Bruce Kison scattered seven hits in pitching the Pirates to a 10-1 triumph over the Expos as the Bucs extended their lead in the East division to 1½ games. A two-run homer by Phil Garner in the fourth inning opened up a 3-0 lead and the Pirates broke the game open with four runs in the sixth. Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 1Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumExpos 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0 Pirates 1 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 x - 10 14 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cromartie lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Moreno cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .281 Scott 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Foli ss 4 0 2 3 0 0 .282 Dawson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Parker rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .300 Staub 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .244 Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .286 Valentine rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Milner lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Parrish 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Alexander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .538 Speier ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .225 B. Robinson lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Madlock 3b 3 3 3 0 2 0 .296 Tamargo ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Ott c 4 1 1 2 1 1 .271 Rogers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .145 Garner 2b 3 3 2 3 1 0 .293 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Kison p 4 1 1 1 0 1 .151 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Atkinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gullickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bass ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 3 4 Totals 34 10 14 10 8 5 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 42,043 Left on Base: Expos 8, Pirates 9 DP: Expos 3, Pirates 1 Errors: Moreno Doubles: Madlock (23), Parker (45), Ott (19), Garner (32) Home Runs: Speier (7), Garner (11) Stolen Bases: Dawson (33), Moreno (73), Alexander (12) Caught Stealing: Foli (5), Parker (3) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (17) GIDP: Valentine (23), Garner (6) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rogers L(13-11) 4 7 3 3 2 4 1 19 3.03 Bahnsen 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 5 3.15 Atkinson 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 1.98 Fryman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.84 James 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 8 13.50 Gullickson 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 14 10 10 8 5 1 43 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison W(12-7) 9 7 1 1 3 4 1 36 3.25 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 1 36 Wild Pitches: Rogers (9) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Frank Pulli EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie flied out to left; Scott flied out to left; Dawson singled to right; Dawson stole second; Staub lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Moreno to third]; Foli singled to center [Moreno scored]; Parker singled to right [Foli to second]; Stargell struck out while Foli was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Parker to second]; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. EXPOS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish popped to second; Speier singled to shortstop; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Madlock doubled to left; Ott walked; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock to third, Ott out at second]; Kison flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. EXPOS 3RD: Rogers struck out; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to left; Dawson forced Scott (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (second to first); Parker doubled to right; Stargell was walked intentionally; Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. EXPOS 4TH: Staub singled to center [Staub to second (error by Moreno)]; Valentine grounded out (third to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Madlock singled to left; Ott struck out; Garner homered [Madlock scored]; Kison struck out; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3. EXPOS 5TH: Dyer struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR ROGERS; Hutton grounded out (third to first); Cromartie singled to right; Scott singled to center [Cromartie to second]; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker walked; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3. EXPOS 6TH: Staub walked; Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: Milner walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MILNER; Alexander stole second; Madlock walked; ATKINSON REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Ott doubled to left [Alexander scored, Madlock scored, Ott to third (on throw to home)]; Garner doubled to left [Ott scored]; Kison reached on a fielder's choice [Garner to third]; FRYMAN REPLACED ATKINSON (PITCHING); Moreno singled to center [Garner scored, Kison to second]; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kison to third, Moreno to second]; Parker reached on a fielder's choice [Kison out at home (second to catcher), Moreno to third]; Stargell popped to third; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 7. EXPOS 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); Speier homered; Dyer popped to second; WHITE BATTED FOR FRYMAN; White grounded out (second to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 7. PIRATES 7TH: JAMES REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock walked; Ott grounded out (shortstop to first) [Madlock to second]; Garner was walked intentionally; Kison singled to center [Madlock scored, Garner to third, Kison to second (on throw)]; Moreno walked; Foli singled to right [Garner scored, Kison scored, Moreno to third]; Parker flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 10. EXPOS 8TH: Scott grounded out (second to pitcher); Dawson grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub walked; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 10. PIRATES 8TH: GULLICKSON REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Stargell flied out to center; Debut game for Bill Gullickson; B. Robinson singled to left; Madlock singled to center [B. Robinson to second]; Ott hit into a double play (left to second) [B. Robinson out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 10. EXPOS 9TH: Parrish popped to first; Speier grounded out (third to first); TAMARGO BATTED FOR DYER; Tamargo walked; BASS BATTED FOR GULLICKSON; Bass grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 10. |
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