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Monday July 2, 1979
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A run-scoring single by Tim Foli broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning, enabling the Pirates to post a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals. With one out in the Pirates seventh, Omar Moreno hit a ground-rule double to left and scored when Foli followed with a single. The Cards had come back from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game in the sixth on a two-run double by Tony Scott and two-run single by George Hendrick. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Game Played on Monday, July 2, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      2  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4 11  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .302      Templeton ss          5   1   2   0     0   1   .328
Foli ss               5   1   2   1     0   0   .301      Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .353
Parker rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .297      Scott cf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .291
Stargell 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .304      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .323
B. Robinson lf        4   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Hendrick rf           2   0   1   2     2   0   .343
Madlock 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Kennedy c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .318
Ott c                 4   0   2   0     0   1   .257      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   1     0   1   .200        Swisher ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .098
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Oberkfell 2b,3b       3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .034
  Lacy ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .283        Mumphrey ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .267
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Phillips 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .302

Totals               38   5  12   5     0   3             Totals               35   4  11   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 18,042
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 3, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Foli (15), Parker (19), Moreno (7), Scott (14)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (33), Parker (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Stargell (4)
GIDP: Oberkfell (4), Reitz (9), Brock (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             5.1   8   4   4   1   6   0  24   3.38
Romo W(4-3)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.56
Roberts                 2     3   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.35
Jackson SV(9)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.58
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   6   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                6     8   4   4   0   3   0  26   2.81
Knowles L(2-4)          2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.33
McEnaney                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.59
Totals                  9    12   5   5   0   3   0  39

Balks: Knowles (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Moreno to third]; Parker
singled to center [Moreno scored]; Parker stole second; Stargell
popped to third in foul territory; B. Robinson singled to center
[Parker scored]; Madlock singled to left [B. Robinson to
second]; Ott struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Brock singled to left;
Scott forced Brock (shortstop to second); Hernandez struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Garner popped to shortstop; D. Robinson was called
out on strikes; Moreno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to left; Kennedy struck out;
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli doubled to center; Parker flied out to center
[Foli to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Foli
scored]; B. Robinson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell flied out to center; Martinez was
called out on strikes; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock singled to center; Ott singled to right
[Madlock to third]; Garner popped to shortstop; D. Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Madlock scored, Ott to
second]; Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Scott
struck out; Hernandez lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli flied out to center; Parker doubled to right;
Stargell popped to shortstop; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick walked; Kennedy flied out to left; Reitz
singled to left [Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Madlock flied out to center; Ott popped to
shortstop; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Mumphrey singled to
center; Templeton singled to left [Mumphrey to second]; Brock
singled to left [Mumphrey to third, Templeton to second]; Scott
doubled to right [Mumphrey scored, Templeton scored, Brock to
third]; Hernandez struck out; Hendrick singled to left [Brock
scored, Scott scored]; Kennedy singled to right [Hendrick to
third]; ROMO REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Reitz grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kennedy out
at second]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); PHILLIPS
REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING 2B); OBERKFELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROMO; Sanguillen lined to
center; Moreno doubled to left; Foli singled to right [Moreno
scored]; Knowles balked [Foli to second]; Parker flied out to
left; Stargell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Oberkfell
singled to right; Phillips popped to catcher in foul territory;
Templeton singled to right [Oberkfell to second]; Brock grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Templeton out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Madlock grounded out
(third to first); Ott singled to right; Garner forced Ott
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick walked; Kennedy singled
to right [Hendrick to second]; SWISHER BATTED FOR KNOWLES;
Swisher popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: MCENANEY REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING); LACY BATTED
FOR ROBERTS; Lacy singled to center; Moreno forced Lacy (pitcher
to shortstop); Foli grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to
second]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Oberkfell
walked; Phillips forced Oberkfell (pitcher to shortstop);
Templeton flied out to left; Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.



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