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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 20, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 20, 1979 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 30,998 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: John Kibler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Dale Berra | Shortstop |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Scot Thompson | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Barry Foote | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 20, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. McGlothen
Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. McGlothen
Parker hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. McGlothen
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Robinson
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Robinson
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett catches it and throws to first to double up De Jesus. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. McGlothen
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. McGlothen
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. McGlothen
There goes Garner. The throw from Foote and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. McGlothen
Stennett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. McGlothen
Berra is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Robinson
Kingman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Robinson
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Robinson
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foote vs. Robinson
Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McGlothen
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. McGlothen
Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with McGlothen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Robinson
Sizemore hits a popup towards short. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Robinson
McGlothen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Robinson
De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. McGlothen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Robinson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McGlothen moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. McGlothen
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. McGlothen
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. McGlothen
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with McGlothen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Robinson
Kingman hits a popup towards short. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Robinson
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Robinson
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. McGlothen
Garner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. McGlothen
Stennett hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. McGlothen
Berra hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McGlothen
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. McGlothen
Moreno hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Robinson
Foote hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Foote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Robinson
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foote moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGlothen vs. Robinson
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Foote scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Robinson
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Robinson
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Robinson
Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. McGlothen
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. McGlothen
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. McGlothen
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. McGlothen
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. McGlothen
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Bibby
Jim Bibby now pitching.
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Bibby
Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Milner fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Milner. Kingman goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Bibby
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foote vs. Bibby
Foote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Sizemore hits a popup towards the mound. Romo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Jackson
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Grant Jackson now pitching.
Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Moore
Donnie Moore now pitching.
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Moore
There's a wild pitch. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Moore
Berra hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreno vs. Hernandez
Moreno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hernandez
Bill Robinson pinch hits for John Milner.
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Jackson
Bill Robinson now playing left field.
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Jackson
Mike Vail pinch hits for Scot Thompson.
Vail strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Jackson
Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buckner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Tekulve
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Tekulve
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Hernandez
Mike Vail now playing right field.
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Hernandez
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hernandez
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foote vs. Tekulve
Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Tekulve
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Tekulve
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez.
Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Tekulve
De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biittner moves to third. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vail vs. Tekulve
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Sutter
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Sutter
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Tekulve
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Tekulve
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Tekulve
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Tekulve
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1979 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 4 1 1 2 De Jesus I, ss 4 2 4 0
Milner J, lf 3 1 1 1 Thompson S, rf 3 0 2 1
Robinson B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Vail M, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Parker D, rf 4 1 1 0 Buckner B, 1b 5 1 1 1
Stargell W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kingman D, lf 5 1 4 1
Ott E, c 3 0 0 1 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Garner P, 3b 3 1 1 0 Martin J, cf 5 0 0 0
Stennett R, 2b 3 1 1 0 Foote B, c 3 1 1 0
Berra D, ss 4 1 1 2 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson D, p 2 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 2 0 1 0
Bibby J, p 0 0 0 0 Murcer B, ph 1 0 0 0
Romo E, p 0 0 0 0 Moore D, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson G, p 1 0 0 0 Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0
Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Biittner L, ph 0 0 0 0
Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 7 6 38 5 15 3
Pittsburgh 100 021 200 -- 6
Chicago 000 021 200 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D (W) 5.0 8 2 2 1 1
Bibby J 0.1 2 1 0 1 0
Romo E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson G 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
Tekulve K (S) 2.2 3 0 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L (L) 6.0 5 4 4 1 4
Moore D 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Hernandez G 1.2 1 1 1 0 3
Sutter B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Milner J
DP -- Pittsburgh 4
LOB -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 10
2B -- Foote B, De Jesus I, Ontiveros S, Buckner B
HR -- Milner J, Berra D, Moreno O
CS -- Garner P
SH -- De Jesus I
SF -- Ott E
HBP -- by McGlothen L (Garner P)
WP -- Robinson D, Moore D
T -- 2:52
A -- 30998
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