The Chicago Cubs were decisively beaten by the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9 to 5, on May 18, 1979.

Final

Pirates

15-18

9

Cubs

16-17

5

PIT

CHC

1

0

2

0

1

3

0

4

1

5

2

0

6

0

7

0

8

2

1

9

1

0

R

9

5

H

13

10

E

1

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

PIT

CHC

Home run by Dave Kingman; Mike Vail scored.

0

2

Bottom 2nd

PIT

CHC

Single by Barry Foote; Error by Bill Robinson; Jerry Martin scored.

0

3

Top 3rd

PIT

CHC

Home run by Dave Parker.

1

3

Home run by Willie Stargell; Bill Robinson scored.

3

Top 4th

PIT

CHC

Single by Dale Berra; Rennie Stennett scored.

4

3

Bottom 4th

PIT

CHC

Home run by Ted Sizemore.

4

Top 5th

PIT

CHC

Double by Bill Robinson; Dave Parker scored.

5

4

Single by Steve Nicosia; Bill Robinson scored.

6

4

Top 8th

PIT

CHC

Double by Phil Garner; Rennie Stennett and Dale Berra scored.

8

4

Bottom 8th

PIT

CHC

Home run by Bill Buckner.

8

5

Top 9th

PIT

CHC

Home run by Steve Nicosia.

9

5

Pirates

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Omar Moreno CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Phil Garner 3B	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Dave Parker RF	5	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	6
Bill Robinson LF	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	5
Willie Stargell 1B	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	4
Steve Nicosia C	5	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	5
Rennie Stennett 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
Dale Berra SS	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	2
John Candelaria P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	39	9	13	9	3	3	4	1	29

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
John Candelaria (W)	9.0	10	5	5	1	2	3
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	1	2	3

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Vail RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
Bill Buckner 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Dave Kingman LF	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	4
Steve Ontiveros 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jerry Martin CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Barry Foote C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Sizemore 2B	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Ken Holtzman P	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	34	5	10	4	3	1	2	21

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Ken Holtzman (L)	9.0	13	9	9	3	4	3
Totals	9.0	13	9	9	3	4	3

Explore

More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

9

Morel

RBI

33

Morel

AVG

.267

Hoerner

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Imanaga

K

58

Imanaga

ERA

0.84

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

48

16th

R

216

15th

SO

428

7th

ERA

3.67

11th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	28	20	.583
Cubs	27	22	.551	1.5
Pirates	23	26	.469	5.5
Cardinals	21	26	.447	6.5
Reds	20	28	.417	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/22	ATL	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Thu 5/23	ATL	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Fri 5/24	CHC	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 5/25	CHC	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 5/26	CHC	@	STL	7:10 PM

Last Game

Cubs

27-22

4

Final

3

Braves

27-18

Tue 21 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

17

Tucker

16

Henderson

14

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

44

Bohm

44

Ramírez

43

Ozuna

Batting Average Leaders

.356

Ohtani

.343

Perez

.339

Profar

Hit Leaders

69

Ohtani

65

Betts

64

Contreras

Run Leaders

45

Jr.

41

Contreras

41

Betts

OBP Leaders

.429

Betts

.427

Profar

.425

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.655

Ohtani

.649

Tucker

.633

Ozuna

SB Leaders

30

Cruz

18

Turang

17

Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Suárez

7

Sale

7

Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

81

Glasnow

74

Crochet

73

Cease

ERA Leaders

0.84

Imanaga

1.36

Suárez

1.54

López

WHIP Leaders

0.78

Skubal

0.79

Suárez

0.86

Sale

K/9 Leaders

11.85

Flaherty

11.76

Glasnow

11.60

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

11.00

Eflin

10.80

Kirby

9.00

Jones

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Kirby

7

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

777.8

Ohtani

754.2

Tucker

726.5

Jr.

DraftKings Points Leaders

598

Ohtani

563

Tucker

556

Jr.

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0