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San Francisco Giants 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 2

June 9,1979

Visiting Team

San Francisco Giants (28-31)

Home Team

Pittsburgh Pirates (28-25)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Three Rivers Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

25,814

Time of Game

2:23

Umpires

[HP]: John McSherry [1B]: Paul Runge [2B]: Bob Engel [3B]: Dick Stello

San Francisco Giants 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 2

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8th inning: HR/9.2-H;1-H **Willie McCovey sets record most HR in NL by LH (past Ott at 511)**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
San Francisco Giants	SFN	28-31		1	0	0		1	0	0		0	4	0			6	10	0		3	7	18	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	28-25		2	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0			2	5	0		3	5	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

San Francisco Giants - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Bill North	cf	31.025	B	5	0	1	0		0	0	.250		55	908
2	Larry Herndon	lf	25.218	R	3	1	1	0		0	0	.322		45	372
	Terry Whitfield	ph-lf	26.148	L	2	1	2	0		0	0	.310		55	349
3	Jack Clark	rf	23.211	R	3	0	1	1		1	0	.280		58	384
4	Mike Ivie	1b	26.305	R	5	0	1	0		0	1	.246		43	562
5	Bill Madlock	2b	28.148	R	3	2	2	2		1	0	.252		56	739
6	Darrell Evans	3b	32.014	L	3	1	0	0		1	2	.251		59	1206
7	Johnnie LeMaster	ss	24.355	R	3	0	0	0		0	1	.306		26	250
	Willie McCovey	ph	41.150	L	1	1	1	3		0	0	.282		41	2459
8	Marc Hill	c	27.111	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.175		40	400
9	Vida Blue	p	29.316	B	3	0	0	0		1	1	.139		15	138
Totals

2B: Bill North (4), Jack Clark (11), Mike Ivie (3), Bill Madlock (8)

HR: Bill Madlock (7), Willie McCovey (7)

RBI: Jack Clark (36), Bill Madlock 2 (34), Willie McCovey 3 (23)

SH: Jack Clark (1)

GDP: Bill North (3)

SB: Bill North (20)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Omar Moreno	cf	26.228	L	4	1	1	0		0	0	.320		53	412
2	Phil Garner	3b	30.040	R	3	1	0	0		1	1	.259		50	715
3	Dave Parker	rf	28.000	L	2	0	1	2		2	0	.312		53	773
4	Bill Robinson	lf	35.348	R	4	0	0	0		0	3	.274		48	1156
5	Willie Stargell	1b	39.095	L	3	0	0	0		1	1	.318		37	2048
6	Steve Nicosia	c	23.307	R	3	0	0	0		1	0	.269		26	29
7	Rennie Stennett	2b	28.065	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.233		41	1012
8	Dale Berra	ss	22.178	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.186		32	105
9	Jim Rooker	p	36.259	R	2	0	1	0		0	1	.083		5	304
	Lee Lacy	ph	31.060	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.224		29	576
Totals

2B: Dave Parker (15)

RBI: Dave Parker 2 (33)

GDP: Dale Berra (5)

San Francisco Giants - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Vida Blue	L	W 7-6	9.0	5	2	2	5	6	0		5.63	1.47		15	323
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Vida Blue (117-69-48)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Jim Rooker	L		7.0	6	2	2	1	4	1		1.98	0.83		5	301
2	Bruce Kison	R	L 3-2	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	0		3.10	1.09		14	236
3	Grant Jackson	L		1.0	2	1	1	2	0	1		2.81	1.17		26	518
4	Kent Tekulve	R		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4.50	1.36		33	302
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jim Rooker (94-60-34), Bruce Kison (10-6-4), Grant Jackson (12-4-8), Kent Tekulve (1-1-0)