CREATE TABLE table_name_74 (score VARCHAR2, runner_up VARCHAR2, year VARCHAR2)

In 1979 when Jimmy Connors was the runner-up what was the score?
SELECT score FROM table_name_74 WHERE runner_up = "jimmy connors" AND year < 1979
SELECT "score" FROM "table_name_74" WHERE "jimmy connors" = "runner_up" AND "year" < 1979