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Pirates
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 24, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 24, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Jones |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 16,890 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: John McSherry 3B: Paul Runge |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | First Baseman |
| Lee Lacy | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
| John Candelaria | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Paul Dade | Third Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wilhelm | Center Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jones | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 24, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Jones
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Jones
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Jones
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Candelaria
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Candelaria
Dade hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Candelaria
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Jones
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Jones
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Jones
There goes Madlock. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Jones
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicosia vs. Jones
Nicosia is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Candelaria vs. Jones
Candelaria hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Candelaria
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Candelaria
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Candelaria
Wilhelm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Wilhelm reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kendall vs. Candelaria
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Jones
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Jones
Foli bunts towards third. Dade fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Jones
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moreno tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Bevacqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Jones
Lacy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Candelaria
Almon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Candelaria
Jones bunts towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Candelaria
Nicosia fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Nicosia. Almon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Candelaria
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lacy. Smith reaches second base with a double. Almon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Candelaria
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Candelaria
Winfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Candelaria
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Jones
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Jones
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicosia vs. Jones
Nicosia hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Candelaria vs. Jones
Candelaria bunts towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. Madlock moves to third. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moreno vs. Jones
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Candelaria
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Candelaria
Wilhelm 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, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Candelaria
Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Candelaria
Almon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Candelaria
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Jones
Foli hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Jones
Parker hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Bevacqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Candelaria
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Candelaria
Dade hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Candelaria
Winfield hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Jones
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Jones
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Jones
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Candelaria
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Candelaria
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Candelaria
Wilhelm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Wilhelm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Candelaria
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Jones
Nicosia hits a fly ball into center field. Wilhelm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Jones
Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Jones
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Candelaria
Almon 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, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Candelaria
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Candelaria
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dade vs. Candelaria
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Candelaria
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Winfield for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Jones
Foli hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Jones
Parker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Jones
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Candelaria
Bill Robinson now playing left field. Rennie Stennett now playing second base. John Milner now playing first base. Phil Garner now playing third b
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Candelaria
Dan Briggs pinch runs for Gene Tenace.
Bevacqua bunts towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. Briggs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilhelm vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Wilhelm hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Romo
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Fred Kendall.
Turner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnstone vs. Romo
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Bill Almon.
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Briggs scores. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richards vs. Jackson
Gene Richards pinch hits for Randy Jones. Grant Jackson now pitching.
Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Turner scores. There goes Johnstone trying to get to third. Moreno throws the ball in to Garner, who tags Johnstone for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Lee
Jay Johnstone now playing left field. Bill Fahey now catching. Dan Briggs now playing first base. Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base. Mark Lee
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Lee
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Lee
Willie Stargell pinch hits for Steve Nicosia.
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1979 -- Pittsburgh at San Diego (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 4 1 0 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 2 1
Foli T, ss 4 0 1 0 Dade P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Parker D, rf 3 1 2 2 Winfield D, rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson B, 1b-lf 4 0 0 0 Tenace G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lacy L, lf 4 0 0 0 Briggs D, pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Stennett R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, lf-2b 3 0 0 0
Madlock B, 3b 3 0 2 0 Wilhelm J, cf 4 0 2 0
Milner J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Kendall F, c 3 0 1 0
Garner P, 2b-3b 4 0 2 0 Turner J, ph 0 1 0 0
Nicosia S, c 2 0 0 0 Fahey B, c 0 0 0 0
Stargell W, ph 1 0 0 0 Almon B, 2b 2 1 1 0
Candelaria J, p 2 0 0 0 Johnstone J, ph-lf 1 0 1 1
Romo E, p 0 0 0 0 Jones R, p 2 0 0 0
Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Richards G, ph 1 0 1 1
Lee M, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 7 2 31 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 001 000 010 -- 2
San Diego 001 000 02x -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J 7.1 7 2 1 2 4
Romo E (L) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Jackson G 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R (W) 8.0 6 2 1 1 6
Lee M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Jones R, Nicosia S, Foli T
DP -- San Diego 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, San Diego 9
2B -- Smith O, Wilhelm J
3B -- Wilhelm J
HR -- Parker D
SB -- Madlock B
SH -- Jones R, Candelaria J, Bevacqua K
SF -- Parker D
T -- 2:26
A -- 16890
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