Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 2 1
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 2 2 1
Milner 1b 3 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
Ott c 4 1 1 1
Moreno cf 2 1 0 1
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph 1 0 1 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
  Dwyer lf 1 0 1 0
Templeton ss 5 1 1 0
Morales rf 4 1 1 1
Simmons c 4 2 3 1
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 3 1 0 0
Mumphrey cf 3 1 1 1
Phillips 2b 4 0 2 2
Rasmussen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 001 100 300571
St. Louis 303 000 00x6111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (0-1) 6.0 8 6 6 2 6
  Bibby   2.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (1-1) 9.0 7 5 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
2
4

  E–Ott (3), Mumphrey (1).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Simmons 2 (4,off Blyleven,off Bibby); Hernandez (4,off Blyleven).  3B–Pittsburgh Taveras (1,off Rasmussen), St. Louis Phillips (1,off Blyleven).  HR–Pittsburgh B Robinson (1,4th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rasmussen (1,off Blyleven).  IBB–Hernandez (1,by Bibby).  SB–Moreno (2,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons); B Robinson (1,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons); Templeton (2,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott); Brock (2,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott).  IBB–Bibby (1,Hernandez).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:00.  A–12,351.
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