Tuesday August 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Posting their fourth straight victory, the Pirates downed the Padres, 7-1, behind the six-hit pitching of John Candelaria. Willie Stargell sent the Pirates ahead in the first inning with a two-run double. Ed Ott drove in the first and last runs of a five-run outburst in the second, leading off with a homer and capping the scoring with an RBI single. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 14, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0 Pirates 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 7 9 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Moreno cf 3 2 1 0 2 2 .291 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Foli ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Tenace c,1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Parker rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .299 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .330 B. Robinson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Bevacqua 1b,lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .244 Stargell 1b 3 1 1 2 1 2 .304 Gonzalez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Milner lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .302 Mura p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 Kendall ph,c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .171 Ott c 4 1 3 2 0 1 .270 Wilhelm cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Garner 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .295 Richards lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Candelaria p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .209 Totals 30 1 6 1 2 3 Totals 30 7 9 6 6 6 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 23,210 Left on Base: Padres 5, Pirates 7 DP: Padres 1, Pirates 2 Doubles: Dade (9), Kendall (2), Tenace (12), Stargell (17), Parker (31) Triples: Wilhelm (1) Home Runs: Ott (7) Stolen Bases: Garner (11), Moreno 2 (53) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (18), Candelaria 2 (4) GIDP: Smith (8), Dade (3), Madlock (10) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D'Acquisto L(8-10) 1.2 6 6 6 2 1 1 12 4.87 Lolich 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 4.58 Mura 4.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 14 2.91 Fingers 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 4.57 Totals 8 9 7 7 6 6 1 38 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria W(11-8) 9 6 1 1 2 3 0 33 3.62 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 3 0 33 Wild Pitches: D'Acquisto (4), Lolich 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague PADRES 1ST: Dade doubled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dade to third]; Tenace struck out; Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno walked; Foli singled to right [Moreno to second]; Parker struck out; Stargell doubled to left [Moreno scored, Foli scored]; Milner singled to center [Stargell to third]; Madlock grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Milner out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 2. PADRES 2ND: Bevacqua flied out to right; Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; Wilhelm tripled to center; Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: Ott homered; Garner walked; Garner stole second; Candelaria out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Garner to third]; D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Garner scored]; Moreno singled to second; Moreno stole second; Foli flied out to center; Parker doubled to left [Moreno scored]; LOLICH REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Lolich threw a wild pitch [Parker to third]; Stargell walked; Milner singled to center [Parker scored, Stargell to second]; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Stargell to third, Milner to second]; Madlock was walked intentionally; Ott singled to left [Stargell scored, Milner to third, Madlock to second]; MURA REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); ALMON REPLACED LOLICH (PLAYING 2B); Garner flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PADRES 3RD: Almon singled to center; Dade flied out to left; Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Almon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno struck out; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PADRES 4TH: Tenace popped to first in foul territory; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell struck out; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PADRES 5TH: Mura struck out; Wilhelm flied out to right; Richards walked; Almon forced Richards (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PIRATES 5TH: Madlock flied out to left; Ott struck out; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PADRES 6TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith made an out to shortstop; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PIRATES 6TH: Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Pirates 7. PADRES 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Winfield flied out to center; Bevacqua walked; KENDALL BATTED FOR MURA; Kendall doubled to left [Bevacqua scored]; Wilhelm grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 7. PIRATES 7TH: KENDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FINGERS REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; Milner flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 7. PADRES 8TH: Almon singled to left; Dade grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Almon out at second]; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 7. PIRATES 8TH: Ott singled to center; Garner walked [Ott to second]; Candelaria out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ott to third, Garner to second]; Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 7. PADRES 9TH: Tenace doubled to left; Winfield popped to catcher in foul territory; Bevacqua made an out to second; Kendall lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Pirates 7.

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