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June 23, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 5 1
Pirates 3 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 5 1
Pirates 3 7 2

Omar Moreno Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .311
OBP .250 .358
At Bats 4 267
Hits 1 83
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 30

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 16
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Three Rivers Stadium - June 23, 1979
Bruce Sutter
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Mick Kelleher
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Scot Thompson
Jerry Martin
Sam Mejias
Omar Moreno

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 5 1 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 7 2 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Krukow
Losing Pitcher Don Robinson
Save Bruce Sutter
Game Winning RBI Bill Buckner
Attendance 18,513
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Moreno strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mike Easler pinch hits for Grant Jackson. Easler hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Scot Thompson now playing left field. Stennett strikes out. Blackwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stennett out.
Top 9 Kelleher hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ontiveros is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Sam Mejias now playing right field. Lacy strikes out.
Top 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stennett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grant Jackson now pitching. De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milner scores. Foli scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Milner moves to third. Foli moves to second.
Bottom 7 Foli takes first base on ball four. Milner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Moreno strikes out.
Bottom 7 John Milner pinch hits for Don Robinson. Milner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blackwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Blackwell moves to second.
Top 7 Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. Martin scores.
Top 7 Martin hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Lacy fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lacy. Martin moves to third.
Top 7 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Ott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Lacy strikes out. There goes Stargell. The throw from Blackwell to second, and Stargell is out.
Bottom 6 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Foli reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Moreno hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Krukow scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blackwell strikes out.
Top 5 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Krukow spins and fires to second, with De Jesus covering, and Lacy is picked off.
Bottom 4 Lacy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Lacy reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out.
Bottom 3 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores.
Bottom 3 Foli hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Moreno. The throw from Blackwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Robinson strikes out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Krukow hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garner strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball towards right. Parker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Parker. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lee Lacy now playing left field. Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stargell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foli moves to second.
Bottom 1 Foli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.