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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 19, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros, played on July 19, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 19, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: John Kibler 3B: Terry Tata |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Bill Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 19, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Blyleven
Landestoy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Blyleven
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Blyleven
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker who is chasing the ball. Puhl reaches third base with a triple. Reynolds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Blyleven
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cabell vs. Blyleven
Blyleven fires to first and has Cruz trapped. There's the throw to Foli who tags Cruz for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Blyleven
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Blyleven
There goes Cabell. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Blyleven
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Blyleven
Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bochy vs. Blyleven
Bochy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Forsch
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Forsch
Foli hits a line drive towards the mound. Forsch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Forsch
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Blyleven
Forsch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Blyleven
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Blyleven
There goes Landestoy. The throw from Ott and he is out, Foli applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Blyleven
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Blyleven
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Stargell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Forsch
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Stargell scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Forsch
There goes Madlock. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Forsch
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Forsch
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Madlock scores. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blyleven vs. Forsch
Blyleven bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreno vs. Forsch
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blyleven
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Blyleven
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Blyleven
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Forsch
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Forsch
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Forsch
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Blyleven
Howe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Blyleven
Bochy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Blyleven
Forsch bunts towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bochy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landestoy vs. Blyleven
Landestoy hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Blyleven
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bochy scores. Forsch moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching.
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Garner fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Forsch moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Roberts
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Forsch
Ott hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Forsch
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Forsch
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Roberts
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Roberts
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Roberts
Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Roberts
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Forsch vs. Roberts
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Forsch
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Forsch
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Forsch
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Roberts
Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Roberts
Reynolds bunts towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Roberts
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landestoy moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Roberts
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Forsch
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Forsch
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Forsch
Garner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Forsch
John Milner pinch hits for Dave Roberts.
Milner hits a line drive into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Romo
Leonard hits a line drive towards third. Madlock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Romo
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Romo
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Niemann
Randy Niemann now pitching.
Moreno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Moreno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Niemann
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Moreno moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Niemann
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moreno tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Niemann
Stargell strikes out. There goes Foli. The throw from Bochy to Reynolds, and Foli is out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Romo
Denny Walling pinch hits for Randy Niemann.
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Romo
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Romo
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Jackson
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roberge
Bert Roberge now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Madlock vs. Roberge
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Roberge
There goes Madlock. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Roberge
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Roberge
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easler vs. Roberge
Mike Easler pinch hits for Grant Jackson.
Easler strikes out. There goes Madlock. The throw from Bochy and Madlock is out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching. Rennie Stennett now playing second base. Phil Garner now playing third base.
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Tekulve
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Tekulve
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1979, game 1 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Landestoy R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Moreno O, cf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 3 1 3 1 Foli T, ss 4 0 0 0
Puhl T, cf 5 1 1 1 Parker D, rf 2 1 1 1
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 4 2 2 2
Cabell E, 1b 5 1 1 1 Robinson B, lf 4 2 2 0
Leonard J, rf 4 0 0 0 Madlock B, 3b 2 2 1 1
Howe A, 3b 5 1 4 2 Stennett R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Bochy B, c 3 1 1 0 Ott E, c 2 0 0 2
Forsch K, p 2 0 1 0 Garner P, 2b-3b 3 1 2 3
Niemann R, p 0 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 0 0 0 0
Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0 Roberts D, p 1 0 0 0
Roberge B, p 0 0 0 0 Milner J, ph 1 0 0 0
Romo E, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0
Easler M, ph 1 0 0 0
Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 12 5 28 9 9 9
Houston 300 200 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 032 002 11x -- 9
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L) 6.0 7 7 6 2 0
Niemann R 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Roberge B 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B 3.1 8 5 5 4 4
Roberts D (W) 2.2 3 0 0 0 0
Romo E 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Jackson G 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Tekulve K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Cruz J, Garner P
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 11, Pittsburgh 3
2B -- Stargell W, Moreno O
3B -- Puhl T, Robinson B
HR -- Stargell W, Howe A, Garner P
SB -- Cabell E, Madlock B 2
CS -- Cruz J, Landestoy R, Foli T, Madlock B
SH -- Blyleven B, Reynolds C
SF -- Ott E 2, Parker D
T -- 2:41
A -- 0
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