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1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
98-64, Finished 1st in NL East
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Scored 775 runs, Allowed 643 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-67
Manager: Chuck Tanner (98-64)
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,435,454 (10th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 105, Pitching - 105;   one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 106
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Baltimore Orioles
Won NL Championship Series (3-0) over Cincinnati Reds
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1978 / 1980 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 98-64, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First46last on Sunday, Sep 30, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 55last on Sep 30, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead4last on Thursday, Aug 16, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind9last on Thursday, May 17, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50034last on Sunday, Sep 30
Most Games under .5006last on Tuesday, May 15
Longest Winning Streak9Saturday, Jul 14 to Monday, Jul 23
Longest Losing Streak6Sunday, Apr 15 to Sunday, Apr 22
Most Runs Allowed15Tuesday, Aug 7
Most Runs Scored17Wednesday, May 9
Longest Game (innings)19Saturday, Aug 25
Times Shutout by Opponent9 
Times Opponent Shutout7 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 98 64 775 643 .605
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 48 33 399 339 .593
Road 50 31 376 304 .617
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 7 11 85 93 .389
May 16 10 130 104 .615
June 14 13 116 103 .519
July 20 11 143 119 .645
August 21 9 151 121 .700
September 20 10 150 103 .667
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 46 39 383 348 .541
Second Half 52 25 392 295 .675
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 90 54 695 562 .625
ExtraInning 8 10 80 81 .444
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 30 26 226 222 .536
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 22 8 205 125 .733
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
ATL 8 4 65 54 .667
CHC 12 6 86 68 .667
CIN 4 8 46 55 .333
HOU 8 4 70 49 .667
LAD 8 4 46 33 .667
MON 11 7 89 66 .611
NYM 10 8 78 73 .556
PHI 10 8 94 79 .556
SDP 7 5 55 36 .583
SFG 9 3 64 53 .750
STL 11 7 82 77 .611

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Friday, Apr 6 boxscore PIT MON L 2 3 10 0-1 4 1.0 Sosa Tekulve 3:02 36,141 -
2 2 Saturday, Apr 7 boxscore PIT MON W 7 6 1-1 3 1.0 Jackson Sosa 3:00 8,700 +
3 3 Sunday, Apr 8 boxscore PIT MON L 4 5 1-2 4 1.5 May Romo Palmer 3:03 8,680 -
4 4 Tuesday, Apr 10 boxscore PIT @ PHI L 3 7 1-3 5 2.5 Ruthven Romo 2:39 48,235 --
5 5 Wednesday, Apr 11 boxscore PIT @ PHI L 4 5 1-4 5 3.0 Carlton Blyleven 2:06 26,281 ---
6 6 Thursday, Apr 12 boxscore PIT STL W 3 1 2-4 5 2.5 Robinson Denny 2:09 3,986 +
7 7 Friday, Apr 13 boxscore PIT STL W 7 6 3-4 4 2.0 Bibby Schultz Jackson 2:43 4,395 ++
8 8 Saturday, Apr 14 boxscore PIT STL W 7 4 4-4 3 2.0 Whitson Forsch Jackson 2:28 10,940 +++
9 9 Sunday, Apr 15 boxscore PIT STL L 4 9 10 4-5 4 2.0 Littell Tekulve 3:27 3,012 -
10 10 Tuesday, Apr 17 boxscore PIT PHI L 2 13 4-6 4 3.5 Carlton Blyleven 2:49 7,739 --
11 11 Wednesday, Apr 18 boxscore PIT PHI L 2 3 4-7 4 4.5 Lerch Robinson 2:11 12,195 ---
12 12 Friday, Apr 20 boxscore PIT @ HOU L 4 5 10 4-8 5 4.5 Sambito Bibby 3:16 19,834 ----
13 13 Saturday, Apr 21 boxscore PIT @ HOU L 4 5 10 4-9 5 5.0 Andujar Tekulve 3:23 48,977 -----
14 14 Sunday, Apr 22 boxscore PIT @ HOU L 2 3 4-10 6 5.0 Andujar Candelaria Sambito 2:27 22,403 ------
15 15 Tuesday, Apr 24 boxscore PIT @ CIN W 9 2 5-10 6 5.5 Robinson Pastore 2:30 18,372 +
16 16 Wednesday, Apr 25 boxscore PIT @ CIN W 3 2 11 6-10 6 5.5 Tekulve Tomlin 3:05 20,155 ++
17 17 Friday, Apr 27 boxscore PIT HOU L 8 9 11 6-11 6 6.5 Riccelli Whitson 3:30 5,767 -
18 18 Sunday, Apr 29 boxscore PIT HOU W 10 5 7-11 6 6.0 Kison Niekro Jackson 3:07 7,598 +
19 19 Tuesday, May 1 boxscore PIT ATL L 2 5 7-12 6 7.5 Niekro Tekulve 2:37 5,122 -
20 20 Wednesday, May 2 boxscore PIT ATL W 10 2 8-12 6 7.0 Candelaria Mahler 2:21 4,840 +
21 21 Friday, May 4 boxscore PIT @ STL L 3 4 8-13 5 7.5 Sykes Robinson Schultz 2:36 13,525 -
22 22 Saturday, May 5 boxscore PIT @ STL W 6 5 9-13 5 6.5 Jackson Vuckovich Whitson 3:04 17,440 +
23 23 Sunday, May 6 boxscore PIT @ STL L 2 4 9-14 5 7.5 Martinez Kison Knowles 2:24 20,966 -
24 24 Monday, May 7 boxscore PIT @ ATL W 4 2 10-14 5 7.5 Candelaria Mahler Tekulve 2:54 8,166 +
25 25 Tuesday, May 8 boxscore PIT @ ATL L 1 4 10-15 5 8.5 Solomon Rhoden 2:57 5,741 -
26 26 Wednesday, May 9 boxscore PIT @ ATL W 17 9 11-15 5 8.5 Bibby Garber Tekulve 3:42 6,855 +
27 27 Friday, May 11 boxscore PIT CIN L 4 8 11-16 5 9.0 Tomlin Whitson Bair 2:48 14,115 -
28 28 Saturday, May 12 boxscore PIT CIN W 3 2 12-16 5 8.0 Bibby Pastore Jackson 2:55 18,745 +
29 29 Sunday, May 13 boxscore PIT CIN L 3 7 12-17 5 9.0 LaCoss Candelaria 2:46 10,253 -
30 30 Tuesday, May 15 boxscore PIT NYM L 0 3 12-18 5 9.0 Swan Robinson Lockwood 2:39 6,097 --
31 31 Wednesday, May 16 boxscore PIT NYM W 4 3 13 13-18 5 9.0 Romo Lockwood 3:19 7,621 +
32 32 Thursday, May 17 boxscore PIT NYM W 6 5 14-18 5 9.0 Tekulve Orosco 2:29 6,295 ++
33 33 Friday, May 18 boxscore PIT @ CHC W 9 5 15-18 5 8.0 Candelaria Holtzman 2:12 12,578 +++
34 34 Saturday, May 19 boxscore PIT @ CHC W 3 0 16-18 4 7.0 Rooker Krukow Jackson 2:42 29,460 ++++
35 35 Sunday, May 20 boxscore PIT @ CHC W 6 5 17-18 4 6.0 Robinson McGlothen Tekulve 2:52 30,998 +++++
36 36 Monday, May 21 boxscore PIT @ MON W 4 2 18-18 4 6.0 Blyleven Sanderson Tekulve 2:58 25,154 ++++++
37 37 Tuesday, May 22 boxscore PIT @ MON L 3 6 18-19 4 7.0 Grimsley Whitson Fryman 2:42 15,227 -
38 38 Wednesday, May 23 boxscore PIT @ MON L 0 3 18-20 4 7.0 Rogers Candelaria 2:18 7,041 --
39 39 Friday, May 25 boxscore PIT @ NYM T 3 3 11 18-20 4 6.5 2:51 6,611 --
40 40 Saturday, May 26 boxscore PIT @ NYM L 8 10 18-21 5 7.0 Lockwood Tekulve 3:26 20,272 ---
41 41 Sunday, May 27 boxscore PIT @ NYM W 2 1 19-21 4 6.5 Jackson Murray 2:26 25,545 +
42 42 Monday, May 28 boxscore PIT @ NYM W 6 1 20-21 4 6.0 Candelaria Falcone Jackson 2:28 10,619 ++
43 43 Tuesday, May 29 boxscore PIT CHC W 8 0 21-21 4 6.0 Robinson Holtzman 2:07 7,196 +++
44 44 Wednesday, May 30 boxscore PIT CHC W 9 2 22-21 4 6.0 Rooker McGlothen 2:26 7,107 ++++
45 45 Thursday, May 31 boxscore PIT CHC W 4 3 10 23-21 4 6.0 Kison Sutter 3:27 6,438 +++++
46 46 Friday, Jun 1 boxscore PIT SDP W 9 8 24-21 4 5.0 Tekulve Shirley 3:17 12,928 ++++++
47 47 Saturday, Jun 2 boxscore PIT SDP L 1 3 24-22 4 5.0 Perry Candelaria 2:28 20,977 -
48 48 Sunday, Jun 3 boxscore PIT SDP W 7 0 25-22 4 4.0 Kison Owchinko 2:14 13,370 +
49 49 Monday, Jun 4 boxscore PIT LAD L 2 4 25-23 4 5.0 Sutcliffe Rooker 2:42 14,727 -
50 50 Tuesday, Jun 5 boxscore PIT LAD W 3 1 26-23 4 4.0 Blyleven Sutton Tekulve 2:37 11,088 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Wednesday, Jun 6 boxscore PIT LAD W 5 4 27-23 3 4.0 Romo Welch Tekulve 2:25 16,666 ++
52 52 Friday, Jun 8 boxscore PIT SFG W 3 2 28-23 3 3.0 Romo Curtis Jackson 2:20 18,227 +++
53 53 Saturday, Jun 9 boxscore PIT SFG L 2 6 28-24 3 3.0 Blue Kison 2:23 25,814 -
54 54 Sunday, Jun 10 boxscore PIT SFG L 4 7 28-25 3 3.0 Lavelle Romo 2:58 25,536 --
55 55 Tuesday, Jun 12 boxscore PIT @ SDP L 3 6 28-26 4 4.0 Perry Candelaria 2:59 23,759 ---
56 56 Wednesday, Jun 13 boxscore PIT @ SDP L 2 3 28-27 4 5.0 Owchinko Kison Fingers 2:43 17,845 ----
57 57 Thursday, Jun 14 boxscore PIT @ SDP L 1 2 14 28-28 4 6.0 D'Acquisto Candelaria 4:10 15,444 -----
58 58 Friday, Jun 15 boxscore PIT @ LAD W 6 2 29-28 4 5.0 Blyleven Sutton Tekulve 2:52 50,299 +
59 59 Saturday, Jun 16 boxscore PIT @ LAD W 6 3 30-28 4 5.0 Robinson Welch 2:42 49,448 ++
60 60 Sunday, Jun 17 boxscore PIT @ LAD W 5 1 31-28 4 5.0 Whitson Reuss Tekulve 2:48 45,835 +++
61 61 Tuesday, Jun 19 boxscore PIT @ SFG W 9 4 32-28 3 4.5 Candelaria Montefusco Romo 2:51 39,861 ++++
62 62 Wednesday, Jun 20 boxscore PIT @ SFG W 8 5 33-28 2 4.5 Jackson Lavelle Tekulve 2:40 19,637 +++++
63 63 Friday, Jun 22 boxscore PIT CHC W 7 2 34-28 2 4.5 Blyleven Holtzman 2:33 21,006 ++++++
64 64 Saturday, Jun 23 boxscore PIT CHC L 3 4 34-29 2 5.5 Krukow Robinson Sutter 2:34 18,513 -
65 65 Sunday, Jun 24 boxscore PIT CHC L 0 5 34-30 2 5.5 Reuschel Kison 2:35 43,402 --
66 66 Monday, Jun 25 boxscore PIT @ NYM W 8 1 35-30 2 6.0 Candelaria Swan 2:32 0 +
67 67 Monday, Jun 25 boxscore PIT @ NYM L 0 4 35-31 2 6.0 Falcone Rooker 2:25 14,666 -
68 68 Tuesday, Jun 26 boxscore PIT @ NYM W 2 1 36-31 2 6.0 Blyleven Hausman Jackson 2:22 11,903 +
69 69 Wednesday, Jun 27 boxscore PIT NYM L 9 12 36-32 2 6.0 Twitchell Jackson 3:24 13,168 -
70 70 Thursday, Jun 28 boxscore PIT NYM L 2 3 36-33 3 6.5 Allen Bibby Glynn 3:24 10,137 --
71 71 Friday, Jun 29 boxscore PIT MON W 6 5 37-33 2 5.5 Kison Lee Tekulve 2:45 35,677 +
72 72 Saturday, Jun 30 boxscore PIT MON L 3 5 37-34 2 6.5 Sanderson Blyleven Fryman 2:38 13,865 -
73 73 Monday, Jul 2 boxscore PIT @ STL W 5 4 38-34 2 6.5 Romo Knowles Jackson 2:24 18,042 +
74 74 Tuesday, Jul 3 boxscore PIT @ STL W 4 1 39-34 2 5.5 Candelaria Forsch Romo 2:27 17,130 ++
75 75 Wednesday, Jul 4 boxscore PIT @ STL W 6 4 40-34 2 5.5 Blyleven Vuckovich Jackson 2:25 14,766 +++
76 76 Thursday, Jul 5 boxscore PIT @ STL L 0 2 40-35 2 5.5 Fulgham Rooker 2:24 16,626 -
77 77 Friday, Jul 6 boxscore PIT @ CIN L 1 2 40-36 2 6.5 Bair Jackson 2:20 32,264 --
78 78 Saturday, Jul 7 boxscore PIT @ CIN L 2 6 40-37 3 7.5 Moskau Robinson 2:55 36,300 ---
79 79 Sunday, Jul 8 boxscore PIT @ CIN L 2 4 40-38 4 7.0 Norman Candelaria 2:04 0 ----
80 80 Sunday, Jul 8 boxscore PIT @ CIN W 2 1 41-38 4 7.0 Jackson Tomlin Tekulve 2:15 43,099 +
81 81 Tuesday, Jul 10 boxscore PIT @ HOU W 4 3 42-38 4 6.5 Bibby Andujar Tekulve 3:09 31,341 ++
82 82 Wednesday, Jul 11 boxscore PIT @ HOU W 5 1 43-38 3 5.5 Kison Richard 2:10 25,330 +++
83 83 Thursday, Jul 12 boxscore PIT @ HOU W 5 3 44-38 3 4.5 Blyleven Niekro Tekulve 2:44 22,956 ++++
84 84 Friday, Jul 13 boxscore PIT @ ATL L 4 13 44-39 4 5.0 Niekro Rooker 2:16 17,018 -
85 85 Saturday, Jul 14 boxscore PIT @ ATL W 5 1 45-39 4 4.0 Candelaria Matula 2:13 25,083 +
86 86 Sunday, Jul 15 boxscore PIT @ ATL W 7 3 46-39 4 4.0 Bibby Solomon 2:45 11,304 ++
87 87 Thursday, Jul 19 boxscore PIT HOU W 9 5 47-39 2 2.5 Roberts Forsch 2:41 0 +++
88 88 Thursday, Jul 19 boxscore PIT HOU W 4 2 48-39 2 2.5 Kison Niekro Jackson 2:12 33,464 ++++
89 89 Friday, Jul 20 boxscore PIT HOU W 9 3 49-39 2 1.5 Candelaria Richard 2:40 23,585 +++++
90 90 Saturday, Jul 21 boxscore PIT HOU W 6 5 50-39 2 1.5 Romo Sambito Tekulve 3:00 19,570 ++++++
91 91 Sunday, Jul 22 boxscore PIT ATL W 5 4 51-39 2 0.5 Robinson Solomon Tekulve 2:24 0 +++++++
92 92 Sunday, Jul 22 boxscore PIT ATL W 3 2 52-39 2 0.5 Bibby Mahler Tekulve 2:44 29,533 ++++++++
93 93 Monday, Jul 23 boxscore PIT ATL W 7 1 53-39 2 1.0 Blyleven Hanna 2:30 0 +++++++++
94 94 Monday, Jul 23 boxscore PIT ATL L 0 8 53-40 2 1.0 Niekro Rooker 2:13 27,148 -
95 95 Tuesday, Jul 24 boxscore PIT CIN L 5 6 53-41 2 1.0 Norman Kison Bair 3:16 19,517 --
96 96 Wednesday, Jul 25 boxscore PIT CIN L 5 6 10 53-42 2 2.0 Bair Tekulve 2:55 17,296 ---
97 97 Thursday, Jul 26 boxscore PIT CIN L 7 9 53-43 3 2.5 Soto Roberts Hume 2:51 20,339 ----
98 98 Friday, Jul 27 boxscore PIT @ MON W 5 4 54-43 2 0.5 Tekulve Sosa Romo 2:48 0 +
99 99 Friday, Jul 27 boxscore PIT @ MON W 9 1 55-43 2 0.5 Blyleven Sanderson 2:46 59,260 ++
100 100 Saturday, Jul 28 boxscore PIT @ MON W 5 3 56-43 1 up 0.5 Bibby Schatzeder Tekulve 2:33 38,661 +++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Sunday, Jul 29 boxscore PIT @ MON L 3 5 56-44 2 0.5 Rogers Kison 2:22 35,245 -
102 102 Monday, Jul 30 boxscore PIT NYM W 8 5 57-44 1 Tied Jackson Bernard Tekulve 2:44 11,837 +
103 103 Tuesday, Jul 31 boxscore PIT NYM L 1 2 57-45 2 1.0 Twitchell Blyleven Glynn 2:48 10,739 -
104 104 Wednesday, Aug 1 boxscore PIT STL W 4 3 58-45 2 1.0 Romo Forsch Tekulve 2:49 16,124 +
105 105 Thursday, Aug 2 boxscore PIT STL L 4 5 58-46 2 2.0 Frazier Jackson Knowles 2:36 25,163 -
106 106 Friday, Aug 3 boxscore PIT PHI W 6 3 59-46 2 1.5 Romo McGraw 2:16 0 +
107 107 Friday, Aug 3 boxscore PIT PHI W 5 1 60-46 2 1.5 Bibby Christenson 2:21 45,309 ++
108 108 Saturday, Aug 4 boxscore PIT PHI W 4 0 61-46 2 0.5 Candelaria Espinosa 2:28 34,754 +++
109 109 Sunday, Aug 5 boxscore PIT PHI W 12 8 62-46 1 up 0.5 Tekulve Eastwick 3:00 0 ++++
110 110 Sunday, Aug 5 boxscore PIT PHI W 5 2 63-46 1 up 0.5 Romo Noles Tekulve 2:15 46,006 +++++
111 111 Tuesday, Aug 7 boxscore PIT @ CHC L 2 15 63-47 1 up 0.5 Reuschel Rooker 2:37 34,641 -
112 112 Wednesday, Aug 8 boxscore PIT @ CHC W 5 2 10 64-47 1 up 1.5 Tekulve Tidrow 2:30 34,255 +
113 113 Thursday, Aug 9 boxscore PIT @ CHC L 3 11 64-48 1 up 1.5 Lamp Candelaria 2:23 29,645 -
114 114 Friday, Aug 10 boxscore PIT @ PHI L 3 4 12 64-49 1 up 1.5 Eastwick Jackson 3:14 0 --
115 115 Friday, Aug 10 boxscore PIT @ PHI W 3 2 65-49 1 up 1.5 Kison Lerch Tekulve 3:03 63,346 +
116 116 Saturday, Aug 11 boxscore PIT @ PHI W 14 11 66-49 1 up 1.5 Romo Eastwick Tekulve 3:23 51,118 ++
117 117 Monday, Aug 13 boxscore PIT @ PHI W 9 1 67-49 1 up 2.5 Bibby Christenson 3:05 43,111 +++
118 118 Tuesday, Aug 14 boxscore PIT SDP W 7 1 68-49 1 up 3.5 Candelaria D'Acquisto 2:25 23,210 ++++
119 119 Wednesday, Aug 15 boxscore PIT SDP W 5 1 69-49 1 up 3.5 Blyleven Jones 2:01 14,219 +++++
120 120 Thursday, Aug 16 boxscore PIT SDP W 5 4 70-49 1 up 4.0 Kison Perry Romo 2:59 14,201 ++++++
121 121 Friday, Aug 17 boxscore PIT LAD L 6 7 70-50 1 up 3.0 Patterson Bibby Castillo 3:05 22,416 -
122 122 Saturday, Aug 18 boxscore PIT LAD L 1 5 70-51 1 up 2.0 Reuss Robinson 40,238 --
123 123 Sunday, Aug 19 boxscore PIT LAD W 2 0 71-51 1 up 2.0 Tekulve Hooton 2:03 28,382 +
124 124 Monday, Aug 20 boxscore PIT SFG W 6 5 72-51 1 up 2.0 Romo Lavelle Tekulve 3:42 18,714 ++
125 125 Tuesday, Aug 21 boxscore PIT SFG L 1 6 72-52 1 up 2.0 Knepper Kison 2:17 20,999 -
126 126 Wednesday, Aug 22 boxscore PIT SFG W 8 6 73-52 1 up 3.0 Tekulve Lavelle 2:31 19,768 +
127 127 Friday, Aug 24 boxscore PIT @ SDP L 2 3 73-53 1 up 2.0 Jones Romo Lee 2:26 16,890 -
128 128 Saturday, Aug 25 boxscore PIT @ SDP W 4 3 19 74-53 1 up 2.5 Roberts D'Acquisto 6:12 14,607 +
129 129 Sunday, Aug 26 boxscore PIT @ SDP W 9 2 75-53 1 up 3.0 Kison Shirley 2:37 13,006 ++
130 130 Monday, Aug 27 boxscore PIT @ LAD L 2 4 75-54 1 up 3.0 Brett Tekulve 2:38 35,705 -
131 131 Tuesday, Aug 28 boxscore PIT @ LAD W 4 1 76-54 1 up 3.0 Candelaria Hough 2:09 31,587 +
132 132 Wednesday, Aug 29 boxscore PIT @ LAD W 4 1 77-54 1 up 3.0 Blyleven Reuss Tekulve 2:19 32,816 ++
133 133 Friday, Aug 31 boxscore PIT @ SFG W 6 4 78-54 1 up 3.0 Robinson Curtis Jackson 3:08 19,377 +++
134 134 Saturday, Sep 1 boxscore PIT @ SFG W 5 3 79-54 1 up 3.5 Kison Montefusco Jackson 3:02 25,551 ++++
135 135 Saturday, Sep 1 boxscore PIT @ SFG W 7 2 80-54 1 up 3.5 Bibby Knepper 2:23 27,382 +++++
136 136 Sunday, Sep 2 boxscore PIT @ SFG W 5 3 81-54 1 up 3.5 Candelaria Blue 2:26 15,663 ++++++
137 137 Monday, Sep 3 boxscore PIT PHI L 0 2 81-55 1 up 2.5 Carlton Blyleven McGraw 2:07 0 -
138 138 Monday, Sep 3 boxscore PIT PHI W 7 3 82-55 1 up 2.5 Rooker Lerch Tekulve 2:44 43,444 +
139 139 Wednesday, Sep 5 boxscore PIT @ STL W 7 5 11 83-55 1 up 2.0 Roberts Thomas Tekulve 3:30 23,059 ++
140 140 Thursday, Sep 6 boxscore PIT @ STL L 6 8 83-56 1 up 1.0 Martinez Bibby McEnaney 2:47 14,767 -
141 141 Friday, Sep 7 boxscore PIT @ NYM W 6 4 14 84-56 1 up 2.0 Jackson Allen 3:45 8,290 +
142 142 Saturday, Sep 8 boxscore PIT @ NYM L 2 3 15 84-57 1 up 1.0 Ellis Rooker 4:18 8,095 -
143 143 Sunday, Sep 9 boxscore PIT @ NYM W 6 5 85-57 1 up 1.0 Tekulve Glynn 3:07 9,093 +
144 144 Tuesday, Sep 11 boxscore PIT STL W 7 3 86-57 1 up 0.5 Roberts Denny 2:32 15,757 ++
145 145 Wednesday, Sep 12 boxscore PIT STL W 2 0 87-57 1 up 0.5 Candelaria Forsch Tekulve 1:54 17,669 +++
146 146 Saturday, Sep 15 boxscore PIT NYM W 5 4 88-57 1 up 0.5 Roberts Glynn Tekulve 2:50 18,060 ++++
147 147 Sunday, Sep 16 boxscore PIT NYM L 0 3 88-58 1 Tied Falcone Candelaria Allen 2:19 25,364 -
148 148 Monday, Sep 17 boxscore PIT @ MON W 2 1 89-58 1 up 1.0 Robinson Rogers 2:28 54,609 +
149 149 Tuesday, Sep 18 boxscore PIT @ MON W 5 3 11 90-58 1 up 2.0 Jackson Murray Roberts 3:04 56,976 ++
150 150 Wednesday, Sep 19 boxscore PIT @ PHI W 9 6 91-58 1 up 1.0 Tekulve Eastwick Jackson 3:19 0 +++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Wednesday, Sep 19 boxscore PIT @ PHI L 5 6 91-59 1 up 1.0 Kucek Romo Saucier 2:54 30,566 -
152 152 Thursday, Sep 20 boxscore PIT @ PHI L 1 2 91-60 2 0.5 Lerch Tekulve 2:34 16,299 --
153 153 Friday, Sep 21 boxscore PIT @ CHC L 0 2 91-61 2 1.0 McGlothen Robinson 2:11 9,552 ---
154 154 Saturday, Sep 22 boxscore PIT @ CHC W 4 1 92-61 2 0.5 Kison Riley Tekulve 2:23 24,657 +
155 155 Sunday, Sep 23 boxscore PIT @ CHC W 6 0 93-61 2 0.5 Bibby Reuschel 2:22 24,571 ++
156 156 Monday, Sep 24 boxscore PIT MON W 5 2 94-61 2 0.5 Blyleven Schatzeder Tekulve 2:30 0 +++
157 157 Monday, Sep 24 boxscore PIT MON L 6 7 94-62 2 0.5 Grimsley Jackson Sosa 3:28 47,268 -
158 158 Tuesday, Sep 25 boxscore PIT MON W 10 4 95-62 1 up 0.5 Rooker Sanderson Romo 3:06 31,348 +
159 159 Wednesday, Sep 26 boxscore PIT MON W 10 1 96-62 1 up 1.5 Kison Rogers 3:00 42,043 ++
160 160 Thursday, Sep 27 boxscore PIT STL L 5 9 96-63 1 up 1.0 Forsch Roberts Littell 2:53 11,172 -
161 161 Friday, Sep 28 boxscore PIT CHC W 6 1 97-63 1 up 2.0 Bibby Reuschel 2:41 14,778 +
162 162 Saturday, Sep 29 boxscore PIT CHC L 6 7 13 97-64 1 up 1.0 Caudill Robinson 4:13 25,734 -
163 163 Sunday, Sep 30 boxscore PIT CHC W 5 3 98-64 1 up 2.0 Kison McGlothen Tekulve 2:40 42,176 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1978 / 1980 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits