Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 2 0
Garner 2b 5 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 0
Milner lf 2 1 0 1
Madlock 3b 4 2 2 0
Ott c 3 1 1 2
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Nicosia c 0 0 0 0
Berra ss 4 0 1 1
Bibby p 1 0 1 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 1 1
Brock lf 3 0 0 1
Hernandez 1b 5 2 2 0
Simmons c 3 2 1 0
Scott cf 4 1 1 1
Mumphrey rf 3 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 1 1 2
Oberkfell 2b 2 1 2 1
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Lentine ph 1 0 1 0
  McEnaney p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 6
Pittsburgh 030 030 000681
St. Louis 022 310 00x8102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  L (10-4) 2.0 5 4 4 2 3
  Jackson   1.2 3 3 1 1 1
  Coleman   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Roberts   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Romo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
6
4
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (13-7) 5.0 7 6 3 3 3
  McEnaney  SV (2) 4.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
3
3

  E–Garner (21), Templeton (29), Reitz (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Simmons (12).  2B–Pittsburgh Madlock (16,off Martinez), St. Louis Reitz (33,off Bibby); Scott (21,off Jackson).  SF–Milner (5,off Martinez); Reitz (4,off Jackson); Brock (3,off Roberts).  HBP–Simmons (4,by Jackson).  SB–Parker (19,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons); Moreno 2 (63,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons,2nd base off McEnaney/Simmons); Brock (15,2nd base off Bibby/Ott).  BK–Martinez (2).  HBP–Jackson (2,Simmons).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:47.  A–14,767.
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