Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1979 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 2 2 0
Foli ss 5 1 2 1
Parker rf 5 1 2 1
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 1
Robinson B. lf 4 0 1 1
Madlock 3b 4 1 2 0
Ott c 4 0 2 0
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 2 0 0 1
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 1 2 0
Brock lf 5 1 2 0
Scott cf 4 1 1 2
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 2 0 1 2
Kennedy c 4 0 2 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Swisher ph 1 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b,3b 3 0 1 0
Martinez p 1 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 1 1 0
  Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 201 100 1005120
St. Louis 000 004 0004110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   5.1 8 4 4 1 6
  Romo  W (4-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Roberts   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Jackson  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   6.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Knowles  L (2-4) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  McEnaney   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
3

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Foli (15,off Martinez); Parker (19,off Martinez); Moreno (7,off Knowles), St. Louis Scott (14,off D Robinson).  SF–Stargell (4,off Martinez).  SB–Moreno (33,2nd base off Martinez/Kennedy); Parker (11,2nd base off Martinez/Kennedy).  BK–Knowles (1).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–2:24.  A–18,042.
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