1979 - 05 - 17 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 17 of 05 1979, the Pittsburgh Pirates attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Pittsburgh Pirates were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/17 Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
Played at Three Rivers Stadium with 6295 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Pittsburgh Pirates	00220002x	5	7	0
New York Mets	010012100	5	10	2
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates -	3	Ed Whitson		Chuck Tanner
New York Mets -	3	Pete Falcone		Joe Torre
Home Runs in game:
Pittsburgh Pirates -	2
New York Mets -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Omar Moreno	8		Steve Henderson	7
Phil Garner	5		Frank Taveras	6
Dave Parker	9		Lee Mazzilli	8
Bill Robinson	7		Richie Hebner	5
Willie Stargell	3		Willie Montanez	3
Steve Nicosia	2		Joel Youngblood	9
Rennie Stennett	4		Alex Trevino	2
Dale Berra	6		Doug Flynn	4
Ed Whitson	1		Pete Falcone	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Fred Brocklander			Home Plate Umpire
Bob Beck			First Base Umpire
Ron Hutson			Second Base Umpire
Harry Small			Third Base Umpire