A pair of doubles by Bill Madlock and a pair of homers by Willie Stargell paced the Pirates to a 6-4 victory over the Cardinals. Madlock's first two-bagger drove in two runs in the first inning and his second made it 3-0 in the third.

Ed Ott led off the fourth with a solo homer and Stargell clouted bases-empty round-trippers in the fifth and seventh innings. Grant Jackson retired the last seven Card batters to record his 10th save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      4, 1979 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      2  0  1    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4 11  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .296      Templeton ss          5   1   1   1     0   1   .322
Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Brock lf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .354
  B. Robinson lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Scott cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Parker rf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .303      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   2     1   0   .322
Stargell 1b           4   3   3   2     0   0   .314      Iorg rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Madlock 3b            4   0   2   3     0   0   .264        Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garner ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Kennedy c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .296
Ott c                 4   1   1   1     0   1   .258      Reitz 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .233      Oberkfell 2b          3   0   2   1     0   0   .297
Blyleven p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .175        Tyson ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Vuckovich p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .179
  Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Hendrick ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .335

Totals               36   6  11   6     1   6             Totals               34   4  11   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 14,766
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 3, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Madlock 2 (11), Kennedy (3)
Triples: Templeton (9)
Home Runs: Ott (5), Stargell 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Parker (12), Brock (7)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (5)
GIDP: Hernandez (4), Kennedy (1), Hendrick (9)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (3,by Roberts)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(6-3)         6     9   2   2   2   3   0  26   3.85
Roberts                 0.2   1   2   2   1   0   0   4   2.70
Jackson SV(10)          2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.38
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   4   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(7-5)        5     8   5   5   1   3   2  23   3.32
Schultz                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.69
Knowles                 1.1   3   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.26
Frazier                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.26
Totals                  9    11   6   6   1   6   3  38

Passed Balls: Ott (4)
Hit by Pitch: Roberts (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Milner grounded out (second to
first); Parker singled to right; Stargell singled to left
[Parker to second]; Madlock doubled to left [Parker scored,
Stargell scored, Madlock to third (on throw to home)]; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Brock singled to center;
Ott allowed a passed ball [Brock to second]; Scott walked;
Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott struck out; Stennett singled to center;
Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stennett
to second]; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg flied out to left; Kennedy struck out; Reitz
singled to center; Oberkfell singled to left [Reitz to second];
Vuckovich singled to right [Reitz out at home (right to
catcher), Oberkfell to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Milner flied out to right; Parker walked; Parker
stole second; Stargell flied out to center [Parker to third];
Madlock doubled to right [Parker scored]; Garner flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
struck out; Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott homered; Stennett grounded out (third to
first); Blyleven struck out; Moreno singled to center; Moreno
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Iorg
singled to center; Kennedy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Iorg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Milner lined to right; Parker flied out to center;
Stargell homered; Madlock flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR
VUCKOVICH; Mumphrey lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Garner lined
to first; Ott flied out to center; KNOWLES REPLACED SCHULTZ
(PITCHING); Stennett singled to center; Blyleven singled to
third [Stennett to second]; Moreno forced Blyleven (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton lined to first; Brock singled to left;
Brock stole second; Scott popped to third in foul territory;
Hernandez walked; Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Parker
struck out; Stargell homered; Madlock grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Kennedy
doubled to left; Reitz singled to center [Kennedy to third];
Oberkfell singled to center [Kennedy scored, Reitz to second];
CARBO BATTED FOR KNOWLES; ROBERTS REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING);
HENDRICK BATTED FOR CARBO; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Reitz to third, Oberkfell out at
second]; Templeton tripled to center [Reitz scored]; Brock
walked; Scott was hit by a pitch [Brock to second]; JACKSON
REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hernandez singled to right
[Templeton scored, Brock scored, Scott to third]; Iorg struck
out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: FRAZIER REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); HENDRICK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ott flied out to left; Stennett grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kennedy flied out to left; Reitz flied out to
right; TYSON BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; Tyson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Jackson was
called out on strikes; Moreno was called out on strikes; B.
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick flied out to left; Templeton grounded
out (second to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 4.