Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 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 0, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 3 0
Ott c 4 0 2 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 0
Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 2 1 1 1
Hendrick rf 3 0 1 1
Scott cf 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
Fulgham p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000091
St. Louis 200 000 00x251
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (2-3) 6.0 5 2 2 2 0
  Romo   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
2
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham  W (2-1) 9.0 9 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
1
4

  E–Rooker (2), Templeton (18).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (21,off Fulgham); Ott (11,off Fulgham), St. Louis Hernandez (22,off Rooker).  3B–Pittsburgh Moreno (7,off Fulgham).  SB–Madlock (12,2nd base off Fulgham/Swisher); Garner (7,2nd base off Fulgham/Swisher).  CS–Hernandez (4,2nd base by Rooker/Ott).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:24.  A–16,626.
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