Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
August 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1979 at San Diego Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 1
Foli ss 7 0 2 1
Parker rf 9 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 7 0 2 0
Milner lf 3 0 1 0
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson D. p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Nicosia ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 1 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 5 0 1 1
  Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0
Ott c 6 0 2 0
Garner 2b,3b 7 1 1 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson B. ph,lf 4 1 1 0
Totals 63 4 14 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 3 0 0 0
  Briggs lf,1b 2 0 1 1
  Mura p 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto ph,p 3 0 0 0
Smith ss 9 1 3 0
Dade 3b 9 0 3 0
Tenace 1b 2 1 1 0
  Tolan ph 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnstone rf,cf 9 0 3 1
Wilhelm cf 4 0 1 0
  Turner ph,lf 4 0 0 0
Fahey c 7 0 2 0
Almon 2b 3 0 0 0
  Winfield ph,rf 2 1 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Kendall ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Totals 67 3 14 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 002 001 000 000 14144
San Diego 002 000 000 001 000 000 03140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   7.0 6 2 1 6 7
  Romo   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Tekulve   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Robinson   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Jackson   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Roberts  W (2-3) 4.0 4 0 0 3 3
Totals
19.0
14
3
2
14
12
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   8.2 7 2 2 4 1
  Fingers   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Lee   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Rasmussen   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Mura   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  D'Acquisto  L (8-12) 5.0 4 1 1 3 3
Totals
19.0
14
4
4
10
9

  E–Foli (13), Milner 2 (7), Garner (19).  DP–San Diego 6.  PB–Fahey (3).  2B–San Diego Smith (14,off Blyleven); Tenace (13,off Blyleven).  3B–San Diego Wilhelm (3,off Blyleven).  SH–Perry 2 (11,off Blyleven,off Romo); Tolan (3,off Tekulve); Turner (2,off Roberts); Dade (7,off Roberts).  IBB–Richards (6,by Romo); Johnstone (3,by Tekulve); Fahey (3,by Tekulve); Winfield (18,by Roberts); Kendall (2,by Roberts); Gonzalez (9,by Roberts).  SB–Moreno (57,2nd base off Perry/Fahey); Richards (14,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott).  CS–Tenace (4,2nd base by Blyleven/Ott).  WP–Blyleven (8), Perry (6).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–6:12.  A–14,607.
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