Homers by Bill Robinson and Willie Stargell paced the Pirates to a 7-1 rout of the Cardinals. Robinson smashed a three-run homer in the third inning and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Stargell had a circut clout in the seventh with Omar Moreno and Dave Parker aboard via walks.

Stargell's round-tripper was the 426th of his career, tying him for 15th place on the all-time list with Billy Williams. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Pirates      0  0  3    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   7  3  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Taveras ss            1   1   0   0     2   1   .280
Mumphrey cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .253      Moreno cf             1   1   0   0     3   0   .228
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .253      Parker rf             3   2   0   0     1   1   .315
Simmons lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .289      B. Robinson lf        2   1   1   4     1   0   .243
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Stargell 1b           4   1   1   3     0   0   .290
Iorg rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .220      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .268
Kennedy c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Berra 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .194
Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .213
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Blyleven p            4   1   1   0     0   0   .143
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Lopez p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .154
  Oberkfell 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .132

Totals               30   1   5   0     3   7             Totals               23   7   3   7    11   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  6,398
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Iorg (2)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (11), Stargell (25)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (38)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (10)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (11)
GIDP: Iorg (1), Dyer (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(2-7)          2.2   1   3   3   8   0   1  15   5.76
Lopez                   4     1   3   3   3   4   0  16   4.12
Schultz                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   3.81
Frazier                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.43
Totals                  8     3   7   7  11   5   2  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(13-9)        9     5   1   1   3   7   0  33   3.01
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   7   0  33

Wild Pitches: Falcone 2 (8), Lopez (5), Blyleven (6)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
struck out; Hernandez walked; Simmons walked [Hernandez to
second]; Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Falcone threw a wild pitch [Taveras
to second]; Moreno walked; Moreno was picked off first (catcher
to first); Falcone threw a wild pitch [Taveras to third]; Parker
lined to shortstop; B. Robinson walked; Stargell lined to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg doubled to center; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Iorg to third]; Blyleven threw a wild
pitch [Iorg scored]; Phillips was called out on strikes; Falcone
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Garner walked; Berra walked [Garner to second];
Dyer grounded into a double play (third to second) [Dyer to
first, Garner out at third, Berra out at second]; Blyleven
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hernandez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Moreno
walked; Parker forced Moreno (first to shortstop) [Taveras to
third]; B. Robinson homered [Taveras scored, Parker scored];
Stargell popped to first; Garner walked; LOPEZ REPLACED FALCONE
(PITCHING); Berra flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

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

PIRATES 4TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Blyleven
grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kennedy struck out; Phillips struck out; Lopez
singled to second; Templeton forced Lopez (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

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

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Garner
was called out on strikes; Berra walked; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Iorg
singled to left; Kennedy struck out; Phillips flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Blyleven singled to right; Taveras out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blyleven to second]; Moreno
walked; Lopez threw a wild pitch [Blyleven to third, Moreno to
second]; Parker was walked intentionally; B. Robinson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Blyleven scored]; SCHULTZ REPLACED
PHILLIPS (PITCHING); OBERKFELL REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING 2B);
Stargell homered [Moreno scored, Parker scored]; Garner flied
out to right; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey singled to
right; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: FRAZIER REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Berra grounded
out (second to first); Dyer was called out on strikes; Blyleven
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Garrett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.