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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 1 1 0
Mumphrey lf 5 1 3 2
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
Simmons c 5 1 1 1
Hendrick rf 4 1 2 2
Morales cf 4 0 2 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 1
Tyson 2b 3 1 0 0
Falcone p 3 0 0 0
  Scott cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 2 0
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 0
Robinson lf 4 1 0 0
Sanguillen 1b 3 0 2 0
Macha 3b 3 0 0 1
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 3 0 1 0
Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  Whitson p 1 0 1 0
  Stennett ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Brye ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
St. Louis 400 110 0006101
Pittsburgh 000 100 000190
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (1-5) 7.0 9 1 1 1 0
  Littell   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (0-1) 0.0 6 4 4 0 0
  Whitson   4.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Hamilton   3.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Jackson   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
1

  E–Falcone (2).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Morales (13,off Jackson); Mumphrey (4,off Jackson), Pittsburgh Parker (12,off Falcone).  3B–St. Louis Templeton (4,off Reuss).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (6,5th inning off Hamilton 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Reitz (4,off Whitson); Macha (1,off Falcone).  SB–Hernandez (6,2nd base off Whitson/Dyer).  WP–Littell (5).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:22.  A–9,229.
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