A three-hitter by Jim Bibby carried the Pirates to a 6-0 whitewashing of the Cubs. After John Milner drove in a run with a single in the first inning, the Pirates sent 11 men to the plate in the second and scored five times. A single by Bibby drove in the first run, a sacrifice fly by Tim Foli plated another, a double by Willie Stargell drove home two more and the final marker was chalked up on an error by Cub third baseman Steve Ontiveros. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      1  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   0   0     0   1   .283      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Foli ss               2   1   0   1     1   0   .278      Thompson cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Parker rf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .296      Biittner rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Stargell 1b           5   0   1   2     0   0   .290      Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Milner lf             3   0   1   1     2   0   .284      Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
  B. Robinson lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Madlock 3b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .290      Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Ott c                 5   1   1   0     0   1   .269        Blackwell c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Garner 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Kelleher 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Bibby p               4   1   2   1     0   2   .190        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
                                                            Davis 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Geisel p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Macko ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .231
                                                            Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .274

Totals               37   6  10   6     4   5             Totals               28   0   3   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 24,571
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cubs 2
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Ontiveros
Doubles: Stargell (19), Parker (44), De Jesus (26)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (5)
GIDP: Parker (7), Foote (12)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (8,by Reuschel)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(11-4)           9     3   0   0   1   7   0  29   2.94
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   7   0  29

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(18-11)       1.1   6   6   6   2   0   0  15   3.49
Geisel                  4.2   2   0   0   1   2   0  16   0.00
Capilla                 3     2   0   0   1   3   0  12   4.82
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   5   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (10)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Satch Davidson


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli was
hit by a pitch; Parker singled to left [Foli to second];
Stargell flied out to left; Milner singled to left [Foli scored,
Parker to second]; Madlock forced Milner (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Biittner singled to left;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott singled to right; Garner singled to center [Ott
to third, Garner to second (on throw to home)]; Bibby singled to
right [Ott scored, Garner to third]; Moreno reached on a
fielder's choice [Garner stayed at third, Bibby to second]; Foli
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garner scored, Bibby to third,
Moreno to second (on throw to home)]; Parker was walked
intentionally; Stargell doubled to right [Bibby scored, Moreno
scored, Parker to third]; Milner was walked intentionally;
Madlock reached on an error by Ontiveros [Parker scored (RBI),
Stargell to third, Milner to second, Madlock to first]; GEISEL
REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Ott struck out; Garner popped to
third in foul territory; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs
0.

CUBS 2ND: Buckner struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to
first); Foote flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Bibby singled to center; Moreno forced Bibby
(second to shortstop); Foli walked [Moreno to second]; Parker
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher flied out to left; Geisel struck out; De
Jesus doubled to center; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to right; Milner popped to
first; Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner flied out to right; Kingman flied out to
left; Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner popped
to first; Bibby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros struck out; Foote flied out to right;
Kelleher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno flied out to center; Foli flied out to
center; Parker doubled to center; Stargell grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: MACKO BATTED FOR GEISEL; Macko walked; De Jesus forced
Macko (shortstop to second); Thompson hit into a double play
(left to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: CAPILLA REPLACED MACKO (PITCHING); Milner walked;
Madlock struck out; Ott flied out to right; Garner singled to
center [Milner to second]; Bibby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Biittner flied out to right; Kingman popped to first
in foul territory; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Ontiveros singled to right; Foote grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Ontiveros out at
second]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Henderson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 2B); BLACKWELL
REPLACED FOOTE (PLAYING C ); Stargell flied out to center;
Debut game for Steve Davis; Milner grounded out (second to
first); Madlock singled to left; Ott grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); MARTIN
BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Martin popped to shortstop; De Jesus popped
to first; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Cubs 0.