A bruised hip kept Willie Stargell from playing, but the Pirates' veteran star came off the bench as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning and delivered a bases-loaded single in a three-run rally that beat the Cardinals, 6-5. The Cards, who had a homer by Ted Simmons and a two-run triple by starting pitcher Bob Forsch, went into the ninth with a 5-3 lead.

Pete Vuckovich, on the mound in relief, was tagged for leadoff singles by Rennie Stennett and Lee Lacy. Omar Moreno grounded to Garry Templeton, but Mike Phillips dropped the throw to second, Stennett scoring. Tim Foli sacrificed. Vuckovich passed Dave Parker intentionally before yielding the pitching duties to Buddy Schultz. John Milner forced Lacy at the plate for the second out. Stargell then batted for Bill Robinson and singled on a 3-and-2 pitch to drive in two runs. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Saturday, May 5, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  3  -   6 10  0
Cardinals    0  1  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   0   0     0   0   .292      Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   3   .273
Foli ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Scott cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .340
Parker rf             3   3   2   0     2   0   .357      Hernandez 1b          5   0   0   0     0   3   .216
Milner 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .421      Simmons c             3   2   2   1     1   0   .279
B. Robinson lf        4   0   0   1     0   2   .246      Hendrick rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .291
  Stargell ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .333      Iorg lf               2   1   2   1     2   0   .300
  Kison pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Mumphrey pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .318
Ott c                 4   0   2   1     1   0   .316      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .359
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .225        Oberkfell 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Bibby p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Phillips 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              3   0   1   2     0   0   .167
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Lacy ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander lf        0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Bruno p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   5     4   4             Totals               35   5  12   5     3  10

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 17,440
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 3, Cardinals 1
Errors: Templeton 2
Doubles: Parker 2 (7), Reitz (11), Simmons (5)
Triples: Forsch (2), Iorg (1), Hendrick (1)
Home Runs: Simmons (6)
Stolen Bases: Parker (5), Scott (7)
Caught Stealing: Scott (2), Mumphrey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Foli (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Milner (2)
GIDP: Garner (1), Tyson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (2,by Romo)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                3.2   6   4   4   3   4   1  18   5.62
Bibby                   2.1   2   0   0   0   4   0   9   5.06
Romo                    1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   5.06
Jackson W(2-0)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.64
Whitson SV(1)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.38
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3  10   1  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  7     5   3   3   3   2   0  29   4.46
Knowles                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.86
Vuckovich L(2-2)        1     3   3   0   1   2   0   8   2.20
Schultz                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.58
Bruno                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.86
Totals                  9    10   6   3   4   4   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Romo (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Jones, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Joe Bendekovits, 3B - Bob Freels


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker doubled to left;
Milner walked; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Scott popped to third in
foul territory; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Stennett grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hendrick singled to left [Simmons
to third, Hendrick out at second (left to second)]; Iorg walked;
Reitz singled to center [Simmons scored, Iorg to second]; Tyson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Reitz out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (third to first); Templeton
was called out on strikes; Scott singled to left; Scott stole
second; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker walked; Parker stole second; Milner reached
on an error by Templeton [Parker to third, Milner to second]; B.
Robinson grounded out (third to first); Ott walked; Garner
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ott
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons homered; Hendrick popped to first in foul
territory; Iorg walked; Reitz doubled to left [Iorg to third];
Tyson struck out; Forsch tripled to center [Iorg scored, Reitz
scored]; BIBBY REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Templeton struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to right; Bibby struck out;
Moreno lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
struck out; Simmons doubled to center; Hendrick was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli singled to center; Parker doubled to left
[Foli to third]; Milner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Foli
scored, Parker to third]; B. Robinson grounded out (third to
first) [Parker scored]; Ott singled to left; Garner forced Ott
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Iorg tripled to left; Reitz grounded out (third
to first); BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock struck out; Forsch
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: OBERKFELL REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING 2B); Stennett
grounded out (first unassisted); EASLER BATTED FOR BIBBY; Easler
flied out to left; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (third to first); Scott singled to left; Hernandez
struck out while Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Foli singled to right; KNOWLES REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Parker forced Foli (first to shortstop); Milner
singled to right [Parker to third]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED KNOWLES
(PITCHING); B. Robinson struck out; Ott singled to center
[Parker scored, Milner to third]; Garner struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
tripled to center; Iorg singled to right [Hendrick scored];
MUMPHREY RAN FOR IORG; Reitz was hit by a pitch [Mumphrey to
second]; JACKSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); FREED BATTED FOR
OBERKFELL; Freed struck out while Mumphrey was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED FREED (PLAYING 2B); MUMPHREY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stennett singled to center; LACY
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Lacy singled to left [Stennett to second];
Moreno reached on an error by Templeton [Stennett scored
(unearned), Lacy to second, Moreno to first]; Foli out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lacy to third, Moreno to
second]; Parker was walked intentionally; SCHULTZ REPLACED
VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Milner forced Lacy (third to catcher)
[Moreno to third, Parker to second]; BRUNO REPLACED SCHULTZ
(PITCHING); STARGELL BATTED FOR B. ROBINSON; Stargell singled to
right [Moreno scored (unearned), Parker scored (unearned),
Milner to third]; KISON RAN FOR STARGELL; Ott flied out to left;
3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: WHITSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); ALEXANDER
REPLACED LACY (PLAYING LF); Bruno popped to first in foul
territory; Templeton singled to shortstop; Scott forced
Templeton (third to second); Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 5.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".