St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1979 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 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 6 2 3 0
Scott rf 6 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 6 0 1 3
Simmons c 5 1 2 1
Hendrick cf 5 1 1 0
  Littell p 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 2
Grieve lf 1 1 0 0
  Iorg ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Dimmel lf 1 1 1 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 1 0
  Oberkfell ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  Swisher ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips 2b 1 1 1 0
Sykes p 1 0 0 0
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
  Brock ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph,cf 1 1 1 1
Totals 45 9 15 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 2 0 0 0
  Berra ss 3 0 1 0
Garner 3b 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 5 1 1 0
Robinson lf 5 1 2 1
Milner 1b 3 1 0 0
  Stargell 1b 1 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 5 0 1 1
Nicosia c 5 0 2 0
Moreno cf 3 0 2 1
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 3
St. Louis 001 000 021 59151
Pittsburgh 200 001 100 04103
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes   5.1 7 3 2 3 3
  Bruno   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Schultz   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Littell  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
10
4
3
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   5.0 3 1 0 2 5
  Romo   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Jackson   2.2 6 3 2 0 0
  Tekulve  L (0-2) 1.1 5 5 4 0 0
Totals
10.0
15
9
6
3
7

  E–Oberkfell (1), Taveras (2), Garner (3), B Robinson (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–St. Louis Simmons (3,off Romo); Reitz (5,off Jackson); Hernandez (3,off Tekulve), Pittsburgh B Robinson (3,off Sykes); Nicosia (1,off Sykes).  3B–Pittsburgh Moreno (1,off Sykes).  SF–Carbo (1,off Tekulve).  HBP–Sykes (1,by Candelaria).  SB–Scott (3,2nd base off Candelaria/Nicosia); Reitz (1,3rd base off Jackson/Nicosia); Moreno (3,2nd base off Bruno/Simmons).  CS–Milner (1,Home by Schultz/Simmons).  WP–Sykes (1), Schultz 2 (2), Tekulve (1).  HBP–Candelaria (1,Sykes).  U-HP–Ron Hutson, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Joe Schratz, 3B–Harry Small.  T–3:27.  A–3,012.
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