A two-run homer by Ted Simmons in the eighth inning lifted the Cardinals to a 5-4 victory and ended the Pirates' 11-game winning streak. Dave Parker hit a two-run homer to help the Pirates take a 3-1 lead. The Cardinals rallied to tie the score in the seventh on a walk to Keith Hernandez, triple by pinch-hitter Ken Reitz and sacrifice fly by Mike Tyson. Then, with two out in the eighth, George Hendrick singled and Simmons followed with his round-tripper.

Over-aggressive baserunning by the Pirates hurt their cause. Three runners were thrown out stealing and three others were nailed attempting to advance an extra base on hits. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  x  -   5  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     1   1   .276      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .285
Moreno cf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .236      Mumphrey rf,lf        4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Parker rf             3   1   2   2     2   0   .317      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .284
B. Robinson lf        4   0   1   0     1   3   .245      Simmons c             3   1   1   3     0   0   .288
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .256
Sanguillen 1b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Garrett 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Berra 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .187        Reitz ph,3b         1   1   1   1     0   0   .247
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Iorg lf               2   0   1   0     0   0   .150
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Morales ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Dyer c                3   0   1   1     0   1   .217      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   1     0   1   .240
  Ott ph,c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Kison p               3   1   1   0     0   0   .130        Frazier p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Milner ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .272        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4  10   4     9   7             Totals               29   5   8   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  7,805
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 3
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Garrett
Doubles: Moreno (10)
Triples: Kison (1), Reitz (1)
Home Runs: Parker (24), Simmons (21)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (63), Parker (17)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (25), B. Robinson (9), Alexander (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (7), Tyson (2)
GIDP: Garner (15), Garrett (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   6     5   2   2   1   3   0  23   3.36
Jackson L(7-4)          2     3   3   3   0   2   1   9   3.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   1   5   1  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 4.1   6   3   3   5   3   1  21   5.60
Frazier                 2.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  11   3.06
Lopez W(4-1)            1.1   1   1   1   2   1   0   5   4.15
Schultz                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.75
Littell SV(10)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.91
Totals                  9    10   4   4   9   7   1  40

Wild Pitches: Falcone (6), Frazier (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Taveras was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first);
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Mumphrey singled to
right [Templeton to third]; Hendrick struck out; Simmons hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Templeton scored]; Hernandez grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson struck out; Garner walked; Sanguillen
forced Garner (third to second); Berra walked [Sanguillen to
second]; Dyer forced Berra (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg
singled to center; Tyson grounded out (third to first) [Iorg to
second]; Falcone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison tripled to left; Taveras popped to third;
Moreno struck out; Parker homered [Kison scored]; B. Robinson
walked; B. Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton flied out to center; Mumphrey singled
to left; Hendrick flied out to center; Simmons lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner reached on an error by Garrett [Garner to
first]; Sanguillen singled to left [Garner out at third (left to
third)]; Berra singled to left [Sanguillen out at third (left to
second to third), Berra to second]; Dyer singled to left [Berra
scored, Dyer to second (on throw to home)]; Falcone threw a wild
pitch [Dyer to third]; Kison grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to center; Garrett grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out
at second]; Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras struck out; Moreno doubled to right; Parker
walked; FRAZIER REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); B. Robinson singled
to second [Moreno to third, Parker to second]; Garner grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson struck out; Frazier grounded out (pitcher
to first); Templeton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Berra grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Sanguillen to second]; Dyer struck out;
Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno
walked; Frazier threw a wild pitch [Moreno to second]; Parker
was walked intentionally; Moreno stole third and Parker stole
second; B. Robinson struck out; Garner lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez walked; JACKSON REPLACED KISON
(PITCHING); REITZ BATTED FOR GARRETT; Reitz tripled to right
[Hernandez scored]; MORALES BATTED FOR IORG; Morales was called
out on strikes; Tyson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Reitz
scored]; FREED BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Freed struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 8TH: REITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MORALES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
LOPEZ REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Berra walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR BERRA; OTT
BATTED FOR DYER; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Ott struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); OTT
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Templeton grounded out (third to
first); Mumphrey flied out to center; Hendrick singled to left;
Simmons homered [Hendrick scored]; Hernandez popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 9TH: MILNER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Milner walked; Taveras
singled to right [Milner to third, Taveras out at second (right
to third to shortstop)]; SCHULTZ REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING);
Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Milner scored]; Parker
singled to right; LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); B.
Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals
5.