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Pirates
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 1, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 1, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 1, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 1, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Kison |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 25,551 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Andy Olsen |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
John Milner | Left Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
Mike Easler | Right Fielder |
Ed Ott | Catcher |
Dale Berra | Shortstop |
Bruce Kison | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
John Montefusco | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 1, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Montefusco
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Montefusco
Milner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Kison
North hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Kison
Strain 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Kison
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strain moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Kison
Evans hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Kison
There's a wild pitch. Strain moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Ivie vs. Kison
Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strain scores. Clark scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Kison
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. Ivie goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Kison
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Montefusco
Madlock hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Montefusco
Easler bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Montefusco
Ott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Strain reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Kison
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Kison
Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Kison
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Kison
There goes North. The throw from Ott and he is out, Garner applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Montefusco
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kison vs. Montefusco
Kison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Kison
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Kison
Clark hits a popup towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kison
Evans hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Montefusco
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Montefusco
Milner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Montefusco
Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Easler vs. Montefusco
Easler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Milner scores. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Montefusco
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Kison
Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Kison
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Kison
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Kison
Littlejohn takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montefusco vs. Kison
Montefusco hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Montefusco
Berra hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kison vs. Montefusco
Kison bunts towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Montefusco
Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Montefusco
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Montefusco
Milner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Kison
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Kison
Strain bunts in front of the plate. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Kison
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Kison
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Kison
Ivie hits a popup towards short. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Montefusco
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Montefusco
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Montefusco
Easler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Lavelle
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Mike Easler. Gary Lavelle now pitching.
There goes Alexander. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Lavelle
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie fields the ball and throws to Lavelle covering. Safe. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Lavelle
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alexander tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kison vs. Lavelle
Kison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Kison
Bill Robinson now playing right field.
Whitfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Kison
Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Kison
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Kison
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Nastu
Phil Nastu now pitching.
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Nastu
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Nastu
Milner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Kison
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Kison
Strain bunts towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Kison
Clark hits a popup towards short. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Kison
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nastu
Stargell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Nastu
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nastu
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Nastu
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Tekulve
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Tekulve
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Tekulve
Littlejohn takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Tekulve
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Phil Nastu.
Johnston 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 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Halicki
Ed Halicki now pitching.
Berra hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tekulve vs. Halicki
Tekulve hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Halicki
Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Tekulve
North 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, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Tekulve
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tekulve
Clark bunts towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching. Kent Tekulve now playing left field.
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Tekulve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/1/1979, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at San Francisco (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Moreno O, cf 5 0 1 0 North B, cf 3 0 1 0 Garner P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Strain J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Milner J, lf 4 1 1 0 Clark J, rf 5 1 2 0 Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 4 2 3 2 Ivie M, 1b 4 1 1 2 Madlock B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 0 2 1 Easler M, rf 3 0 2 1 Metzger R, ss 4 0 2 0 Alexander M, pr 0 1 0 0 Littlejohn D, c 2 0 0 0 Robinson B, rf 1 0 0 0 Montefusco J, p 2 0 0 0 Ott E, c 4 0 1 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Berra D, ss 3 1 1 2 McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0 Kison B, p 3 0 1 0 Nastu P, p 0 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p-lf 1 0 0 0 Johnston G, ph 1 0 0 0 Halicki E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 10 5 33 3 8 3 Pittsburgh 000 112 010 -- 5 San Francisco 300 000 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Kison B (W) 7.0 6 3 0 4 2 Tekulve K 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 Jackson G (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Montefusco J (L) 5.1 8 4 4 0 3 Lavelle G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Nastu P 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 Halicki E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Garner P LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 10 2B -- Whitfield T, Metzger R HR -- Berra D, Stargell W 2 SB -- Alexander M CS -- North B SH -- Strain J 2 SF -- Berra D WP -- Kison B T -- 3:02 A -- 25551
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