Posting their fourth straight victory, the Pirates downed the Padres, 7-1, behind the six-hit pitching of John Candelaria. Willie Stargell sent the Pirates ahead in the first inning with a two-run double. Ed Ott drove in the first and last runs of a five-run outburst in the second, leading off with a homer and capping the scoring with an RBI single. [The Sporting News]
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 14, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Pirates      2  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Moreno cf             3   2   1   0     2   2   .291
Smith ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Foli ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Tenace c,1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .299
Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .330        B. Robinson rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Bevacqua 1b,lf        3   1   0   0     1   0   .244      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   2     1   2   .304
Gonzalez 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Milner lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .302
  Mura p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
  Kendall ph,c        2   0   1   1     0   0   .171      Ott c                 4   1   3   2     0   1   .270
Wilhelm cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Garner 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .295
Richards lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
D'Acquisto p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Almon 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .209

Totals               30   1   6   1     2   3             Totals               30   7   9   6     6   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 23,210
Left on Base: Padres 5, Pirates 7
DP: Padres 1, Pirates 2
Doubles: Dade (9), Kendall (2), Tenace (12), Stargell (17), Parker (31)
Triples: Wilhelm (1)
Home Runs: Ott (7)
Stolen Bases: Garner (11), Moreno 2 (53)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (18), Candelaria 2 (4)
GIDP: Smith (8), Dade (3), Madlock (10)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(8-10)      1.2   6   6   6   2   1   1  12   4.87
Lolich                  0     2   1   1   2   0   0   4   4.58
Mura                    4.1   0   0   0   1   3   0  14   2.91
Fingers                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.57
Totals                  8     9   7   7   6   6   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(11-8)      9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33   3.62
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: D'Acquisto (4), Lolich 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague


PADRES 1ST: Dade doubled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Dade to third]; Tenace struck out; Winfield
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno walked; Foli singled to right [Moreno to
second]; Parker struck out; Stargell doubled to left [Moreno
scored, Foli scored]; Milner singled to center [Stargell to
third]; Madlock grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Milner out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Pirates 2.

PADRES 2ND: Bevacqua flied out to right; Gonzalez popped to
first in foul territory; Wilhelm tripled to center; Richards
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott homered; Garner walked; Garner stole second;
Candelaria out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Garner to
third]; D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Garner scored]; Moreno
singled to second; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out to
center; Parker doubled to left [Moreno scored]; LOLICH REPLACED
D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Lolich threw a wild pitch [Parker to
third]; Stargell walked; Milner singled to center [Parker
scored, Stargell to second]; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Stargell
to third, Milner to second]; Madlock was walked intentionally;
Ott singled to left [Stargell scored, Milner to third, Madlock
to second]; MURA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); ALMON REPLACED
LOLICH (PLAYING 2B); Garner flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 7.

PADRES 3RD: Almon singled to center; Dade flied out to left;
Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Almon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates
7.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moreno struck out; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Pirates 7.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace popped to first in foul territory; Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
struck out; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 7.

PADRES 5TH: Mura struck out; Wilhelm flied out to right;
Richards walked; Almon forced Richards (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 5TH: Madlock flied out to left; Ott struck out; Garner
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 7.

PADRES 6TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith made
an out to shortstop; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Parker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Pirates 7.

PADRES 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Winfield
flied out to center; Bevacqua walked; KENDALL BATTED FOR MURA;
Kendall doubled to left [Bevacqua scored]; Wilhelm grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: KENDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
FINGERS REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Stargell struck out;
Milner flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 7.

PADRES 8TH: Almon singled to left; Dade grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Almon out at second]; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Ott singled to center; Garner walked [Ott to
second]; Candelaria out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Ott to third, Garner to second]; Moreno struck out; Foli
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 7.

PADRES 9TH: Tenace doubled to left; Winfield popped to catcher
in foul territory; Bevacqua made an out to second; Kendall lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 7.
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