The Chicago Cubs couldn't keep up with 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

17

Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

11th

R

140

5th

SO

226

16th

ERA

3.71

10th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.5
Reds	14	12	.538	3.5
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	12	14	.462	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

14-13

1

Final

7

Cubs

17-9

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

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