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Tuesday June 27, 1978
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, June 27, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals    4  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Taveras ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .290
Mumphrey lf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .198      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     2   0   .270      Parker rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .311
Simmons c             5   1   1   1     0   0   .303      B. Robinson lf        4   1   0   0     0   0   .244
Hendrick rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .233      Sanguillen 1b         3   0   2   0     1   0   .297
Morales cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .239      Macha 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .167
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .241      Moreno cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Tyson 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Reuss p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Falcone p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Whitson p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Scott cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .236        Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .309

Totals               36   6  10   6     3   1             Totals               34   1   9   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  9,229
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Pirates 9
DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Falcone
Doubles: Morales (13), Mumphrey (4), Parker (12)
Triples: Templeton (4)
Home Runs: Hendrick (6)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (4), Macha (1)
GIDP: Taveras (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(1-5)          7     9   1   1   1   0   0  30   5.44
Littell                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.64
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   1   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(0-1)            0     6   4   4   0   0   0   6   7.01
Whitson                 4     1   1   1   2   0   0  15   2.50
Hamilton                3     1   1   1   0   0   1  10   4.74
Jackson                 2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.25
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   1   1  40

Wild Pitches: Littell (5)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: two rain delays in game (23 minutes and 99
minutes); Templeton tripled to center; Mumphrey singled to
shortstop [Templeton scored]; Hernandez singled to left
[Mumphrey to second]; Simmons singled to right [Mumphrey scored,
Hernandez to third]; Hendrick singled to left [Hernandez scored,
Simmons to second]; Morales singled to right [Simmons to third,
Hendrick to second]; WHITSON REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Reitz
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Simmons scored]; Tyson forced
Hendrick (pitcher to third) [Morales to second]; Falcone flied
out to left; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Garner lined into a
double play (second to first) [Taveras out at first]; Parker
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
flied out to left; Hernandez walked; Hernandez stole second;
Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen singled to third; Macha flied out to center; Dyer
forced Sanguillen (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick lined to left; Morales popped to first
in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno singled to center; On a bunt Whitson singled
to catcher [Moreno to second]; Taveras grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Moreno to third, Whitson
out at second]; Garner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson walked; Falcone grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Tyson to second]; Templeton flied out to right;
Mumphrey singled to center [Tyson scored]; Hernandez flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to center; B. Robinson forced Parker
(third to second); Sanguillen singled to right [B. Robinson to
third]; Macha hit a sacrifice fly to right [B. Robinson scored];
Dyer singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Moreno walked
[Sanguillen to third, Dyer to second]; STENNETT BATTED FOR
WHITSON; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: HAMILTON REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Simmons
popped to pitcher; Hendrick homered; Morales popped to
shortstop; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras popped to second; Garner grounded out
(second to first); Parker doubled to right; B. Robinson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to right; Falcone grounded out
(third to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Macha grounded out
(second to first); Dyer reached on an error by Falcone [Dyer to
first]; Moreno forced Dyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey flied out to center; Hernandez flied out
to left; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: BRYE BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Brye popped to second;
Taveras singled to center; Garner flied out to right; Parker
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales doubled to center;
Reitz popped to second; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); SCOTT REPLACED
FALCONE (PLAYING CF); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first);
Sanguillen walked; Littell threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to
second]; Macha grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sanguillen to
third]; Dyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Scott struck out; Templeton lined to first;
Mumphrey doubled to left; Hernandez walked; Simmons popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); MILNER
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Milner struck out; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Pirates 1.



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