St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 27, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 1 3 1
Morales cf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
Simmons lf 3 0 0 0
  Mumphrey pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 2 0 1 1
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
Vuckovich p 3 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 0
Robinson lf 4 0 1 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 2 0 1 0
  Macha 3b 1 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 0 0
Garner 3b,2b 3 0 1 0
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 7 0
St. Louis 100 100 000250
Pittsburgh 000 000 000070
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  W (5-5) 8.1 7 0 0 0 6
  Schultz  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
0
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (7-7) 8.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Jackson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
3

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Reitz (11,off Candelaria), Pittsburgh B Robinson (13,off Vuckovich); Parker (11,off Vuckovich).  HR–St. Louis Templeton (1,1st inning off Candelaria 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Morales (2,off Jackson).  IBB–Simmons (10,by Jackson).  CS–Templeton (3,2nd base by Candelaria/Ott).  SB–Taveras (21,2nd base off Vuckovich/Swisher).  IBB–Jackson (4,Simmons).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:06.
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