The Pirates won a doubleheader from the Cardinals, 5-4 and 11-8. The lidlifter was the completion of a game suspended after six innings on April 23. Cards had jumped off to 4-1 lead in opener but Pirates came back to tie contest in fourth frame. Winning run came across in sixth stanza on RBI triple by Dyer. Don Robinson held Redbirds to one hit over last three innings after play resumed.

Parker's two-run homer in sixth inning lifted Pirates to victory in nightcap. Redbirds had taken early 7-2 lead but Bucs came back and, trailing, 8-6, going into sixth, exploded for four tallies. Moreno had driven in run with single and was on base when Parker unloaded to give Pirates 9-8 lead. After the homer, Bill Robinson walked, moved to third on single by Milner and scampered home on double steal. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 11, St. Louis Cardinals 8
Game Played on Monday, June      26, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    3  2  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 10  1
Pirates      0  2  2    2  0  4    1  0  x  -  11 15  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   3   2   1     1   0   .232      Taveras ss            5   1   3   1     0   0   .289
Morales cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Moreno cf             5   2   2   2     0   1   .217
Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   1     1   0   .269      Parker rf             3   1   1   2     2   2   .305
Simmons lf            5   1   1   3     0   0   .309      B. Robinson lf        4   2   1   1     1   2   .249
Hendrick rf           2   1   1   0     2   0   .232      Milner 1b             3   1   2   0     2   1   .314
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .242      Stennett 2b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .253
Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Ott c                 4   1   2   1     0   0   .259
Tyson 2b              4   1   3   0     0   1   .267      Garner 3b             4   1   0   1     0   1   .242
Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Urrea p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .063        Whitson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brye ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .268
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Hamilton p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               35   8  10   7     4   5             Totals               36  11  15  10     5   9

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance:  5,045
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Swisher
Doubles: Templeton 2 (13), Hendrick (13), Hernandez (15), Tyson (8), Taveras (17), Stennett (6), Brye (6)
Triples: Taveras (2)
Home Runs: Simmons (8), Reitz (6), Parker (13), Ott (5)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (36), Garner (12), Milner 2 (3), B. Robinson (9), Parker (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Denny (5)
GIDP: Hernandez (4), Swisher (1), B. Robinson (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   3     6   4   4   2   2   0  15   2.97
Urrea L(2-8)            2.2   8   6   6   1   4   1  17   5.99
Littell                 1.1   1   1   1   0   2   1   5   2.73
Schultz                 1     0   0   0   2   1   0   4   3.73
Totals                  8    15  11  11   5   9   2  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  3.2   7   8   8   3   2   2  21   6.03
Whitson W(2-2)          2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.57
Hamilton                1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.98
Tekulve SV(8)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.32
Totals                  9    10   8   8   4   5   2  40

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton doubled to center; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Templeton to third]; Hernandez walked;
Simmons homered [Templeton scored, Hernandez scored]; Hendrick
walked; Reitz flied out to center; Swisher grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras doubled to left; Moreno struck out; Parker
walked; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson singled to left; Denny out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; Templeton doubled to
right [Tyson scored]; Morales reached on a fielder's choice
[Templeton to third]; Hernandez grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Templeton scored (no RBI), Morales out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner singled to center; Stennett doubled to
center [Milner scored]; Ott grounded out (second to first)
[Stennett to third]; Garner grounded out (second to first)
[Stennett scored]; Rooker popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
doubled to left; Reitz homered [Hendrick scored]; Swisher
grounded out (third to first); Tyson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to center; Moreno forced Taveras
(shortstop to second); Moreno stole second; Parker struck out;
B. Robinson singled to center [Moreno scored]; Milner walked [B.
Robinson to second]; Stennett singled to right [B. Robinson
scored, Milner out at third (right to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Denny struck out; Templeton walked; Morales lined
to left; Hernandez doubled to right [Templeton scored, Hernandez
to third (on throw to home)]; WHITSON REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); Simmons popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: URREA REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Ott singled to
pitcher; Garner forced Ott (first to shortstop); Garner stole
second; Whitson was called out on strikes; Taveras tripled to
center [Garner scored]; Moreno singled to left [Taveras scored];
Parker struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick walked; Reitz flied out to left; Swisher
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson struck out; Milner was called out on
strikes; Stennett singled to third; Ott forced Stennett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson doubled to right; On a bunt Urrea struck
out; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tyson to
third]; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner flied out to center; BRYE BATTED FOR
WHITSON; Brye doubled to left; Taveras popped to shortstop;
Moreno singled to left [Brye scored]; Moreno stole second;
Parker homered [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson walked; Milner
singled to right [B. Robinson to third]; LITTELL REPLACED URREA
(PITCHING); B. Robinson stole home and Milner stole second;
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 10.

CARDINALS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendrick popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 10.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott homered; Garner struck out; Hamilton struck
out; Taveras flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Pirates 11.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied out to right; Swisher struck out;
Tyson singled to left; FREED BATTED FOR LITTELL; TEKULVE
REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Freed grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 11.

PIRATES 8TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Moreno flied out
to left; Parker walked; Parker stole second [Parker to third
(error by Swisher)]; B. Robinson struck out; Milner walked;
Milner stole second [Parker out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 11.

CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Morales
was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to center; Simmons
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Pirates 11.