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Phillies
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 4, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 4, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 34,754 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Mike Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| John Candelaria | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 4, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Candelaria
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Candelaria
Bowa hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Candelaria
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Candelaria
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Candelaria
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Espinosa
Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Espinosa
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Espinosa
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Espinosa
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose fields it and throws to second for the out. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milner vs. Espinosa
Milner takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Madlock vs. Espinosa
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Candelaria
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Candelaria
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Espinosa
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Espinosa
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Candelaria vs. Espinosa
The umpire calls a balk on Espinosa Garner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Candelaria vs. Espinosa
Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreno vs. Espinosa
Moreno hits a line drive into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Candelaria
Espinosa 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Candelaria
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Candelaria
Bowa hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Espinosa
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Espinosa
Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Parker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Espinosa
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Espinosa
Milner hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Espinosa
Madlock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Candelaria
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Candelaria
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Candelaria
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Candelaria
Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Espinosa
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Espinosa
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Espinosa
Candelaria strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Candelaria
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Candelaria
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Candelaria
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Candelaria
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Espinosa
Moreno bunts towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Espinosa
There goes Moreno. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Espinosa
Foli hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Espinosa
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Espinosa covering, for the out. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Espinosa
Stargell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milner vs. Espinosa
Milner hits a line drive into right field. Anderson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Anderson. Moreno scores. Stargell moves to third. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Madlock vs. Espinosa
Madlock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Espinosa
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Milner scores. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Lerch
Randy Lerch now pitching.
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Candelaria
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Candelaria
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Candelaria
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Candelaria
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Candelaria
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Lerch
Candelaria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Lerch
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Lerch
Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Candelaria moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Lerch
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to second for the out. Candelaria moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Lerch
Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Candelaria
Trillo 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Candelaria
Greg Gross pinch hits for Randy Lerch.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Candelaria
Rose hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Milner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bird
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bird
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching. Bill Robinson now playing left field. Rennie Stennett now playing second base. Phil Garner now playing third base.
Bowa is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Tekulve
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Tekulve
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Bird
Bud Harrelson now playing third base.
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Bird
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Bird
There goes Moreno. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Bird
Foli hits a line drive towards the mound. Bird reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tekulve
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Tekulve
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Tekulve
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mike Anderson.
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Tekulve
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tekulve, and towards Garner, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1979 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Rose P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Moreno O, cf 4 1 1 0
Bowa L, ss 4 0 0 0 Foli T, ss 5 0 2 0
Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Parker D, rf 4 1 2 0
Harrelson B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 3 1 1 1
Luzinski G, lf 3 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 3 1 1 1
Boone B, c 4 0 1 0 Stennett R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 3 0 Madlock B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Anderson M, rf 2 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0 Ott E, c 4 0 1 2
Trillo M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0
Espinosa N, p 2 0 0 0 Candelaria J, p 3 0 1 0
Lerch R, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, lf 1 0 0 0
Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0
Bird D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 34 4 10 4
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 001 030 00x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa N (L) 4.2 8 4 4 3 3
Lerch R 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Bird D 2.0 0 0 0 1 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J (W) 7.0 5 0 0 3 3
Tekulve K 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Anderson M
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Parker D, Schmidt M
SB -- Moreno O 2
Balk -- Espinosa N
T -- 2:28
A -- 34754
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