Ending their three-game losing streak, the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 4-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Bruce Kison and Kent Tekulve. The Pirates got to George Riley, making his first major league start, for a run in the second inning on singles by Bill Madlock and Steve Nicosia and a safe squeeze bunt by Phil Garner.

In the fifth, after Garner singled and Omar Moreno was hit by a pitch, both scored on a single by Tim Foli and an error by Cubs' second baseman Mick Kelleher. Bill Buckner homered for the Cubs in the seventh. When Kelleher doubled after two out, Tekulve replaced Kison and went the rest of the way for his 29th save. Madlock homered in the ninth for the final run. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 22, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .285      De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Foli ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .279      Thompson cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Parker rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Biittner rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
B. Robinson lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Kingman lf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .282
Madlock 3b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .291      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Nicosia c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .290      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Garner 2b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .284      Kelleher 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .241
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Riley p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Geisel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Macko ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   4   8   3     2   3             Totals               30   1   4   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 24,657
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cubs 6
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 3
Errors: Foli, Kelleher
Doubles: Kelleher (3)
Home Runs: Madlock (14), Buckner (14)
Caught Stealing: Nicosia (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison (7), Riley (1)
GIDP: Nicosia (5), Ontiveros (19)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (9,by Riley), Moreno (3,by Riley), Kingman (4,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(11-7)           6.2   4   1   1   2   1   1  26   3.38
Tekulve SV(29)          2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.59
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   1   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Riley L(0-1)            4.1   6   3   2   0   1   0  20   4.50
Geisel                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Moore                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.83
Tidrow                  2     1   1   1   1   2   1   7   3.52
Totals                  9     8   4   3   2   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Kison (4), Riley 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Dave Pallone


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
singled to third; Parker was hit by a pitch [Foli to second]; B.
Robinson flied out to center [Foli to third]; Stargell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Biittner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock singled to right; Nicosia singled to
pitcher [Madlock to third]; On a bunt Garner singled to pitcher
[Madlock scored, Nicosia to second]; Kison forced Garner
(pitcher to second) [Nicosia to third]; Moreno hit into a double
play (left to first) [Kison out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman walked; Buckner popped to second; Ontiveros
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs
0.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli grounded out (second to first); Parker flied
out to center; B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Foote grounded out (third to first); Kelleher singled
to second; Riley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Kelleher to second]; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Madlock lined to left;
Nicosia lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Thompson lined to shortstop; Biittner singled to
center; Kingman was hit by a pitch [Biittner to second]; Buckner
flied out to right [Biittner to third]; Ontiveros walked
[Kingman to second]; Foote flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner singled to pitcher; Kison out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Garner to second]; Moreno was hit by a
pitch; Foli singled to center [Garner scored, Moreno to second];
GEISEL REPLACED RILEY (PITCHING); Parker forced Foli (shortstop
to second) [Moreno scored (error by Kelleher) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (second to first); MACKO BATTED
FOR GEISEL; Macko flied out to left; De Jesus flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: MOORE REPLACED MACKO (PITCHING); Stargell singled
to center; Madlock lined to second; Nicosia grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Biittner
flied out to left; Kingman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno walked; Moreno was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner homered; Ontiveros grounded out (second to
first); Foote struck out; Kelleher doubled to left; HENDERSON
BATTED FOR MOORE; TEKULVE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Foli flied
out to center; Parker flied out to left; B. Robinson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
reached on an error by Foli [Thompson to first]; Biittner lined
to right; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to left; Madlock homered;
Nicosia walked; Garner struck out while Nicosia was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Foote grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 1.