Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 12, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1980 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 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 4 2
Foli ss 4 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 2 1
  Robinson rf 1 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0
Milner lf 4 1 0 0
Madlock 3b 5 2 2 0
Ott c 4 1 2 0
Garner 2b 4 0 2 2
Bibby p 5 0 1 0
Totals 39 7 14 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 2 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1
Simmons c 4 0 2 1
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Fulgham p 1 0 0 0
  Sykes p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 023 002 0007140
St. Louis 200 000 000262
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (1-0) 9.0 6 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham  L (0-1) 3.0 7 5 5 3 3
  Sykes   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Moore   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Knowles   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Thomas   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
5
6

  E–Bonds (1), Moore (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 2.  PB–Simmons (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Moreno (1,off Fulgham); Parker (1,off Fulgham); Foli (1,off Sykes); Ott (2,off Sykes), St. Louis Hernandez (1,off Bibby); Simmons (1,off Bibby); Templeton (1,off Bibby).  SH–Foli (1,off Moore).  IBB–Ott (1,by Fulgham); Garner (2,by Sykes).  SB–Moreno (2,2nd base off Moore/Simmons); Parker (1,2nd base off Moore/Simmons).  BK–Fulgham (1).  IBB–Fulgham (1,Ott); Sykes (1,Garner).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:37.  A–15,662.
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