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Friday July 7, 1978
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Leading off in the first inning, Garry Templeton homered on John Candelaria's first pitch, but that was the Cardinals' only run in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates. The Bucs tied the score with a double by Omar Moreno and a single by John Milner in the third and put over the winning run when Milner and Bill Robinson singled and Willie Stargell hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Friday, July 7, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 11  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .281      Templeton ss          3   1   1   1     1   0   .242
Moreno cf             5   1   2   0     0   3   .222      Mumphrey lf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Milner lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .308      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .315
B. Robinson rf,lf     4   0   2   0     0   1   .247      Hendrick cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .232
Stargell 1b           3   0   2   1     0   1   .297      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Macha 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .229        Brock ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .207
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .087
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Candelaria p          3   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brye rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  11   2     2   8             Totals               30   1   7   1     4   0

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 13,813
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Moreno (7), Candelaria (2), B. Robinson (15), Mumphrey (7)
Home Runs: Templeton (2)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (37)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (14), Mumphrey (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (4), Vuckovich (3), Mumphrey (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stargell (2)
GIDP: Garner (11), Hendrick (7)
Hit by Pitch: Garner (2,by Littell)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(8-8)       7     5   1   1   2   0   1  27   2.94
Jackson                 0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.41
Tekulve SV(12)          1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   2.38
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   0   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(6-6)        7    11   2   2   1   7   0  31   2.40
Schultz                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.72
Littell                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.48
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   8   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Littell (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Moreno singled to center;
Moreno stole second; Milner grounded out (second to first)
[Moreno to third]; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton homered; Mumphrey singled to pitcher;
Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Hernandez flied out to right; Simmons singled to left; Hendrick
singled to left [Simmons to second]; Morales flied out to right;
1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz lined to left; Tyson walked; Vuckovich out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tyson to second];
Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras made an out to second; Moreno doubled to
left; Milner singled to center [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson
struck out; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey lined to second; Hernandez grounded out
(first to pitcher); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner struck
out; Macha grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick singled to shortstop; Morales flied out
to center; Reitz forced Hendrick (second to shortstop); Tyson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Candelaria doubled to left; Taveras out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Candelaria to third]; Moreno
struck out; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Vuckovich lined to pitcher; Templeton walked;
Mumphrey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Templeton
to second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson doubled to left [B. Robinson out at
third (left to third)]; Stargell singled to right; Ott lined to
center; Garner singled to third [Stargell to second]; Macha
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to left; Hendrick lined to
left; Morales lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Candelaria was called out on strikes; Taveras
popped to shortstop; Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Vuckovich flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Milner singled to right; B. Robinson singled to
center [Milner to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING);
Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Milner scored, B. Robinson
to second]; Ott popped to second; LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ
(PITCHING); Garner was hit by a pitch; Macha flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PLAYING RF); JACKSON
REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B);
B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Templeton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey doubled to right; Hernandez
singled to center [Mumphrey to third, Hernandez to second (on
throw to home)]; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Simmons
was walked intentionally; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(third to catcher to first) [Mumphrey out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Brye popped to second; Taveras walked; Taveras was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Reitz
popped to second; BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock walked; TAMARGO
BATTED FOR LITTELL; Tamargo forced Brock (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.



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