PIT @ BAL

October 16, 1979

Final Score: PIT 4 - BAL 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Memorial Stadium
Attendance
53,739
Game Duration
150 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
John Candelaria
Losing Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Save
Kent Tekulve

Umpires

Home Plate
Paul Runge
First Base
Jerry Neudecker
Second Base
Bob Engel
Third Base
Russ Goetz

Line Score

PIT @ BAL — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 10 0
BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1

PIT Batting

PIT @ BAL — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Candelaria 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Foli 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Phil Garner 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Lee Lacy 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Madlock 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Milner 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Omar Moreno 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Ed Ott 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dave Parker 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Bill Robinson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Stargell 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Kent Tekulve 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 3 5 2 0 0 0 .286

BAL Batting

PIT @ BAL — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Benny Ayala 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Belanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Bumbry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Terry Crowley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rich Dauer 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Doug DeCinces 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rick Dempsey 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Kiko Garcia 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Pat Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Lowenstein 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Murray 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Palmer 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Roenicke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Singleton 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750
Billy Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tim Stoddard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .219

PIT Pitching

PIT @ BAL — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
John Candelaria (W) W 6.0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Kent Tekulve (SV) SV 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 0 0 0 6 0 0.00

BAL Pitching

PIT @ BAL — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Palmer (L) L 8.0 10 4 4 3 5 0 4.50
Tim Stoddard - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 4 4 3 5 0 4.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at Baltimore Orioles, October 16, 1979

On October 16, 1979, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 at Memorial Stadium, a World Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 53,739, a game time of 150 minutes, and a night start. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came in the seventh and eighth innings, 2 of them in the seventh. The Baltimore Orioles were held scoreless in every inning. The Pittsburgh Pirates had 10 hits and the Baltimore Orioles 7, with 0 and 1 errors. John Candelaria was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 6 hits in 6.0 innings. Jim Palmer took the loss after 8.0 innings and 4 runs. Kent Tekulve earned the save. Jim Palmer led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitter was Omar Moreno, 3 for 5 and 1 RBI. Ken Singleton led the Baltimore Orioles at the plate: 3 for 4. Paul Runge worked home plate.

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