0   .246
  Coleman p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        McBride ph,rf       2   1   1   2     0   0   .270
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Bowa ss               3   1   1   2     1   0   .250
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Noles p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .111
  Easler ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .306        Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Gross lf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .333

Totals               46  14  23  14     3   6             Totals               42  11  15  10     5   6

Time of Game: 3:23   Attendance: 51,118
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Phillies 10
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Moreno, Parker
Doubles: Foli (22), Madlock (14), Garner (24), Milner (7), Maddox 2 (23), Anderson (3), Rose (34), McBride (15)
Triples: Rose (4)
Home Runs: Moreno (7), Parker (20), Ott (6), Luzinski (16)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (14)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Bowa (2)
GIDP: Stargell (5), Madlock (9)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  2.1   6   7   5   3   1   1  17   4.80
Coleman                 2.2   4   1   1   0   4   0  12   5.31
Romo W(9-3)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.36
Tekulve SV(22)          3     5   3   3   2   1   0  16   3.08
Totals                  9    15  11   8*  5   6   1  48

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Noles                   4.2   8   4   4   2   2   1  22   4.33
Saucier                 0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.56
Eastwick L(2-3)         2     5   4   4   0   1   1  10   5.15
McGraw                  1.1   4   4   4   1   0   1   9   5.00
Reed                    1     3   1   1   0   3   0   6   4.08
Totals                  9    23  14  14   3   6   3  50

Wild Pitches: Coleman (3)
Balks: Noles (1)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Noles balked [Moreno to
second]; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Moreno
to third]; Parker walked; Stargell grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; Luzinski
singled to right [Schmidt to third]; Boone flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner singled to center; Madlock grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Milner out at second];
Ott singled to left; Garner forced Ott (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox doubled to left; Anderson doubled to right
[Maddox to third]; Bowa hit a sacrifice fly to left [Maddox
scored, Anderson to third]; Noles struck out; Rose tripled to
center [Anderson scored]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker flied out to right; Moreno grounded out
(first unassisted); Foli doubled to center; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies
2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt walked; Luzinski homered [Schmidt scored];
Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox reached on an
error by Moreno [Maddox to second]; Anderson walked; Bowa
singled to center [Maddox scored (unearned), Anderson to third,
Bowa to second (on throw)]; COLEMAN REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING);
Coleman threw a wild pitch [Anderson scored, Bowa to third];
Noles struck out; Rose doubled to right [Bowa scored (unearned),
Rose to third (error by Parker)]; Trillo singled to left [Rose
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Schmidt struck
out; 6 R (4 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 8.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Milner flied out to right;
Madlock singled to pitcher; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Boone singled to
center; Maddox struck out; Anderson singled to center [Boone to
second]; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 8.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner made an out to shortstop; Coleman struck
out; Moreno homered; Foli singled to third; Parker walked [Foli
to second]; Stargell singled to right [Foli scored, Parker to
second]; SAUCIER REPLACED NOLES (PITCHING); Milner singled to
center [Parker scored, Stargell to second]; Madlock doubled to
left [Stargell scored, Milner to third]; Ott singled to
shortstop [Milner scored, Madlock to third]; EASTWICK REPLACED
SAUCIER (PITCHING); Garner struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 5TH: Eastwick struck out; Rose lined to center; Trillo
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Phillies 8.

PIRATES 6TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Sanguillen singled
to shortstop; Moreno forced Sanguillen (first to shortstop);
Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foli
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 6TH: ROMO REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Schmidt
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski made an out to first;
Boone made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Phillies 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker homered; Stargell grounded out (first
unassisted); Milner flied out to right; Madlock singled to left;
Ott singled to center [Madlock to second]; Garner doubled to
left [Madlock scored, Ott scored, Garner to third (on throw to
home)]; EASLER BATTED FOR ROMO; MCGRAW REPLACED LUZINSKI
(PITCHING); GROSS REPLACED EASTWICK (PLAYING LF); Easler singled
to center [Garner scored]; Moreno flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Maddox doubled
to left; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR ANDERSON; McBride flied out to right
[Maddox to third]; Bowa walked; Bowa stole second; Gross reached
on a fielder's choice [Maddox out at home (second to catcher)];
Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 9, Phillies 8.

PIRATES 8TH: MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Foli flied out
to left; Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell singled
to right; Milner doubled to left [Stargell to third]; Madlock
was walked intentionally; STENNETT RAN FOR MADLOCK; Ott homered
[Stargell scored, Milner scored, Stennett scored]; Garner flied
out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 13, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); B. ROBINSON
REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt grounded
out (pitcher to third to first); MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 13, Phillies 8.

PIRATES 9TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED
BOONE (PLAYING C ); Tekulve struck out; Moreno singled to
shortstop; Foli singled to third [Moreno to second]; Parker
struck out; Stargell singled to center [Moreno scored, Foli to
third]; B. Robinson struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 14, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 9TH: Rader singled to left; Maddox singled to right
[Rader to second]; McBride doubled to center [Rader scored,
Maddox scored]; Bowa grounded out (first unassisted) [McBride to
third]; Gross singled to center [McBride scored]; Rose walked
[Gross to second]; Trillo struck out; Schmidt flied out to
center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 14, Phillies 11.