Dave Parker drove in two runs with a homer and double to back the combined four-hit pitching of John Candelaria and Enrique Romo as the Pirates defeated the Cardinals, 4-1. Parker hit his homer in the third inning.

Candelaria retired the first 13 batters before giving up the Cards' run on a round-tripper by Tony Scott in the fifth. Parker then put the Pirates back into the lead to stay with his double in the sixth, scoring Tim Foli, who had singled. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      3, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   4  8  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Foli ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Mumphrey lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Stennett 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .322
Parker rf             4   1   3   2     0   1   .303      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .337
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Scott cf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .291
B. Robinson lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Swisher c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .116
Ott c                 3   1   1   0     1   0   .258        Kennedy ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Garner 2b,ss          4   1   2   0     0   2   .294      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Oberkfell ph,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  Romo p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .351
                                                            Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   3     1   4             Totals               31   1   4   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 17,130
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cardinals 3
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Parker (20)
Home Runs: Parker (14), Scott (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(7-6)       5     2   1   1   0   0   1  17   3.56
Romo SV(2)              4     2   0   0   0   3   0  14   2.36
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   3   1  31

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(3-9)           6     8   4   4   1   2   1  27   4.91
Knowles                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.10
Frazier                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.23
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Knowles (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to center; Foli flied out to
right; Parker singled to left; Milner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton popped to first in foul territory;
Mumphrey flied out to right; Hernandez popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott walked; Garner singled to
right [Ott to second]; Candelaria grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick popped to third in foul territory; Scott
lined to right; Reitz lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Parker homered; Milner grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher flied out to right; Tyson grounded out
(third to first); Forsch grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson popped to second; Madlock flied out to
center; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hernandez popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner was called out on strikes; Candelaria
grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick popped to shortstop; Scott homered;
Reitz flied out to right; Swisher singled to left; Tyson lined
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli singled to second; Parker doubled to center
[Foli scored]; Milner flied out to left; B. Robinson grounded
out (second to first) [Parker to third]; Madlock lined to
center; John Candelaria left with lower back strain; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: ROMO REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Forsch
popped to first in foul territory; Templeton grounded out (third
to first); Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott singled to right; Garner singled to center [Ott
to third, Garner to second (on throw to 3b)]; Romo singled to
center [Ott scored, Garner to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Knowles threw a wild pitch [Garner scored, Romo to
second]; Moreno popped to second; Foli grounded out (third to
first); Parker struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: STENNETT REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); GARNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hernandez struck out; Hendrick
popped to first in foul territory; Scott flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Milner popped to first in foul territory; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz singled to left; KENNEDY BATTED FOR
SWISHER; Kennedy struck out; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR TYSON;
Oberkfell flied out to left; BROCK BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Brock
forced Reitz (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
4, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); OBERKFELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FRAZIER REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING);
Ott grounded out (second to pitcher); Garner was called out on
strikes; Romo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton flied out to left; Mumphrey struck out;
Hernandez singled to right; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.