St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 13, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 0 0
Templeton ss 5 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 2 2 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0
Scott rf 4 1 3 1
Reitz 3b 3 1 2 1
Tyson 2b 3 1 1 1
  Carbo ph 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0
Vuckovich p 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 1 2
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Grieve ph 0 0 0 0
  Dimmel pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 2 1
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Parker rf 3 2 1 0
Milner 1b 3 2 2 4
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Kison p 1 1 1 0
  Bibby p 2 0 1 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 5
St. Louis 020 300 0106101
Pittsburgh 005 000 20x792
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich   3.0 5 5 1 0 2
  Bruno   3.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Schultz  L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
7
3
2
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   3.1 7 5 4 1 5
  Bibby  W (1-0) 4.1 2 1 1 0 3
  Tekulve   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
9

  E–Templeton (2), Parker (3), Kison (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis Tyson (1,off Kison); Iorg (1,off Kison); Simmons (2,off Bibby), Pittsburgh Kison (1,off Vuckovich); Parker (1,off Schultz).  HR–Pittsburgh Milner 2 (2,3rd inning off Vuckovich 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off Schultz 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Reitz (1,off Kison).  HBP–Parker (2,by Bruno).  CS–Dimmel (1,2nd base by Jackson/Ott); Garner (1,2nd base by Vuckovich/Simmons).  WP–Vuckovich 2 (2), Bruno (1).  HBP–Bruno (1,Parker).  U-HP–Joe Schratz, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Ron Hutson, 3B–Harry Small.  T–2:43.  A–4,395.
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