Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
June 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 3 3 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 0
Milner lf 4 0 4 2
Ott c 3 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 1
Blyleven p 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b,lf 4 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Foster lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 2 0 0 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Lum cf 1 0 0 0
  Knight ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Werner c 3 0 1 0
Moskau p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 1 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 021 010 000480
Cincinnati 000 000 100142
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (4-5) 6.0 3 1 1 2 5
  Jackson  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moskau  L (0-2) 2.2 5 3 3 3 4
  Tomlin   3.1 2 1 0 0 2
  Bair   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
3
6

  E–Morgan (6), Werner (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh B Robinson 2 (7,off Moskau,off Tomlin), Cincinnati Griffey (14,off Blyleven); Werner (2,off Jackson).  SF–Garner (4,off Moskau); Driessen (1,off Jackson).  SB–Moreno (24,2nd base off Moskau/Werner); Morgan (9,2nd base off Blyleven/Ott).  CS–Moreno (6,3rd base by Moskau/Werner).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:35.  A–37,304.
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