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Saturday April 26, 1980
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Willie Stargell and Ed Ott drove in three runs apiece in support of John Candelaria, who turned in his second straight complete game and pitched the Pirates to a 9-2 victory over the Cubs. In the first inning, when the Pirates scored five times, Stargell accounted for one run with a fielder's choice grounder and Ott drove in two with a single. Ott accounted for another RBI with a single in the fourth and Stargell hit a two-run homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 26, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      5  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   9 17  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     2   2   .237      Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .086
Foli ss               6   1   2   1     0   2   .293      De Jesus ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .327
Parker rf             6   2   3   0     0   0   .350      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .392
Stargell 1b           6   3   2   3     0   1   .240      Kingman lf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .385
Easler lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .421      Martin rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .370
  B. Robinson lf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Foote c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .317
Madlock 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Lezcano cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Ott c                 5   1   2   3     0   1   .286      Kelleher 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     2   1   .277      Lamp p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Candelaria p          3   0   1   1     1   0   .500        McGlothen p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Ontiveros ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dillard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   9  17   9     5   7             Totals               32   2   8   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 32,992
Left on Base: Pirates 13, Cubs 5
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Kelleher
Doubles: Easler (1), Buckner (2), De Jesus (3)
Home Runs: Stargell (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (8), Parker (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Candelaria (1)
GIDP: Lezcano 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Randle (1,by Candelaria)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(2-1)       9     8   2   2   1   2   0  34   4.15
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   2   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(2-1)             0.2   6   5   5   0   0   0   8   7.13
McGlothen               4.1   9   3   3   2   2   1  24  10.38
Capilla                 2     2   1   1   3   1   0  11   4.15
Caudill                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.72
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9    17   9   9   5   7   1  49

Hit by Pitch: Candelaria (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Frank Pulli


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Foli
singled to center [Moreno scored]; Parker singled to right [Foli
to third]; Stargell forced Parker (second to shortstop) [Foli
scored]; Easler doubled [Stargell to third]; Madlock made an out
to second; Ott singled to center [Stargell scored, Easler
scored]; Garner singled to left [Ott to second]; MCGLOTHEN
REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Candelaria singled to center [Ott
scored, Garner to second]; Moreno struck out; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Randle was hit by a pitch; De Jesus forced Randle
(third to second); Buckner doubled [De Jesus to third]; Kingman
grounded out (third to first) [De Jesus scored]; Martin flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Foli flied out to left; Parker made an out to
third; Stargell reached on an error by Kelleher; Easler singled
to first [Stargell to second]; Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Foote flied out to right; Lezcano grounded out (third
to first); Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott flied out to left; Garner walked; Candelaria
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Garner to second];
Moreno walked; Foli singled to pitcher [Garner to third, Moreno
to second]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: McGlothen struck out; Randle grounded out (shortstop
to first); De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to right; Easler singled to left
[Stargell to second]; Madlock singled to right [Stargell to
third, Easler to second]; Ott singled to center [Stargell
scored, Easler out at home (center to catcher), Madlock to
second]; Garner flied out to right; Candelaria made an out to
first; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner flied out to left; Kingman walked; Martin
singled to left [Kingman to second]; Foote singled to right
[Kingman to third, Martin to second]; Lezcano grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Kingman out at home];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli struck
out; Parker singled to right; Stargell homered [Parker scored];
Easler grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED EASLER (PLAYING LF); Kelleher
grounded out (second to first); ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN;
Ontiveros made an out to first; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 6TH: CAPILLA REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott struck out; Garner
walked; Candelaria walked [Garner to second]; Moreno walked
[Garner to third, Candelaria to second]; Foli made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman singled to left; Martin
singled to center [Kingman to second]; Foote singled to left
[Kingman scored, Martin to third]; Lezcano forced Foote (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker singled to left; Parker stole second;
Stargell grounded out (first unassisted) [Parker to third]; B.
Robinson singled to left [Parker scored]; Madlock made an out to
third; Ott forced B. Robinson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Kelleher grounded out (second to first); DILLARD
BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Dillard flied out to center; Randle flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: CAUDILL REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); Garner struck
out; Candelaria grounded out (second to first); Moreno struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus doubled to right [De Jesus out at third
(right to shortstop to third)]; Buckner flied out to right;
Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9,
Cubs 2.

PIRATES 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CAUDILL (PITCHING); Foli struck
out; Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Martin flied out to left; Foote singled to left;
Lezcano grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Foote out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 2.



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