For the second time in his brief major league career, Silvio Martinez yielded only one hit and pitched the Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Pirates. Oamr Moreno singled with one out in the first inning for the lone safety off the rookie, who pitched his first one-hitter in his debut with the Cardinals against the Mets May 30. The Cardinals backed Martinez with homers by Ted Simmons and George Hendrick. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  x  -   4 10  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Moreno cf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .224      Mumphrey lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Hendrick cf           3   1   1   2     1   0   .233
B. Robinson rf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .314
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Ott c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .247      Morales rf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .234
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .238
Macha 3b              1   0   0   0     2   0   .222      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Martinez p            4   0   0   0     0   2   .200
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Nicosia ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   1   0     7   1             Totals               33   4  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 20,524
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 8
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Templeton (15), Hernandez (19)
Home Runs: Simmons (10), Hendrick (8)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (39), Ott (2), Mumphrey (7)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (15)
GIDP: Hendrick (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(5-3)      5     7   4   4   2   3   2  24   3.52
Whitson                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.18
Kison                   2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.18
Totals                  8    10   4   4   3   4   2  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(3-3)         9     1   0   0   7   1   0  34   3.21
Totals                  9     1   0   0   7   1   0  34

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


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

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Mumphrey singled to center;
Mumphrey stole second; Hendrick walked; Simmons popped to
second; Hernandez forced Hendrick (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to center; Ott walked; Ott stole
second; Garner popped to shortstop [Ott to third (error by
Templeton)]; Macha flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Morales singled to center; Reitz flied out to
left; Tyson grounded out (first unassisted) [Morales to second];
Martinez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: D. Robinson struck out; Taveras walked; Taveras was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno walked;
Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson popped to second; Stargell popped to
catcher in foul territory; Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons homered; Hernandez flied out to center;
Morales singled to left; Reitz struck out; Tyson forced Morales
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Macha walked;
D. Robinson forced Macha (shortstop to second); Taveras forced
D. Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Martinez struck out; Templeton doubled to right;
Mumphrey reached on a fielder's choice [Templeton out at third
(pitcher to shortstop to third), Mumphrey to second]; Hendrick
homered [Mumphrey scored]; Simmons grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Milner flied
out to right; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first);
Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Morales walked;
WHITSON REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Reitz singled to right
[Hernandez scored, Morales to third]; Tyson reached on a
fielder's choice [Morales out at home (pitcher to catcher to
third), Reitz to second]; Martinez popped to first; Templeton
forced Tyson (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott flied out to left; Garner grounded out (third
to first); Macha walked; NICOSIA BATTED FOR WHITSON; Nicosia
flied out to right; Debut game for Steve Nicosia; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: KISON REPLACED NICOSIA (PITCHING); Mumphrey
singled to right; Hendrick grounded into a double play (pitcher
to second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; Simmons grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras popped to third in foul territory; Moreno
popped to third in foul territory; Milner walked; B. Robinson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher);
Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz walked; Tyson
singled to third [Reitz to second]; Martinez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to left; Ott grounded out
(second to first); Garner lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.