An infield single by Garry Templeton, who scored on the play when the throw by shortstop Frank Taveras wound up in the right field bullpen, enabled the Cardinals to edge the Pirates, 3-2. The decisive play occurred in the fifth inning and gave the Redbirds a 3-0 lead, enough to withstand a two-run homer by Willie Stargell in the sixth.

The first Card run came in the second on a double by Jerry Morales and single by Ken Reitz. The second tally came in the third on a two-out single by Keith Hernandez and a double by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      6, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
Cardinals    0  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Moreno cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .219      Mumphrey lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .236
Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .248      Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .279
B. Robinson lf        3   0   0   0     1   2   .242      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .315
Stargell 1b           3   1   2   2     1   0   .291      Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Ott c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .251      Morales rf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .232
Brye rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   1     0   1   .240
Macha 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Rooker p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Denny p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .293

Totals               34   2  11   2     2   3             Totals               30   3   8   2     0   7

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 14,832
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 3
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 4
Errors: Taveras, Templeton
Doubles: Morales (14), Simmons (29)
Triples: Rooker (1)
Home Runs: Stargell (13)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (4)
GIDP: Stargell (3), Macha 2 (3), Ott (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(3-6)           6     7   3   2   0   6   0  24   5.20
Bibby                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.55
Totals                  8     8   3   2   0   7   0  30

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(7-6)            9    11   2   2   2   3   1  36   2.88
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   3   1  36

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno
singled to second; Moreno was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Garner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson walked; Stargell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; Ott
singled to center; Brye forced Ott (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to right; Morales doubled to
right; Reitz singled to center [Morales scored, Reitz to second
(on throw to home)]; Tyson flied out to left; Denny flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Macha lined to right; Rooker struck out; Taveras
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey struck out; Hernandez singled to second; Simmons
doubled to left [Hernandez scored]; Hendrick flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno singled to first; Garner forced Moreno
(shortstop to second); B. Robinson struck out; Stargell singled
to center [Garner to third]; Ott grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Reitz struck
out; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Brye singled to center; Macha grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Brye out at
second]; Rooker tripled to right; Taveras grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Denny struck out; Templeton singled to shortstop;
Mumphrey singled to shortstop [Templeton scored (error by
Taveras) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Mumphrey was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Hernandez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
singled to right; B. Robinson struck out; Stargell homered
[Garner scored]; Ott singled to center; Brye flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); MILNER
BATTED FOR ROOKER; Milner grounded out (first unassisted);
Taveras singled to right; Moreno singled to shortstop [Taveras
to second]; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: BIBBY REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Reitz singled
to left [Reitz out at second (left to second)]; Tyson flied out
to center; Denny grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 8TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Stargell
walked; Ott grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
struck out; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Brye reached on an error by Templeton [Brye to
first]; Macha grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Brye out at second]; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR BIBBY;
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.