The Pittsburgh Pirates easily beat the Houston Astros, 9 to 3, on July 20, 1979.

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates

Final

HOU

Astros

54-43

3

PIT

Pirates

49-39

9

HOU

PIT

1

0

3

2

0

0

3

1

2

4

1

0

5

0

0

6

1

3

7

0

1

8

0

0

9

0

R

3

9

H

8

12

E

0

2

Bottom 1st

HOU

PIT

Pirates

Willie Stargell hit into fielder's choice; Tim Foli scored.

0

1

Pirates

Double by Ed Ott; Willie Stargell and Bill Robinson scored.

0

3

Top 3rd

HOU

PIT

Astros

Home run by Art Howe.

1

3

Bottom 3rd

HOU

PIT

Pirates

Single by Phil Garner; Dave Parker and Willie Stargell scored.

1

5

Top 4th

HOU

PIT

Astros

Jose Cruz ground ball; Errors by Rennie Stennett and Rennie Stennett; Jeffrey Leonard scored.

2

5

Top 6th

HOU

PIT

Astros

Single by Enos Cabell; Jeffrey Leonard scored.

3

5

Bottom 6th

HOU

PIT

Pirates

Home run by Phil Garner.

3

6

Pirates

Single by Omar Moreno; Rennie Stennett scored.

3

7

Pirates

Double by Dave Parker; Omar Moreno scored.

3

8

Bottom 7th

HOU

PIT

Pirates

Single by Rennie Stennett; Ed Ott scored.

3

9

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Rafael Landestoy 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Julio Gonzalez SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Terry Puhl CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeffrey Leonard RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Enos Cabell 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Art Howe 3B 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 5
Alan Ashby C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jesus Alou PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J.R. Richard P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Bert Roberge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Sexton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Frank LaCorte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reggie Baldwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 2 1 3 4 1 1 11

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
J.R. Richard (L) 5.1 10 8 8 3 5 1
Bert Roberge 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Frank LaCorte 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 0
Totals 8.0 12 9 9 3 7 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Omar Moreno CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Tim Foli SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dave Parker RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
Willie Stargell 1B 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bill Robinson LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Ed Ott C 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 2
Phil Garner 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 5
Rennie Stennett 2B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
John Candelaria P 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9 1 3 7 2 0 18

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
John Candelaria (W) 9.0 8 3 2 3 4 1
Totals 9.0 8 3 2 3 4 1

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HR

8

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds

RBI

32

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds

AVG

.281

Joe

Connor Joe

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

7

Keller

Mitch Keller

K

70

Jones

Jared Jones

ERA

2.94

Ortiz

Luis L. Ortiz

Team Rankings

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HR

54

19th

R

235

22nd

SO

494

16th

ERA

3.91

14th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
35 23 .603
Cubs Cubs
29 30 .492 6.5
Cardinals Cardinals
27 29 .482 7.0
Pirates Pirates
27 31 .466 8.0
Reds Reds
25 33 .431 10.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/2
PIT PIT
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Tue
6/4
LAD LAD
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
6/5
LAD LAD
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Thu
6/6
LAD LAD
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
6/7
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM

Last Game

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TOR Blue Jays

27-30

1

Final

8

PIT Pirates

27-31

Sat 1 Jun 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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20

Judge

Aaron Judge

19

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

18

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

RBI Leaders

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57

Ramírez

José Ramírez

53

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

49

Bohm

Alec Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

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.340

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.326

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.325

Profar

Jurickson Profar

Hit Leaders

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83

Arraez

Luis Arraez

75

Contreras

William Contreras

75

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

Run Leaders

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52

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

48

Contreras

William Contreras

44

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

OBP Leaders

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.420

Profar

Jurickson Profar

.414

Judge

Aaron Judge

.412

Betts

Mookie Betts

SLG Leaders

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.654

Judge

Aaron Judge

.611

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.604

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

SB Leaders

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32

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

20

Turang

Brice Turang

20

Caballero

José Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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9

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

9

Lugo

Seth Lugo

8

Sale

Chris Sale

Strikeout Leaders

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95

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

93

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

90

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

ERA Leaders

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1.70

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

1.72

Lugo

Seth Lugo

1.73

López

Reynaldo López

WHIP Leaders

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0.80

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.82

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.91

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

K/9 Leaders

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12.16

Gray

Sonny Gray

12.01

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

11.97

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

K/BB Leaders

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11.00

Eflin

Zach Eflin

9.50

Kirby

George Kirby

9.00

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Walk Leaders

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4

Eflin

Zach Eflin

6

Kirby

George Kirby

10

Sale

Chris Sale

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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874.4

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

858.7

Judge

Aaron Judge

840.2

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

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669

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

646

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

634

Judge

Aaron Judge

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
5/31
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
3-4
Fri
5/31
PIT PIT
@
TOR TOR
8-1
Fri
5/31
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
5-7
Fri
5/31
TEX TEX
@
MIA MIA
7-0
Fri
5/31
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
2-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/2
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
1:05 PM
Sun
6/2
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
OAK OAK
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
PIT PIT
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM