Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
Moreno cf 5 1 2 0
Milner lf 4 1 2 1
  Mendoza 3b 0 0 0 0
Robinson rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 2 1
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Garner 2b 3 0 1 0
Macha 3b 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Candelaria p 3 0 1 0
  Brye rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 11 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 3 1 1 1
Mumphrey lf 3 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 2 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Brock ph 0 0 0 0
Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
Pittsburgh 001 000 0102110
St. Louis 100 000 000170
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (8-8) 7.0 5 1 1 2 0
  Jackson   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve  SV (12) 1.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
0
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  L (6-6) 7.0 11 2 2 1 7
  Schultz   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Littell   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Moreno (7,off Vuckovich); Candelaria (2,off Vuckovich); B Robinson (15,off Vuckovich), St. Louis Mumphrey (7,off Jackson).  HR–St. Louis Templeton (2,1st inning off Candelaria 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Taveras (4,off Vuckovich); Vuckovich (3,off Candelaria); Mumphrey (1,off Candelaria).  SF–Stargell (2,off Schultz).  HBP–Garner (2,by Littell).  IBB–Simmons (11,by Tekulve).  SB–Moreno (37,2nd base off Vuckovich/Simmons).  CS–Taveras (14,2nd base by Littell/Simmons); Mumphrey (5,2nd base by Candelaria/Ott).  HBP–Littell (2,Garner).  IBB–Tekulve (8,Simmons).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:37.  A–13,813.
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