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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 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 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 6 1 2 0
Garner 2b 6 1 2 1
Parker rf 5 2 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 2 1
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Robinson B. lf 2 0 1 0
Milner lf,1b 4 1 2 0
Madlock 3b 2 0 0 1
Ott c 4 0 1 1
Berra ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 2 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Boyland ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 6 0 2 0
Brock lf 5 3 3 0
Hernandez 1b 5 0 2 1
Simmons c 3 1 0 1
Scott cf 5 0 1 2
Mumphrey rf 5 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 5 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 1 0 0
Denny p 3 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 1 1
  Lentine pr 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 000 200 030 027112
St. Louis 002 010 110 005113
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   6.0 7 3 3 3 3
  Romo   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Roberts  W (3-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Tekulve  SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
5
5
4
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   7.1 7 5 5 4 5
  Littell   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Thomas  L (3-3) 2.2 3 2 0 3 3
  Knowles   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
7
5
7
8

  E–Berra 2 (12), Simmons 2 (9), Knowles (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (36,off Denny); Moreno (18,off Thomas), St. Louis Brock (15,off D Robinson); Scott (20,off D Robinson); Hernandez (45,off Romo); Iorg (8,off Romo); Templeton (27,off Tekulve).  HR–Pittsburgh Garner (10,4th inning off Denny 0 on, 0 out); Stargell (27,4th inning off Denny 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Madlock (5,off Littell); Simmons (7,off D Robinson).  IBB–Ott (7,by Thomas); Parker (9,by Thomas).  SB–Alexander (7,2nd base off Denny/Simmons); Milner (3,2nd base off Thomas/Simmons); Madlock (23,2nd base off Thomas/Simmons); Templeton (24,2nd base off D Robinson/Ott).  CS–Madlock (8,2nd base by Denny/Simmons); Mumphrey (9,2nd base by D Robinson/Ott).  WP–D Robinson 2 (5), Littell (6).  IBB–Thomas 2 (3,Ott,Parker).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:30.  A–23,059.
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