Extending their winning streak to 11 games -- longest in the league this season -- the Pirates trumped the Cardinals, 4-1, as rookie righthander Don Robinson got credit for his seventh straight victory. Ed Ott led off the second inning with a double, moved to third on a double by Bill Robinson and scored on a groundout by John Milner. Phil Garner hit sacrifice fly to plate Robinson. The Bucs upped their margin to 3-0 in the fifth on successive one-out singles by Omar Moreno, Dave Parker and Willie Stargell. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  2  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4 12  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .276      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   3   .285
Parker rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .315      Hendrick cf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .284
Stargell 1b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .293      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .288
Ott c                 4   1   2   0     0   1   .278      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .255
B. Robinson 3b,lf     4   1   2   0     0   0   .245      Mumphrey rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Milner lf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .272      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Berra 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .273
Garner 2b             1   0   0   1     2   0   .270      Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .177
D. Robinson p         4   0   1   0     0   0   .208        Oberkfell ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .135
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   4  12   4     2   3             Totals               30   1   5   1     0   9

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  7,945
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Cardinals 2
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Ott, Simmons
Doubles: Ott (15), B. Robinson (30), Hernandez (29), Hendrick (26)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (36)
Caught Stealing: Stargell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (6), Parker (2)
GIDP: Milner (6), Simmons (16)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson W(12-5)     9     5   1   1   0   9   0  30   3.21
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   9   0  30

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(11-10)          6     9   3   3   2   2   0  27   3.16
Lopez                   2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.09
Schultz                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.77
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   3   0  39

Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (8)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Moreno out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to second]; Parker
grounded out (first unassisted) [Taveras to third]; Stargell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton struck out; Hendrick singled to right; D. Robinson
threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to third (error by Ott)]; Simmons
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott doubled to center; B. Robinson doubled to right
[Ott to third]; Milner grounded out (second to first) [Ott
scored, B. Robinson to third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to
right [B. Robinson scored]; D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Mumphrey flied out to left; Reitz popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Parker singled to center;
Stargell lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips was called out on strikes; Denny struck
out; Brock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott singled to center; B. Robinson singled to left
[Ott to second]; Milner grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Ott to third, B. Robinson out at second];
Garner was walked intentionally; D. Robinson popped to first; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton struck out; Hendrick singled to third;
Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno
singled to center; Parker singled to right [Moreno to second];
Stargell singled to right [Moreno scored, Parker to third]; Ott
struck out while Stargell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez doubled to pitcher; Mumphrey grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Hernandez to third]; Reitz popped to
third; Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson popped to third; Milner flied out to
center; Garner walked; D. Robinson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OBERKFELL BATTED FOR DENNY;
Oberkfell was called out on strikes; Brock grounded out (third
to first); Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 7TH: LOPEZ REPLACED OBERKFELL (PITCHING); Taveras
singled to right; Taveras stole second [Taveras to third (error
by Simmons)]; Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Taveras scored]; Stargell singled
to left; Ott flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick doubled to left; Simmons singled to
right [Hendrick scored, Simmons out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Hernandez struck out; Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Berra flied out to center; Garner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied out to right; Phillips struck out;
GARRETT BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Garrett was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); D. Robinson
singled to left; Taveras struck out; Moreno flied out to left;
Parker forced D. Robinson (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock popped to third in foul territory;
Templeton struck out; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.