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Phillies
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 3, 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 September 3, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 43,444 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Mike Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Lee Lacy | Left Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | First Baseman |
| Dale Berra | Shortstop |
| Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 3, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Rooker
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Rooker
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Rooker
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Rooker
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Rooker
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Lerch
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Lerch
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Lerch
Lacy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lerch
Lerch fires to first and has Lacy trapped. There's the throw to Trillo who tags Lacy for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Rooker
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rooker
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lerch vs. Rooker
Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanguillen scoops it up and throws to first, with Rooker covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lerch
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Lerch
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Lerch
Sanguillen bunts towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Lerch
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicosia vs. Lerch
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Rooker
Rose hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Rooker
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, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rooker
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rooker
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Lerch
Rooker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Lerch
Moreno takes first base on ball four. Rooker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Lerch
Boone fires to second and picks off Rooker for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Lerch
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rooker
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a popup towards short. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rooker
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Rooker
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Lerch
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lerch
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Lerch
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Rooker
Lerch 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, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Rooker
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Rooker
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Lerch
Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lerch
Berra hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Lerch
Nicosia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Lerch
Rooker bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Nicosia moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moreno vs. Lerch
Moreno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Moreno reaches second base with a double. Nicosia scores. Rooker moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garner vs. Lerch
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rooker scores. Moreno scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
There goes Garner. The throw from Boone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lacy vs. Eastwick
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Eastwick
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Rooker
Willie Stargell now playing first base.
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rooker
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rooker
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Eastwick
Madlock hits a line drive into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Eastwick
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Eastwick
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rooker
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Rooker
Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mackanin vs. Rooker
Pete Mackanin pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick.
Mackanin hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Rooker
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching. Del Unser pinch hits for Manny Trillo.
Unser hits a popup, foul, towards short. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Bird
Bud Harrelson now playing second base. Doug Bird now pitching.
Nicosia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Anderson. Nicosia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tekulve vs. Bird
Tekulve bunts towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicosia moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreno vs. Bird
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to home to get Nicosia. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Bird
There goes Moreno. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Bird
Garner hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Tekulve
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Tekulve
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tekulve
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Tekulve
Maddox hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Bird
Lacy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bird
There goes Lacy. The throw from Boone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Lacy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Bird
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Bird
Stargell takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock scores. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicosia vs. Reed
Nicosia strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tekulve vs. Reed
Tekulve strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Tekulve
Greg Gross pinch hits for Mike Anderson.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Tekulve covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Tekulve
Bowa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Bowa reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McBride vs. Tekulve
Bake McBride pinch hits for Ron Reed.
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bowa scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Tekulve
Rose hits a line drive into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Tekulve
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bud Harrelson.
McCarver hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lacy 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 9/3/1979, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Rose P, 1b 5 1 2 2 Moreno O, cf 3 1 1 1
Trillo M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Garner P, 2b 4 0 1 2
Unser D, ph 1 0 0 0 Lacy L, lf 2 1 0 0
Harrelson B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, rf 3 1 2 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0 Madlock B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, 1b 1 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 1 0 0 0
Boone B, c 4 0 1 0 Berra D, ss 4 1 2 3
Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0 Nicosia S, c 4 1 2 0
Anderson M, rf 2 1 1 0 Rooker J, p 0 1 0 0
Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 1 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 3 1 2 0
Lerch R, p 2 0 0 0
Eastwick R, p 0 0 0 0
Mackanin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Bird D, p 0 0 0 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0
McBride B, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 27 7 9 6
Philadelphia 001 000 101 -- 3
Pittsburgh 010 040 02x -- 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R (L) 4.1 7 5 5 3 3
Eastwick R 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Bird D 1.1 1 2 2 3 0
Reed R 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (W) 6.2 6 2 2 3 4
Tekulve K (S) 2.1 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Boone B 2
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Moreno O, Nicosia S
3B -- Bowa L
HR -- Rose P, Berra D
SB -- Garner P, Moreno O, Lacy L
CS -- Lacy L
SH -- Sanguillen M, Rooker J, Tekulve K
T -- 2:44
A -- 43444
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