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Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
April 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, played on April 7, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,700 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Schratz 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Ron Hutson 3B: Joe Mrvos |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andre Dawson | Center Fielder |
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Warren Cromartie | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Larry Parrish | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
April 7, 1979
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Robinson
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Robinson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Robinson
Scott is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Robinson
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Grimsley
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Grimsley
Taveras is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Grimsley
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Grimsley
Parker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grimsley
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Grimsley
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Grimsley
Grimsley spins and fires to second, and Robinson is picked off. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Robinson
Valentine strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Robinson
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Robinson
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Grimsley
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Grimsley
Nicosia hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Grimsley
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grimsley
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Grimsley
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Robinson
Parrish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Robinson
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Robinson
Grimsley hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Grimsley
Garner hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Grimsley
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Grimsley
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Grimsley
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Grimsley
Stennett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Stennett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicosia vs. Bahnsen
Stan Bahnsen now pitching.
Nicosia hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Robinson
Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Robinson
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Robinson
There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Robinson
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Robinson
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Bahnsen
Moreno hits a popup towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bahnsen
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Bahnsen
Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Robinson
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Robinson
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Robinson
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Bahnsen
Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Bahnsen
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bahnsen
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Robinson
Speier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Robinson
Jerry White pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen.
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dawson vs. Robinson
Dawson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Robinson
Nicosia fires to third and Garner drops the ball. That's an error on Garner. White scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Robinson
Dale Berra now playing third base.
Scott hits a line drive towards third. Berra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Schatzeder
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicosia vs. Schatzeder
Nicosia hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Schatzeder
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Schatzeder
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cromartie vs. Robinson
Cromartie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Robinson
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Robinson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra juggles the ball. That's an error on Berra. Cromartie moves to third. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Robinson
Tom Hutton pinch runs for Tony Perez.
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parrish vs. Robinson
Parrish hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solaita vs. Robinson
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Chris Speier.
Solaita takes first base on ball four. Cromartie scores. Valentine moves to third. Hutton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mason vs. Robinson
Jim Mason pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder.
Mason strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Fryman
Tom Hutton now playing first base. Jim Mason now playing shortstop. Woodie Fryman now pitching.
Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Fryman
Berra bunts towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Fryman
There goes Taveras. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Taveras steals third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Fryman
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Fryman
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Fryman
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Fryman
Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Robinson
Dawson hits a popup towards the mound. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Robinson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cromartie vs. Robinson
Cromartie hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Robinson
Valentine hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Fryman
Nicosia hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Fryman
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fryman
Moreno is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fryman
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Robinson
Hutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Robinson
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Robinson
Parrish is hit by the pitch. Hutton moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Macha vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching. Ken Macha pinch hits for Woodie Fryman.
Macha takes first base on ball four. Hutton moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mason vs. Tekulve
Mason hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hutton scores. Parrish moves to third. Macha moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dawson vs. Tekulve
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out. Parrish scores. Macha moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Scott reaches second base with a double. Macha scores. Dawson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cromartie vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cromartie vs. Jackson
Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Taveras hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Sosa
John Milner pinch hits for Dale Berra.
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Sosa
Matt Alexander pinch runs for John Milner.
Parker takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Sosa
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Sosa
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sosa juggles the ball. That's an error on Sosa. Alexander scores. Parker goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1979 -- Montreal at Pittsburgh (D)
Montreal AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Dawson A, cf 5 1 0 1 Taveras F, ss 5 1 2 0
Scott R, 2b 4 0 2 2 Garner P, 3b 3 0 0 0
Cromartie W, lf 5 1 1 0 Berra D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Valentine E, rf 4 0 1 0 Milner J, ph 1 0 1 0
Perez T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Alexander M, pr 0 1 0 0
Hutton T, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Parker D, rf 4 3 2 1
Carter G, c 4 0 0 0 Robinson B, lf 4 1 2 2
Parrish L, 3b 3 1 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 5 0 1 1
Speier C, ss 2 0 0 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Solaita T, ph 0 0 0 1 Nicosia S, c 4 1 1 1
Fryman W, p 0 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 3 0 1 0
Macha K, ph 0 1 0 0 Robinson D, p 4 0 1 0
Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0
Grimsley R, p 1 0 0 0 Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0
Bahnsen S, p 0 0 0 0
White J, ph 1 1 1 0
Schatzeder D, p 0 0 0 0
Mason J, ph-ss 2 0 1 1
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34 6 7 5 37 7 13 5
Montreal 000 001 104 -- 6
Pittsburgh 112 000 102 -- 7
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R 2.2 8 4 4 0 0
Bahnsen S 2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Schatzeder D 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Fryman W 2.0 2 1 1 2 0
Sosa E (L) 0.2 1 2 0 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D 8.1 5 4 2 3 4
Tekulve K 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Jackson G (W) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Perez T, Garner P, Berra D, Robinson D, Sosa E, Carter G
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Montreal 6, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Stennett R, Scott R
3B -- White J
HR -- Parker D, Nicosia S, Robinson B
SB -- Taveras F
CS -- Scott R, Taveras F, Moreno O
SH -- Berra D
HBP -- by Robinson D (Parrish L)
WP -- Robinson D, Jackson G
T -- 3:00
A -- 8700
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