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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 1 1
Brock lf 5 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 0 3 1
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Scott cf 3 0 1 0
  Carbo rf 2 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 5 2 4 0
Mumphrey rf,cf 5 1 0 0
Tyson 2b 5 1 1 1
Fulgham p 1 0 1 1
  Oberkfell ph 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 1 1 1
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 13 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 1
Stargell 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 1 2 1
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Ott c 3 1 1 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 1
Rooker p 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Garner 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
St. Louis 010 000 0405130
Pittsburgh 120 001 000491
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham   5.0 6 3 3 0 1
  Frazier  W (2-2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Knowles  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   7.1 8 3 2 4 6
  Jackson  L (6-3) 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Tekulve   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
4
7

  E–Stennett (8).  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–Simmons (9).  2B–St. Louis Fulgham (1,off Rooker); Scott (16,off Rooker); Reitz 2 (29,off Rooker 2), Pittsburgh Ott (15,off Fulgham); Stennett 2 (13,off Fulgham,off Frazier).  HR–Pittsburgh B Robinson (22,2nd inning off Fulgham 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Simmons (14,by Rooker).  SB–Parker (15,2nd base off Frazier/Simmons).  WP–Fulgham (2).  IBB–Rooker (4,Simmons).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:36.  A–25,163.
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