BOXSCORE: 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 4/6/1978
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
O.Moreno CF 4 0 1 2 .136 J.Beniquez CF 5 0 1 0 .241
F.Taveras SS 3 0 0 0 .276 G.Templeton SS 4 0 0 0 .438
D-E.Ott C 0 0 0 0 .375 T.Simmons C 3 0 1 1 .259
L.Bostock LF 3 1 0 0 .148 G.Hendrick RF 3 1 2 1 .160
D.Parker RF 3 0 0 0 .296 R.Jackson LF 4 0 0 0 .300
W.Stargell 1B 3 2 1 1 .294 C.Lansford 3B 4 1 2 0 .286
P.Garner 2B 3 1 0 0 .370 E.Cabell 1B 2 0 0 0 .417
A.Howe 3B 3 1 1 1 .259 M.Littell P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Dyer C 3 0 0 0 .182 F-M.Stanley PH 1 0 0 0 .000
A-F.Patek PR,SS 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Thomas 2B 4 0 1 0 .227
J.Rooker P 2 1 0 0 .000 J.Billingham P 2 0 1 0 .500
B.Kison P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-W.Cage 1B 2 1 1 0 .500
C-D.Goodwin PH 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Heaverlo P 0 0 0 0 ----
E-J.Alou PH 1 0 1 2 .200
G.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 29 6 4 6 Totals 34 3 9 2
A-Pinch Ran For Dyer In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Billingham In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kison In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Taveras In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Heaverlo In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Littell In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 - 6 4 2
Cardinals....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 9 1
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Rooker WIN(1-0) 6 4 1 1 1 1 1 71 1.50 A1 C5
B.Kison HOLD(3rd) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 2.84 C6 C8
D.Heaverlo HOLD(3rd) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 11.12 C9 D5
G.Jackson 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 17 0.00 D6
Totals 9 9 3 2 1 5 1
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Billingham LOSS(0-1) 7 1/3 3 3 2 2 3 1 88 2.45 A1 C8
M.Littell 1 2/3 1 3 3 5 3 0 48 9.00 C9
Totals 9 4 6 5 7 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 29,956 DATE- Thursday, April 6th 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 4 Cardinals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- F.Taveras, P.Garner, G.Templeton
DOUBLES- J.Billingham
HOME RUNS- W.Stargell(1st), G.Hendrick(1st)
STOLEN BASES- P.Garner(1st), F.Patek(1st), J.Rooker
CAUGHT STEALING- O.Moreno, F.Taveras, C.Lansford
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Cabell
SACRIFICE FLIES- O.Moreno, T.Simmons
WALKS- F.Taveras, L.Bostock, D.Parker, W.Stargell, P.Garner, A.Howe, D.Goodwin,
G.Hendrick
STRIKE OUTS- O.Moreno, F.Taveras, D.Parker, P.Garner, D.Dyer, J.Rooker,
C.Lansford, E.Cabell, D.Thomas-2, W.Cage
WILD PITCHES- J.Billingham
PASSED BALLS- E.Ott
At Busch Stadium the Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to
3.
Jim Rooker(1-0) pitched a fine game. He allowed 4 hits and 1 walk in 6
innings. Although they lost, St. Louis did out-hit Pittsburgh 9 to 4.
Jack Billingham(0-1) absorbed the loss. He pitched 7 and 1/3 innings giving
up only 3 hits and 2 walks.
BOXSCORE: 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 4/7/1978
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
O.Moreno CF 4 0 0 0 .115 J.Mumphrey LF 4 1 2 1 .200
F.Taveras SS 5 0 1 0 .265 A-M.Stanley LF 0 0 0 0 .000
L.Bostock LF 5 1 2 0 .188 G.Templeton SS 4 2 2 0 .444
D.Parker RF 4 1 3 1 .355 T.Simmons C 4 0 3 1 .323
B.Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 .200 G.Hendrick RF 4 0 3 2 .241
D-D.Goodwin PH 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Cage 1B 4 0 0 0 .300
P.Garner 2B 4 0 1 1 .355 E.Cabell 3B 4 0 1 0 .393
A.Howe 3B 2 0 0 0 .241 D.Thomas 2B 3 0 0 0 .200
E.Ott C 3 0 3 0 .474 B-M.Kelleher 2B 1 0 0 0 .667
B.Blyleven P 2 0 1 0 .167 J.Beniquez CF 3 0 0 0 .219
C-W.Stargell PH 1 0 0 0 .278 B.Forsch P 3 1 1 0 .143
E.Solomon P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Fingers P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 2 11 2 Totals 34 4 12 4
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Mumphrey In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Thomas In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Blyleven In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Robinson In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 1
Cardinals....... 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 0
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Blyleven LOSS(0-1) 7 12 4 4 0 5 0 99 1.71 A1 D4
E.Solomon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7.20 D5
Totals 8 12 4 4 0 5 0
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Forsch WIN(1-2) 7 2/3 10 2 2 4 7 0 131 0.83 A1 D8
R.Fingers SAVE(1st) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.37 D9
Totals 9 11 2 2 5 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 19,281 DATE- Friday, April 7th 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:12 Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- F.Taveras
DOUBLES- F.Taveras(1st), L.Bostock(1st), T.Simmons(3rd), G.Hendrick-2(4th)
TRIPLES- D.Parker(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- A.Howe(1st), E.Cabell(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Garner
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Blyleven
WALKS- O.Moreno, D.Parker, A.Howe-2, E.Ott
STRIKE OUTS- O.Moreno, F.Taveras, B.Robinson-2, P.Garner-2, B.Blyleven, W.Cage,
E.Cabell, J.Beniquez, B.Forsch-2
GIDP- D.Parker
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Ed Ott blocked the plate, saving a run!
George Hendrick hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals topped
the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 4 to 2 at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning when they had 5 base hits. After
two outs Bob Forsch kicked off the action when he slapped a base-hit, and an
error was also committed. Jerry Mumphrey was next and he hit a single
driving in a run. Garry Templeton then delivered a single. Ted Simmons came
up and he lashed a one-base hit scoring one more run. Hendrick came to the
plate and doubled scoring the final run of the inning. That early scoring
held up. After the 3rd inning, neither team was able to score.
Forsch(1-2) got the win allowing 2 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings. Rollie Fingers
recorded his 1st save. The losing pitcher was Bert Blyleven(0-1). He
pitched 7 innings giving up 12 hits and no walks.
BOXSCORE: 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 4/8/1978
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
F.Patek SS 4 3 3 0 .600 J.Mumphrey LF 4 0 0 0 .143
F.Stanley 2B,3B 3 0 2 2 .667 G.Templeton SS 4 0 3 0 .475
L.Bostock CF 5 0 1 2 .189 T.Simmons C 4 0 0 0 .286
D.Parker RF 5 1 2 0 .361 G.Hendrick RF 4 0 0 0 .212
B.Robinson LF 3 0 0 0 .154 W.Cage 1B 4 0 2 0 .357
A.Howe 3B 3 1 1 1 .250 E.Cabell 3B 4 0 2 0 .406
A-J.Alou PH 1 0 0 0 .167 D.Thomas 2B 4 0 0 0 .172
B-P.Garner 2B 0 0 0 0 .355 J.Beniquez CF 3 0 1 0 .229
B.Beall 1B 4 0 0 0 .333 J.Koosman P 2 0 0 0 .000
D.Dyer C 4 0 1 1 .200 C-J.Lowenstein PH 1 0 0 0 .000
D.Robinson P 4 1 2 0 .333 B.Schultz P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 6 12 6 Totals 34 0 8 0
A-Pinch Hit For Howe In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Alou In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Koosman In 8th Inning
Pirates......... 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 - 6 12 0
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Robinson WIN(1-2) 9 8 0 0 0 3 0 122 6.00 A1
Totals 9 8 0 0 0 3 0
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Koosman LOSS(0-3) 8 9 4 4 2 6 0 129 5.79 A1 D7
B.Schultz 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 18.00 D8
Totals 9 12 6 6 2 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 39,472 DATE- Saturday, April 8th 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Cardinals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Cardinals: 1
DOUBLES- F.Stanley(1st), A.Howe(1st), D.Dyer(3rd), J.Beniquez(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- F.Patek-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Stanley-2
WALKS- F.Patek, B.Robinson
STRIKE OUTS- F.Stanley, D.Parker, B.Robinson-3, A.Howe, B.Beall, G.Hendrick,
W.Cage, E.Cabell
GIDP- D.Parker
WILD PITCHES- J.Koosman
Don Robinson tossed a shutout and Fred Stanley had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as
the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 6 to 0 at
Busch Stadium.
Robinson(1-2) was in control of the game from the outset. He didn't give up
much, just 8 hits and no walks in 9 innings. Pittsburgh banged out 12 on the
night.
Jerry Koosman(0-3) was hit with the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 9 hits in 8
innings.
BOXSCORE: 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 4/9/1978
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
O.Moreno CF 4 0 1 0 .133 J.Beniquez CF 4 0 1 1 .231
F.Patek SS 3 0 1 0 .500 F-W.Cage PH 1 0 1 0 .400
L.Bostock LF 4 0 0 0 .171 G-J.Mumphrey PR 0 1 0 0 .143
D.Parker RF 1 1 0 0 .351 G.Templeton SS 5 1 1 1 .444
W.Stargell 1B 4 1 2 0 .318 T.Simmons C 4 0 2 1 .308
C-F.Taveras PR 0 0 0 0 .265 G.Hendrick RF 5 0 1 1 .211
D-B.Beall 1B 0 0 0 0 .333 R.Jackson LF 4 0 1 0 .292
P.Garner 2B 4 0 1 1 .343 C.Lansford 3B 4 0 2 0 .313
A.Howe 3B 3 1 1 2 .257 E.Cabell 1B 4 0 0 0 .361
E.Ott C 3 0 0 0 .409 D.Thomas 2B 4 2 2 0 .212
A-D.Dyer C 0 0 0 0 .200 P.Vuckovich P 2 0 1 0 .167
J.Reuss P 2 0 1 0 .500 T.Bruno P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Heaverlo P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-M.Stanley PH 1 0 1 0 .250
B.Kison P 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Littell P 0 0 0 0 ----
K.Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 ---- E-J.Lowenstein PH 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 29 3 7 3 Totals 39 4 13 4
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ott In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bruno In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Stargell In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Taveras In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Littell In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Beniquez In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Cage In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 1
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 4 13 0
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Reuss 6 1/3 8 1 1 0 2 0 106 1.42 A1 D1
D.Heaverlo HOLD(4th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 10.50 D2 D3
B.Kison HOLD(4th) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.35 D4 D7
K.Tekulve L(0-1) BS(1st) 0 1/3 5 3 3 0 0 0 24 11.57 D8
Totals 8 1/3 13 4 4 1 4 0
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
P.Vuckovich 6 1/3 6 3 3 2 4 1 90 3.44 A1 C6
T.Bruno 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 C7 C8
M.Littell WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 5.40 C9
Totals 9 7 3 3 3 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 25,965 DATE- Sunday, April 9th 1978 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 3 Cardinals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Cardinals: 4
ERRORS- D.Parker
DOUBLES- W.Stargell(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Howe(1st)
STOLEN BASES- O.Moreno(1st), D.Parker(1st), P.Garner-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Patek
WALKS- D.Parker-3, T.Simmons
STRIKE OUTS- O.Moreno, A.Howe-2, E.Ott, J.Reuss, G.Templeton, C.Lansford,
E.Cabell-2
GIDP- L.Bostock, W.Stargell, P.Garner
In a dramatic ending, the St. Louis Cardinals staged a comeback win over the
Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 4 to 3.
St. Louis erupted with the game winning runs in the bottom of the 9th inning
scoring 3 runs on 5 hits. Derrel Thomas opened up the inning nicely when he
lashed a single. After an out was recorded, Wayne Cage stepped in and he
ripped a base-knock. Garry Templeton then stroked a one-base hit knocking in
a run. Ted Simmons followed and he lined a base-hit scoring one more run.
George Hendrick stepped into the box and smacked a single making St. Louis
the victors to the delight of the home town faithful. St. Louis out-hit
Pittsburgh for the game, 13 hits to 7.
The victory went to Mark Littell(1-0) who went 2 innings, allowing no runs.
Kent Tekulve(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. 'Now there is a lesson
in perseverance for you,' Simmons noted. 'It was looking pretty dim there
for a while, but we just kept plugging away and it really paid off in spades!
And it was great to see the crowd go crazy there at the end!'