Ending their three-game losing streak, the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 4-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Bruce Kison and Kent Tekulve. The Pirates got to George Riley, making his first major league start, for a run in the second inning on singles by Bill Madlock and Steve Nicosia and a safe squeeze bunt by Phil Garner. Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Saturday, September 22, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldPirates 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 1 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .285 De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Foli ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279 Thompson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Parker rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Biittner rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 B. Robinson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Kingman lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .285 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Buckner 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .282 Madlock 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .291 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .285 Nicosia c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .290 Foote c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Garner 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .284 Kelleher 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .241 Kison p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Riley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Geisel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Macko ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 30 4 8 3 2 3 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 1 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 24,657 Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cubs 6 DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 3 Errors: Foli, Kelleher Doubles: Kelleher (3) Home Runs: Madlock (14), Buckner (14) Caught Stealing: Nicosia (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kison (7), Riley (1) GIDP: Nicosia (5), Ontiveros (19) Hit by Pitch: Parker (9,by Riley), Moreno (3,by Riley), Kingman (4,by Kison) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison W(11-7) 6.2 4 1 1 2 1 1 26 3.38 Tekulve SV(29) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.59 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 1 1 34 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Riley L(0-1) 4.1 6 3 2 0 1 0 20 4.50 Geisel 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Moore 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.83 Tidrow 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 3.52 Totals 9 8 4 3 2 3 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Kison (4), Riley 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Dave Pallone PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled to third; Parker was hit by a pitch [Foli to second]; B. Robinson flied out to center [Foli to third]; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 2ND: Madlock singled to right; Nicosia singled to pitcher [Madlock to third]; On a bunt Garner singled to pitcher [Madlock scored, Nicosia to second]; Kison forced Garner (pitcher to second) [Nicosia to third]; Moreno hit into a double play (left to first) [Kison out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman walked; Buckner popped to second; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. PIRATES 3RD: Foli grounded out (second to first); Parker flied out to center; B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Foote grounded out (third to first); Kelleher singled to second; Riley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kelleher to second]; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Madlock lined to left; Nicosia lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Thompson lined to shortstop; Biittner singled to center; Kingman was hit by a pitch [Biittner to second]; Buckner flied out to right [Biittner to third]; Ontiveros walked [Kingman to second]; Foote flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0. PIRATES 5TH: Garner singled to pitcher; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno was hit by a pitch; Foli singled to center [Garner scored, Moreno to second]; GEISEL REPLACED RILEY (PITCHING); Parker forced Foli (shortstop to second) [Moreno scored (error by Kelleher) (unearned) (no RBI)]; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (second to first); MACKO BATTED FOR GEISEL; Macko flied out to left; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0. PIRATES 6TH: MOORE REPLACED MACKO (PITCHING); Stargell singled to center; Madlock lined to second; Nicosia grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Biittner flied out to left; Kingman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0. PIRATES 7TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno walked; Moreno was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Buckner homered; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Foote struck out; Kelleher doubled to left; HENDERSON BATTED FOR MOORE; TEKULVE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 1. PIRATES 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Foli flied out to center; Parker flied out to left; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson reached on an error by Foli [Thompson to first]; Biittner lined to right; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 1. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to left; Madlock homered; Nicosia walked; Garner struck out while Nicosia was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Foote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 1. |
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