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Cubs 3 @ Pirates 4
Three Rivers Stadium
May 31, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 31, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1979 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 14
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherBruce Kison  
Losing PitcherBruce Sutter  
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Game Winning RBITim Foli 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1979 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherDennis Lamp  
Home Starting PitcherBert Blyleven  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance6,438 
Time of Game3 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Dutch Rennert
2B: Dave Pallone
3B: Lee Weyer

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Scot Thompson  Center Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Larry Biittner  Left Fielder 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Barry Foote  Catcher 
Mick Kelleher  Second Baseman 
Dennis Lamp  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  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 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Dale Berra  Third Baseman 
Phil Garner  Second Baseman 
Bert Blyleven  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

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Cubs 3 @ Pirates 4
Three Rivers Stadium
May 31, 1979

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         Game of 5/31/1979 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
De Jesus I, ss        4  0  2  0   Moreno O, cf          5  0  1  1   
Thompson S, cf        4  0  0  0   Foli T, ss            6  0  2  1   
Buckner B, 1b         5  0  0  0   Parker D, rf          4  0  1  0   
Murcer B, rf          5  1  2  1   Stargell W, 1b        3  1  1  0   
Biittner L, lf        4  2  2  1   Milner J, lf          4  0  0  0   
Ontiveros S, 3b       4  0  1  0   Robinson B, lf        1  0  0  0   
Foote B, c            4  0  2  0   Ott E, c              4  2  3  1   
Dillard S, pr-2b      1  0  0  0   Berra D, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Kelleher M, 2b        1  0  0  0   Garner P, 2b          4  1  2  0   
Vail M, ph            1  0  1  1   Blyleven B, p         2  0  1  1   
Blackwell T, c        1  0  0  0   Easler M, ph          0  0  0  0   
Lamp D, p             3  0  1  0   Romo E, p             0  0  0  0   
Kingman D, ph         1  0  0  0   Jackson G, p          0  0  0  0   
Tidrow D, p           0  0  0  0   Lacy L, ph            1  0  1  0   
Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0   Alexander M, pr       0  0  0  0   
                                   Kison B, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Sanguillen M, ph      1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  3 11  3                        39  4 13  4

Chicago          010 100 010 0 --  3
Pittsburgh       020 001 000 1 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lamp D                7.0  8  3  3  4  4
Tidrow D              1.1  1  0  0  0  1
Sutter B (L)          1.1  4  1  1  2  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B            6.0  7  2  2  3  4
Romo E                2.1  3  1  1  1  0
Jackson G             0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Kison B (W)           1.0  1  0  0  0  1

DP -- Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, Pittsburgh 14
2B -- Stargell W, Ott E, Lamp D, Garner P, Foli T, Lacy L
HR -- Biittner L, Murcer B
SB -- De Jesus I
SH -- De Jesus I, Kelleher M, Berra D, Moreno O
T -- 3:27
A -- 6438

    

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