The Chicago Cubs were defeated 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

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

13

Suzuki

AVG

.317

Busch

Team Pitching Leaders

W

2

Imanaga

K

24

Wicks

ERA

2.16

Assad

Team Rankings

HR

21

9th

R

101

6th

SO

166

13th

ERA

4.31

20th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	11	6	.647
Cubs	11	7	.611	0.5
Pirates	11	8	.579	1.0
Reds	9	9	.500	2.5
Cardinals	9	10	.474	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/18	MIA	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Fri 4/19	MIA	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 4/20	MIA	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sun 4/21	MIA	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Tue 4/23	HOU	@	CHC	7:40 PM

Last Game

Diamondbacks

9-10

3

Final

5

Cubs

11-7

Wed 17 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

8

Trout

8

Ozuna

7

O'Neill

RBI Leaders

23

Ozuna

21

Ward

20

Jr.

Batting Average Leaders

.388

Altuve

.377

Arcia

.369

Betts

Hit Leaders

31

Ohtani

31

Betts

31

Altuve

Run Leaders

22

Betts

20

Marte

18

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.485

Winker

.478

Soto

.470

Betts

SLG Leaders

.750

O'Neill

.732

Ozuna

.690

Trout

SB Leaders

9

Turang

8

Carroll

8

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

3

Peguero

3

Bradford

3

Miller

Strikeout Leaders

34

Glasnow

32

Jones

31

Crochet

ERA Leaders

0.42

Crawford

0.50

López

0.86

Blanco

WHIP Leaders

0.62

Bradford

0.68

Peralta

0.71

Blanco

K/9 Leaders

13.25

Peralta

13.06

Greene

12.52

Jones

K/BB Leaders

16.00

Jones

14.00

Houck

13.00

Peralta

Walk Leaders

2

Jones

2

Bradford

2

Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

367.4

Betts

296.1

Ozuna

293

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

277

Betts

230

Ohtani

221

Ozuna

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