The Phillies and Pirates divided a twin bill, the Phils winning the opener, 2-0, and the Pirates capturing the nightcap, 7-3. Steve Carlton and Tug McGraw combined on a one-hitter in the curtain raiser, the sole Buc safety being a sixth-inning double by Steve Nicosia. The Phils scored their first run in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Manny Trillo and added another in the eighth on a balk.

In the second contest, Jim Rooker, getting relief help from Kent Tekulve, received credit for his 100th career victory. The Bucs scored four runs in the fifth frame. Dale Berra snapped a 1-1 tie with a two-run homer and Phil Garner capped the outburst with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   1   2   0     0   2   .269      Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Trillo 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Rose 1b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .308      Parker rf             3   0   0   0     0   3   .298
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .263      B. Robinson lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Stargell 1b           2   0   0   0     1   2   .301
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
McCarver c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Berra ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Boone c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Nicosia c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .538
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .246        Ott c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Carlton p             3   1   0   0     0   0   .215      Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .145
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Foli ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               32   2   8   1     1   5             Totals               26   0   1   0     2   9

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Pirates 1
DP: Phillies 0, Pirates 2
Doubles: Nicosia (15)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (4)
GIDP: McCarver (7), Carlton (4)
Hit by Pitch: Schmidt (3,by Blyleven)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(14-11)        7     1   0   0   2   8   0  22   3.60
McGraw SV(14)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.40
Totals                  9     1   0   0   2   9   0  28

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(11-5)        6     6   1   1   0   4   0  24   3.48
Romo                    3     2   1   1   1   1   0  11   2.58
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (5)
Balks: Romo (6)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Trillo flied to right in foul
territory; Rose singled to center; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to left; Garner grounded out
(second to first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski popped to first; McCarver grounded out
(first unassisted); Maddox singled to right; Bowa forced Maddox
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell
walked; Madlock popped to second; Berra forced Stargell (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton grounded out (second to first); McBride
struck out; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia popped to first in foul territory; Blyleven
struck out; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose struck out; Schmidt flied out to center;
Luzinski singled to right; McCarver grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner flied out to right; Parker struck out; B.
Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox flied out to left; Bowa singled to left;
Carlton forced Bowa (third to second); McBride singled to right
[Carlton to second]; Trillo singled to left [Carlton scored,
McBride to third, Trillo to second (on throw)]; Rose grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; Madlock flied out to left;
Berra grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt was hit by a pitch; Luzinski flied out to
center; McCarver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Nicosia doubled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR NICOSIA;
LACY BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Alexander was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop); Lacy struck out (catcher to first);
Moreno walked; Moreno was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: OTT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); ROMO REPLACED
LACY (PITCHING); Maddox singled to second; Bowa popped to
second; Carlton grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner struck out; Parker struck out; B. Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: McBride singled to right; Trillo out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [McBride to second]; Rose
walked; Schmidt flied out to center [McBride to third]; Romo
balked [McBride scored, Rose to second]; Luzinski struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); ANDERSON
REPLACED CARLTON (PLAYING LF); BOONE REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING
C ); Stargell struck out; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to
first); Berra flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone flied out to left; Maddox flied out to
center; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Ott flied out to center; FOLI BATTED FOR ROMO; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.