BAL @ PIT

October 13, 1979

Final Score: BAL 9 - PIT 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance
50,883
Game Duration
228 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Tim Stoddard
Losing Pitcher
Kent Tekulve

Umpires

Home Plate
Terry Tata
First Base
Jim McKean
Second Base
Paul Runge
Third Base
Jerry Neudecker

Line Score

BAL @ PIT — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BAL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 9 12 0
PIT 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 17 1

BAL Batting

BAL @ PIT — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mark Belanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Bumbry 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Terry Crowley 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Rich Dauer 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Doug DeCinces 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Rick Dempsey 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kiko Garcia 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400
Pat Kelly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Lowenstein 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Dennis Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lee May 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Murray 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Roenicke 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Singleton 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .600
Dave Skaggs 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Billy Smith 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sammy Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Stoddard 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Steve Stone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 37 9 12 9 5 8 4 0 0 1 .324

PIT Batting

BAL @ PIT — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jim Bibby 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Easler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tim Foli 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Phil Garner 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Grant Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Madlock 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667
John Milner 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Omar Moreno 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Ed Ott 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200
Dave Parker 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
Bill Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Stargell 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .600
Kent Tekulve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 39 6 17 6 4 5 5 0 1 0 .436

BAL Pitching

BAL @ PIT — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dennis Martinez - 1.1 6 4 4 0 0 1 27.00
Sammy Stewart - 2.2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Tim Stoddard (W) W 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Steve Stone - 2.0 4 2 2 2 2 0 9.00
Team Totals 9.0 17 6 6 4 5 1 6.00

PIT Pitching

BAL @ PIT — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Bibby - 6.1 7 3 2 2 7 0 2.84
Grant Jackson - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Don Robinson - 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 81.00
Kent Tekulve (L) L 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 16.20
Team Totals 9.0 12 9 8 5 8 0 8.00

Baltimore Orioles at Pittsburgh Pirates, October 13, 1979

On October 13, 1979, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6 at Three Rivers Stadium in a World Series game. The game information lists attendance of 50,883, a running time of 228 minutes, and a day start. The Baltimore Orioles' runs came in the third and eighth innings, 6 of them in the eighth. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored in the second, fifth, and sixth innings, with the biggest frame a 4-run second. The Baltimore Orioles had 12 hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates 17, with 0 and 1 errors. Tim Stoddard was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 3 hits in 3.0 innings. Kent Tekulve took the loss after 1.2 innings and 3 runs. Jim Bibby led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. The Baltimore Orioles used Dennis Martinez, Sammy Stewart, Tim Stoddard, and Steve Stone on the mound. The Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching table lists Jim Bibby, Grant Jackson, Don Robinson, and Kent Tekulve. Ken Singleton led the Baltimore Orioles at the plate: 3 for 5, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Kiko Garcia drove in 2 for the Baltimore Orioles. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, Willie Stargell went 3 for 5, 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Ed Ott drove in 2 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Terry Tata worked home plate.

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