Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 1 1 0
  Stennett 2b 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 3 2
Milner 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Ott c 3 1 1 0
Garner 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Romo p 2 0 1 1
Totals 35 4 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 3 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Swisher c 2 0 1 0
  Kennedy ph,c 1 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Brock ph 1 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 001 001 200480
St. Louis 000 010 000140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (7-6) 5.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Romo  SV (2) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (3-9) 6.0 8 4 4 1 2
  Knowles   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Frazier   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
4

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (20,off Forsch).  HR–Pittsburgh Parker (14,3rd inning off Forsch 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Scott (3,5th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 1 out).  WP–Knowles (1).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:27.  A–17,130.
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