A wild pickoff attempt handed the Pirates a 7-5 triumph over the Cardinals in 11 innings. The Pirates loaded the bases on a double by Omar Moreno, intentional walk to Dave Parker and infield single by Bill Robinson. With two out, Darold Knowles relieved Roy Thomas on the mound for the Cardinals and promptly uncorked a wild pickoff throw past first base into right field, enabling Moreno and Parker to score. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 5, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  0    0  2  -   7 11  2
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  -   5 11  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             6   1   2   0     0   1   .289      Templeton ss          6   0   2   0     0   0   .326
Garner 2b             6   1   2   1     0   1   .288      Brock lf              5   3   3   0     1   1   .316
Parker rf             5   2   1   0     1   1   .297      Hernandez 1b          5   0   2   1     0   1   .348
Stargell 1b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .304      Simmons c             3   1   0   1     1   1   .288
  Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .538      Scott cf              5   0   1   2     0   0   .265
  B. Robinson lf      2   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Mumphrey rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Milner lf,1b          4   1   2   0     2   1   .295      Reitz 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Madlock 3b            2   0   0   1     2   0   .282      Oberkfell 2b          3   1   0   0     2   0   .307
Ott c                 4   0   1   1     1   2   .270      Denny p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
xBerra ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .190        Iorg ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .286
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Lentine pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boyland ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               41   7  11   4     7   8             Totals               42   5  11   5     4   6

Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance: 23,059
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Berra 2, Simmons 2, Knowles
Doubles: Parker (36), Moreno (18), Brock (15), Scott (20), Hernandez (45), Iorg (8), Templeton (27)
Home Runs: Garner (10), Stargell (27)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (7), Milner (3), Madlock (23), Templeton (24)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (8), Mumphrey (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (5), Simmons (7)
GIDP: Madlock (14)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             6     7   3   3   3   3   0  27   4.14
Romo                    1.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   9   2.70
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.48
Roberts W(3-3)          2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.06
Tekulve SV(26)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.82
Totals                 11    11   5   5   4   6   0  47

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   7.1   7   5   5   4   5   2  32   4.90
Littell                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.53
Thomas L(3-3)           2.2   3   2   0   3   3   0  14   2.65
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.77
Totals                 11    11   7   5   7   8   2  50

Wild Pitches: D. Robinson 2 (5), Littell (6)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner
popped to first in foul territory; Parker lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Templeton stole
second; Brock walked; Hernandez struck out; Simmons flied out to
right; Scott reached on an error by Berra [Templeton out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Brock to second, Scott to first]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
walked; Madlock grounded out (second to first) [Milner to
second]; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Mumphrey lined to third; Reitz singled to
pitcher; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Reitz to second];
Oberkfell flied out to left; Denny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Berra grounded out (third to first); D. Robinson
struck out; Moreno lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton popped to first in foul territory;
Brock doubled to left; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Brock to
third]; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Simmons walked;
Scott doubled to right [Brock scored, Simmons scored, Scott to
third (on throw to home)]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner homered; Parker struck out; Stargell
homered; Milner was called out on strikes; Madlock walked;
Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz popped to third in foul territory;
Oberkfell grounded out (third to first); Denny lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Berra reached
on catcher's interference by Simmons; D. Robinson forced Berra
(first to shortstop); Moreno singled to right [D. Robinson to
second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
singled to left; Hernandez singled to right [Brock to third];
Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brock scored]; Scott
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals
3.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker doubled to center; Stargell walked; Milner
singled to right [Parker to third, Stargell to second]; Madlock
grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first)
[Stargell to third, Milner to second, Parker out at home]; Ott
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey singled to center; Mumphrey was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reitz was called out on
strikes; Oberkfell walked; Denny popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); LACY
BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Lacy grounded out (third to first);
Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Templeton grounded
out (third to first); Brock singled to left; Hernandez doubled
to right [Brock scored, Hernandez to third (error by Berra)];
Simmons reached on a fielder's choice [Hernandez out at home
(pitcher to shortstop to catcher)]; Scott flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner singled to center; Parker forced Garner
(second to shortstop); Stargell singled to right [Parker to
third]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR STARGELL; Alexander stole second;
Milner walked; LITTELL REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Madlock hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored, Alexander to third];
Littell threw a wild pitch [Alexander scored, Milner to second];
Ott singled to center [Milner scored]; Berra flied to right in
foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF);
MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first); Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory;
Oberkfell walked; IORG BATTED FOR LITTELL; Iorg doubled to
center [Oberkfell scored]; LENTINE RAN FOR IORG; JACKSON
REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED LENTINE (PITCHING); EASLER BATTED
FOR JACKSON; Easler lined to third; Moreno struck out; Garner
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: ROBERTS REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Brock struck
out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 10TH: Parker lined to right; B. Robinson struck out;
Milner singled to right; Milner stole second [Milner to third
(error by Simmons)]; Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Ott
was walked intentionally; Berra forced Ott (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 10TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
struck out; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 5.

PIRATES 11TH: BOYLAND BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Boyland grounded out
(second to first); Moreno doubled to left; Garner flied out to
center; Parker was walked intentionally; B. Robinson singled to
third [Moreno to third, Parker to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED
THOMAS (PITCHING); B. Robinson was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Knowles [Moreno scored (unearned), Parker scored
(unearned), B. Robinson to third]; Milner flied out to left; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 11TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BOYLAND (PITCHING); Oberkfell
popped to shortstop; CARBO BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Carbo grounded
out (pitcher to first); Templeton doubled to left; Brock
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
7, Cardinals 5.