A single by Manny Trillo in the seventh inning drove in Larry Bowa for the Phillies' deciding run in a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Pete Rose, batting safely in his 18th straight game, singled in the first, took third on a single by Mike Schmidt and counted the Phillies' initial run on a sacrifice fly by Greg Luzinski.

The Pirates loaded the bases with singles by Bill Madlock, Phil Garner and Jim Rooker in the fifth and tied the score when Randy Lerch forced in a run with a pass to Tim Foli. Bowa singled in the seventh and moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Lerch. The Pirates then passed Rose intentionally to get at Trillo, who wrecked the move with his game-winning single. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 20, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  9  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .287      Rose 1b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .334
Foli ss               3   0   1   1     1   0   .280      Trillo 2b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .251
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .257
Lacy lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Luzinski lf           2   0   0   1     1   0   .254
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .294      Moreland c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .375
Madlock 3b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .291      Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .059
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Anderson rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Nicosia c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .289        McBride ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Lois pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowa ss               3   1   2   0     0   0   .244
Rooker p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .133      Lerch p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .136
  Stennett ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .538
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               34   1   9   1     2   9             Totals               29   2   9   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 16,299
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Phillies 8
DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Nicosia, Trillo, Schmidt
Doubles: Madlock (21), Smith (1)
Stolen Bases: Foli (6), Madlock (30), Rose (18)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Lerch (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (7)
GIDP: Sanguillen (3), Rose (18)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  6     7   1   1   1   4   0  24   4.47
Tekulve L(10-8)         2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10   2.64
Totals                  8     9   2   2   3   6   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch W(10-12)          9     9   1   1   2   9   0  36   3.82
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   9   0  36

Wild Pitches: Rooker (5)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to center; Foli
stole second; Parker struck out; Lacy popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to center; Trillo flied out to right;
Schmidt singled to center [Rose to third]; Luzinski hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored]; Moreland flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Madlock lined to third; Garner
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Smith flied out to right; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia walked; Rooker forced Nicosia (pitcher to
shortstop) [Rooker to first (error by Trillo; assist by Bowa)];
Moreno struck out; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lerch flied out to right; Rose singled to center;
Rose stole second [Rose to third (error by Nicosia)]; Trillo
struck out; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Lacy struck
out; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski popped to first; Moreland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith doubled to left; Anderson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Madlock singled to right; Garner singled to third
[Madlock to second]; Nicosia popped to shortstop; Rooker singled
to shortstop [Madlock to third, Garner to second]; Moreno struck
out; Foli walked [Madlock scored, Garner to third, Rooker to
second]; Schmidt dropped a foul fly hit by Parker for an error;
Parker struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa singled to center; Bowa was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Lerch
singled to right; Rose grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Lerch out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Lacy flied out to right; Stargell grounded out
(second to first); Madlock singled to center; Madlock stole
second; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Trillo singled to left; Schmidt flied out to
center [Trillo to second]; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Trillo to
third]; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Keith Moreland's
fly to LF was ruled a home run; the Pirates argued the call; the
umpires huddled and HP umpire Doug Harvey overruled 3B umpire
Eric Gregg, calling it a foul ball; Phillies manager Dallas
Green argued with and was ejected by Harvey; Green threw
equipment onto the field from the bench after the ejection and
was fined; Mike Schmidt threw his helmet and was fined; Green
protested the game; Moreland was called out on strikes;
Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Nicosia flied out to right; STENNETT BATTED FOR
ROOKER; Stennett singled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR STENNETT;
Alexander was picked off first (pitcher to first); Moreno flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); MCBRIDE
BATTED FOR ANDERSON; McBride grounded out (second to first);
Bowa singled to center; Lerch out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Bowa to second]; Rose was walked intentionally; Trillo
singled to left [Bowa scored, Rose to third (on throw to home),
Trillo to second (on throw to home)]; Schmidt was walked
intentionally; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 8TH: MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Foli flied out
to right; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy singled
to shortstop; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Moreland struck out; Smith struck out; McBride
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Madlock doubled to left; Garner popped to center;
Nicosia singled to left [Madlock to third]; LOIS RAN FOR
NICOSIA; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Sanguillen grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lois out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 2.

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