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Phillies 2 @ Pirates 5
Three Rivers Stadium
August 5, 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 5, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 5 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 5, 1979 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 5 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 5
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherEnrique Romo  
Losing PitcherDickie Noles  
SaveKent Tekulve  
Game Winning RBIOmar Moreno 

Game Info

DateAugust 5, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherDickie Noles  
Home Starting PitcherDon Robinson  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance46,006 
Time of Game2 hours 15 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Vargo
1B: Paul Pryor
2B: Jim Quick
3B: Fred Brocklander

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bake McBride  Right Fielder 
Larry Bowa  Shortstop 
Pete Rose  Third Baseman 
Greg Luzinski  Left Fielder 
Del Unser  First Baseman 
Garry Maddox  Center Fielder 
Bob Boone  Catcher 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
Dickie Noles  Pitcher 
Danny Ozark  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Phil Garner  Shortstop 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Willie Stargell  First Baseman 
John Milner  Left Fielder 
Bill Madlock  Third Baseman 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Don Robinson  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Pirates 5
Three Rivers Stadium
August 5, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/5/1979, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
McBride B, rf         4  1  2  0   Moreno O, cf          4  1  1  2   
Bowa L, ss            4  0  1  0   Garner P, ss-3b       4  0  1  2   
Rose P, 3b            4  0  1  1   Parker D, rf          4  1  1  0   
Luzinski G, lf        3  1  1  0   Stargell W, 1b        1  0  0  0   
Unser D, 1b           4  0  1  0   Milner J, lf          3  0  1  0   
Maddox G, cf          3  0  0  0   Madlock B, 3b         3  1  1  1   
Boone B, c            4  0  1  0   Foli T, ss            0  0  0  0   
Trillo M, 2b          2  0  2  1   Ott E, c              3  1  0  0   
Noles D, p            2  0  0  0   Stennett R, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Lerch R, p            0  0  0  0   Robinson D, p         1  1  0  0   
McCarver T, ph        1  0  0  0   Romo E, p             1  0  0  0   
Reed R, p             0  0  0  0   Easler M, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  9  2                        29  5  5  5

Philadelphia     100 100 000 --  2
Pittsburgh       100 400 00x --  5

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Noles D (L)           3.1  3  5  4  6  1
Lerch R               2.2  1  0  0  1  0
Reed R                2.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Robinson D            4.1  6  2  2  1  1
Romo E (W)            3.2  2  0  0  0  3
Tekulve K (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Rose P
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Moreno O
CS -- Trillo M, Madlock B
SF -- Trillo M
HBP -- by Robinson D (Maddox G)
Balk -- Romo E
T -- 2:15
A -- 46006

    

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