The Pirates clinched the East division championship by beating the Cubs. 5-3, as Willie Stargell and Bill Robinson drove in two runs apiece. The Pirates scored in the first inning when Tim Foli walked, moved to third on a single by Dave Parker and came home on a sacrifice fly by Stargell.

After Phil Garner drove in a run with a single in the fourth, a round-tripper by Stargell made it 3-0 in the fifth. Robinson drove in two tallies with a seventh-inning single. Dave Kingman homered for the Cubs. Kent Tekulve hurled the final three innings in relief of Bruce Kison to notch his 31st save of the campaign. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  0  -   3 10  0
Pirates      1  0  0    1  1  0    2  0  x  -   5 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Moreno cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .282
Thompson cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Foli ss               2   2   1   0     1   0   .288
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Parker rf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .310
Kingman lf            4   2   3   1     0   0   .288      Stargell 1b           2   1   1   2     1   0   .281
Biittner rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .290      Milner lf             3   1   1   0     0   2   .276
Dillard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .283        B. Robinson lf      1   0   1   2     0   0   .264
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .335      Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .298
  Davis 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Kelleher 3b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .254      Garner 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Blackwell c           1   0   0   0     1   0   .164      Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .145
  Henderson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .234        Tekulve p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .133
  Seibert pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Ontiveros ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .285
  Kimm c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               32   3  10   3     3   0             Totals               32   5  11   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 42,176
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Pirates 8
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 4
Doubles: Kingman (19), Ott (20)
Home Runs: Kingman (48), Stargell (32)
Stolen Bases: B. Robinson (13)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (11), Parker (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Ontiveros (5), Stargell (6)
GIDP: Kingman (7), Buckner (16), Kelleher (4), McGlothen (5)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (9,by Tidrow)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(13-14)      6     9   3   3   1   5   1  26   4.12
Tidrow                  2     2   2   2   2   2   0  11   3.66
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   7   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(13-7)           6     7   1   1   2   0   1  23   3.19
Tekulve SV(31)          3     3   2   2   1   0   0  13   2.75
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   0   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
singled to right; Buckner singled to left [Thompson to third];
Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli walked; Parker singled to
left [Foli to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Foli scored]; Milner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 1.

CUBS 2ND: Biittner flied out to left; Dillard grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Kelleher walked; Blackwell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock singled to center; Madlock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ott struck out; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen grounded out (third to first); De Jesus
singled to shortstop; Thompson singled to center [De Jesus to
third]; Buckner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison flied out to left; Moreno grounded out (third
to first); Foli singled to right; Parker singled to left [Foli
to third]; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman singled to left; Biittner flied out to left;
Dillard singled to right [Kingman to second]; Kelleher grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Dillard out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: On a bunt Milner singled to pitcher; Madlock
singled to center [Milner to third]; Ott popped to third in foul
territory; Garner singled to second [Milner scored, Madlock to
second]; Kison struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to
pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 5TH: Blackwell walked; On a bunt McGlothen grounded into a
double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Blackwell out at
second]; De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli flied out to left; Parker singled to left;
Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Stargell homered; Milner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 3.

CUBS 6TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner grounded out (third to
first); Kingman homered; Biittner popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Madlock popped to shortstop; Ott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

CUBS 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Dillard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kelleher walked; HENDERSON BATTED FOR
BLACKWELL; Henderson singled to left [Kelleher to third];
ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; SEIBERT RAN FOR HENDERSON;
Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kelleher scored]; De
Jesus flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 7TH: KIMM REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING C ); TIDROW
REPLACED SEIBERT (PITCHING); Tekulve struck out; Moreno walked;
Foli was hit by a pitch [Moreno to second]; Parker grounded out
(first unassisted) [Moreno to third, Foli to second]; Stargell
was walked intentionally; B. Robinson singled to right [Moreno
scored, Foli scored, Stargell to third]; B. Robinson stole
second; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

CUBS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); Kingman doubled to center; Biittner singled
to center [Kingman scored]; VAIL BATTED FOR DILLARD; Vail
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING 2B); Ott doubled to
left; Garner grounded out (third to first); Tekulve struck out;
Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: Kelleher grounded out (second to first); MARTIN BATTED
FOR TIDROW; Martin popped to first in foul territory; Kimm
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 5.