PIT @ CIN

October 03, 1979

Final Score: PIT 3 - CIN 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Cinergy Field
Attendance
55,000
Game Duration
204 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Don Robinson
Losing Pitcher
Doug Bair

Umpires

Home Plate
Ed Montague
First Base
Jerry Dale
Second Base
Frank Pulli
Third Base
Dick Stello

Line Score

PIT @ CIN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
PIT 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0
CIN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0

PIT Batting

PIT @ CIN — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jim Bibby 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Foli 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Phil Garner 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Grant Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Madlock 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Milner 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Omar Moreno 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Ed Ott 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dave Parker 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400
Dave Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Robinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Enrique Romo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Stargell 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Kent Tekulve 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 3 11 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 .314

CIN Batting

PIT @ CIN — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Doug Bair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Bench 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Collins 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 .200
Dave Concepcion 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
Hector Cruz 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Dan Driessen 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
George Foster 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Cesar Geronimo 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Hume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Knight 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Joe Morgan 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Frank Pastore 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harry Spilman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Tomlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 6 9 3 0 0 3 .229

PIT Pitching

PIT @ CIN — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Bibby - 7.0 4 1 1 4 5 0 1.29
Grant Jackson - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Dave Roberts - 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Don Robinson (W) W 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Enrique Romo - 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Kent Tekulve - 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 9.00
Team Totals 10.0 8 2 2 6 9 0 1.80

CIN Pitching

PIT @ CIN — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Doug Bair (L) L 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.00
Tom Hume - 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Frank Pastore - 7.0 7 2 2 3 1 0 2.57
Dave Tomlin - 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 10.0 11 3 3 4 3 0 2.70

Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds, October 3, 1979

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 at Cinergy Field on October 3, 1979 in the League Championship Series. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 55,000, a running time of 204 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored single runs in the fourth, fifth, and tenth innings. The Cincinnati Reds scored single runs in the second and ninth innings. It went to extra innings, ending in the tenth. The Pittsburgh Pirates had 11 hits and the Cincinnati Reds 8, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Don Robinson, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 1.2 innings. Doug Bair took the loss after 1.0 innings and 1 run. No pitcher struck out more than Jim Bibby, who had 5. The Pittsburgh Pirates used Jim Bibby, Grant Jackson, Dave Roberts, Don Robinson, and Enrique Romo on the mound. The Cincinnati Reds' pitching table lists Doug Bair, Tom Hume, Frank Pastore, and Dave Tomlin. Dave Parker led the Pittsburgh Pirates at the plate: 2 for 5 and 1 RBI. For the Cincinnati Reds, Dave Concepcion went 2 for 5 and 1 double. Behind the plate was umpire Ed Montague.

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