The first major league grand slam by Phil Garner powered the Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Cardinals. The game was scoreless going into the bottom of the sixth inning when the Bucs broke through.

Bill Robinson doubled home Willie Stargell, who had singled and advanced to second on a walk to Ed Ott. John Milner received an intentional pass to load the bases and Garner followed with his round-tripper. In the seventh, a double by Stargell drove home Omar Moreno and Dave Parker, who had led off with consecutive singles. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   4  7  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  5    2  0  x  -   7 10  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   1   0   0     0   1   .274      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Morales rf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .237      Moreno cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .230
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .253      Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .314
Simmons lf,c          3   1   1   0     1   1   .289      Stargell 1b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .296
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Ott c                 3   1   0   0     1   1   .274
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .246      B. Robinson 3b,lf     4   1   2   1     0   0   .245
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Milner lf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .277
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Garner 2b             3   1   1   4     1   0   .268
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Rooker p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .161
  Garrett ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .240        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .095
  Oberkfell pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .132
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .183
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
  Mumphrey ph,lf      2   0   1   0     0   1   .254

Totals               33   4   7   3     5   3             Totals               33   7  10   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  5,294
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Pirates 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Moreno, B. Robinson
Doubles: Hendrick (29), Reitz (23), Moreno (11), B. Robinson (32), Stargell (16)
Home Runs: Garner (8)
Stolen Bases: Garner (24)
Caught Stealing: Morales (4)
GIDP: Templeton (5), Morales (12), Garner (16)
Hit by Pitch: Berra (2,by Urrea)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(11-17)         6     8   7   7   4   3   1  30   3.74
Urrea                   1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.61
Thomas                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.05
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   5   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(9-10)          7.2   4   3   0   4   3   0  31   4.11
Tekulve                 1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   7   1.86
Totals                  9     7   4   0*  5   3   0  38

Passed Balls: Ott (10)
Hit by Pitch: Urrea (7)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to center; Morales flied out
to right; Hernandez walked; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno doubled to left;
Parker flied out to center; Stargell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to center; Reitz popped to
shortstop; Swisher popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Milner singled to center; Garner flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (catcher to first); Forsch
walked; Templeton grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Forsch out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Moreno lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Morales walked; Hernandez flied out to center;
Morales was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Simmons
walked; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; On a bunt Stargell singled to
pitcher; Ott flied out to center; B. Robinson popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Swisher
reached on an error by B. Robinson [Swisher to first]; Tyson
flied out to right; Forsch flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Garner
walked; Garner stole second; Rooker struck out; Taveras walked;
Moreno lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton popped to shortstop; Morales singled to
center; Hernandez singled to right [Morales to second]; Simmons
struck out; Hendrick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker flied out to center; Stargell singled to
left; Ott walked [Stargell to second]; B. Robinson doubled to
left [Stargell scored, Ott to third]; Milner was walked
intentionally; Garner homered [Ott scored, B. Robinson scored,
Milner scored]; Rooker grounded out (second to first); Taveras
flied out to left; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Reitz flied out to right;
Swisher flied out to center; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno singled to right; Parker singled to left
[Moreno to second]; URREA REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Stargell
doubled to left [Moreno scored, Parker scored]; Ott flied out to
left; B. Robinson singled to third [Stargell to third]; Berra
was hit by a pitch [B. Robinson to second]; Garner grounded into
a double play (third to first) [B. Robinson out at third]; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR URREA; Mumphrey struck out;
Templeton struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball;
Morales singled to center [Templeton scored (error by Moreno)
(unearned) (no RBI), Morales to third]; Hernandez grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Morales scored (unearned)]; Simmons singled
to center; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Hendrick doubled
to center [Simmons to third]; Reitz doubled to left [Simmons
scored (unearned), Hendrick scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher)]; IORG BATTED FOR SWISHER; Iorg lined to second; 4 R (1
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); MUMPHREY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Tekulve struck out; Taveras flied out to right; Moreno struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR TYSON; Garrett walked;
OBERKFELL RAN FOR GARRETT; Mumphrey singled to center [Oberkfell
to second]; Templeton forced Mumphrey (second unassisted)
[Oberkfell to third]; Morales grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.