Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
Moreno cf 3 1 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Robinson B. lf 4 1 2 1
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 1 1
  Fregosi 3b 0 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0
Rooker p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson D. p 2 0 0 0
  Brye rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 2 2 0 0
  Dwyer lf 1 0 0 0
Templeton ss 5 2 2 0
Morales rf 4 1 1 2
Simmons c 3 0 1 2
Hernandez 1b 5 2 4 2
Reitz 3b 4 1 2 1
Scott cf 4 1 1 0
Tyson 2b 4 1 2 4
  Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0
Denny p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 11 14 11
Pittsburgh 011 000 000272
St. Louis 600 400 10x11140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (0-1) 0.2 5 6 6 1 0
  Robinson   4.1 5 4 4 2 6
  Tekulve   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Bibby   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
3
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4

  E–Ott 2 (2).  2B–Pittsburgh B Robinson 2 (2,off Denny 2), St. Louis Hernandez (2,off D Robinson); Morales (1,off D Robinson).  HR–St. Louis Tyson (1,1st inning off Rooker 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Simmons 2 (2,off Rooker,off D Robinson).  SB–Templeton (1,2nd base off Rooker/Ott); Hernandez (1,2nd base off Rooker/Ott); Morales (1,2nd base off D Robinson/Ott).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:16.  A–19,241.
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