Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1979 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 2 2 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 2 2
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Milner 1b 4 0 0 0
Lacy lf 2 0 0 0
  Alexander pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 3 0 2 0
Kison p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 1 1 1
Brock lf 4 1 3 0
  Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 3 1
Simmons c 2 1 1 2
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 1 1 0
Martinez p 3 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 001 001261
St. Louis 001 001 20x4101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (1-1) 6.0 8 4 4 1 6
  Jackson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (1-1) 8.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Knowles  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
2

  E–Milner (2), Martinez (1).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (10,off Kison); Tyson (4,off Kison).  3B–St. Louis Brock (2,off Kison).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (7,6th inning off Kison 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Martinez (1,off Kison).  SF–Simmons (1,off Kison).  IBB–Simmons (6,by Kison).  SB–Moreno 2 (13,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons 2).  CS–Stennett (1,2nd base by Martinez/Simmons).  IBB–Kison (1,Simmons).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Jim Jones, 2B–Bob Sharp, 3B–Bob Freels.  T–2:24.  A–20,966.
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