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Pirates
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 13, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 13, 1979 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 13, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 13, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bibby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 43,111 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Frank Pulli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Jim Bibby | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Pete Rose | First Baseman |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Bob Boone | Catcher |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 13, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Christenson
Moreno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Christenson
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Christenson
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Christenson
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milner vs. Christenson
Milner hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Christenson
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Christenson
Ott hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bibby
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Bibby
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Bibby
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Bibby
There goes Rose. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Rose steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Bibby
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Bibby
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Christenson
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bibby vs. Christenson
Bibby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Christenson covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Christenson
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Bibby
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bibby
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Bibby
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Bibby
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Christenson
Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Christenson
Parker takes first base on ball four. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Christenson
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Christenson
Milner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Christenson
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Christenson
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Christenson
Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bibby
McBride hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Bibby
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bowa for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Bibby
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Bibby
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bibby vs. Christenson
Bibby strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Christenson
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Christenson
Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Christenson
There goes Foli. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Foli steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Christenson
Parker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Bibby
Luzinski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Bibby
Maddox hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Bibby
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Christenson
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Christenson
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Christenson
Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Bibby
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Bibby
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Larry Christenson.
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bibby
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBride for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with McGraw covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. McGraw
Garner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Garner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bibby vs. McGraw
Bibby hits a line drive towards the mound. McGraw reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. McGraw
Moreno 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
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Bibby
Bowa hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Bibby
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Bibby
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Bibby
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Bibby
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Bibby's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. McGraw
Foli hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. McGraw
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. McGraw
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. McGraw
Milner 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
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bibby
Bill Robinson now playing left field.
Boone hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Bibby
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Bibby
Greg Gross pinch hits for Tug McGraw.
Gross 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
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bird
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Bird
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bibby vs. Bird
Bibby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Bibby reaches second base with a double. Ott scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Bird
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bibby
McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker who is chasing the ball. McBride reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bowa vs. Bibby
Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Bibby
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luzinski vs. Tekulve
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Bird
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Bird
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Bird
Stargell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Madlock vs. Bird
Madlock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Madlock reaches third base with a triple. Parker scores. Stargell scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Bird
Ott 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 -
Pirates, 9 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garner vs. Bird
Garner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tekulve vs. Bird
Tekulve hits a line drive towards first. Rose reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 9 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Tekulve
Maddox 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 -
Pirates, 9 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Tekulve
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Tekulve
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/13/1979 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Moreno O, cf 5 1 1 1 McBride B, rf 3 1 1 0 Foli T, ss 5 1 2 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 0 0 Parker D, rf 2 3 0 0 Rose P, 1b 2 0 2 1 Stargell W, 1b 5 1 3 0 Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 3 1 1 4 Luzinski G, lf 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, lf 0 1 0 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0 Madlock B, 3b 5 0 2 3 Boone B, c 4 0 1 0 Ott E, c 5 1 2 0 Trillo M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Christenson L, p 1 0 0 0 Bibby J, p 4 0 1 1 McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 1 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0 Bird D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 13 9 30 1 4 1 Pittsburgh 203 000 013 -- 9 Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Bibby J (W) 7.1 4 1 1 4 4 Tekulve K 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Christenson L (L) 5.0 7 5 5 2 3 McGraw T 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 Bird D 2.0 4 4 4 3 1 DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Garner P, Bibby J, Stargell W 3B -- McBride B, Madlock B HR -- Moreno O, Milner J SB -- Rose P, Foli T SF -- Milner J HBP -- by Bibby J (Luzinski G) T -- 3:05 A -- 43111
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