1979 - 08 - 20 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 20 of 08 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 San Francisco Giants

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/08/20 Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
Played at Three Rivers Stadium with 18714 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Pittsburgh Pirates	12101001x	5	9	1
San Francisco Giants	031010000	5	12	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates -	4	Bert Blyleven		Chuck Tanner
San Francisco Giants -	3	John Montefusco		Joe Altobelli
Home Runs in game:
Pittsburgh Pirates -	1
San Francisco Giants -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Omar Moreno	8		Larry Herndon	8
Tim Foli	6		Joe Strain	4
Dave Parker	9		Jack Clark	9
Willie Stargell	3		Willie McCovey	3
John Milner	7		Darrell Evans	5
Bill Madlock	5		Greg Johnston	7
Ed Ott	2		Roger Metzger	6
Phil Garner	4		Dennis Littlejohn	2
Bert Blyleven	1		John Montefusco	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Jerry Dale			Home Plate Umpire
Bruce Froemming			First Base Umpire
Joe West			Second Base Umpire
Steve Fields			Third Base Umpire