The Pirates lost to the Cardinals, 9-5, but remained one game ahead in the East division race when rain prevented the Expos' scheduled twi-night doubleheader against the Braves in Atlanta. George Hendrick went 5-for-5, including a homer, and Tony Scott was 4-for-5 in the Cardinals' 17-hit attack on six Pirate pitchers. Dave Parker homered for the Pirates, who fell behind, 6-1, before rallying for two runs in the fifth inning and two more in the seventh.

Kent Tekulve, making his club record 92nd appearance of the season, was unable to stop the Cardinals from pulling away in the eighth. Tekulve hit Ken Oberkfell with a pitch with one out and then uncorked a wild pitch. After Mark Littell struck out, Garry Templeton doubled to score Oberkfell. Jerry Mumphrey singled to drive in Templeton. Hendrick capped the scoring with his homer off Enrique Romo in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Thursday, September 27, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  2  1    2  1  0    0  2  1  -   9 17  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  2  0    2  0  0  -   5 13  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   1   2   2     1   0   .313      Moreno cf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .283
Mumphrey lf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .292      Foli ss               5   1   2   2     0   0   .283
Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   0     1   1   .343      Parker rf             4   1   2   1     1   1   .301
Simmons c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Stargell 1b           5   0   1   0     0   3   .285
Hendrick rf           5   3   5   2     0   0   .300      Milner lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Scott cf              5   2   4   1     0   0   .259        B. Robinson lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .270      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Oberkfell 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .110      Garner 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Littell p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Candelaria p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .132
                                                            D. Robinson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
                                                            Ellis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .074
                                                            Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                            Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               41   9  17   7     2   5             Totals               40   5  13   4     1   7

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 11,172
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Pirates 9
DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Templeton, Moreno, Milner
Doubles: Hernandez (47), Hendrick (27), Simmons (22), Templeton (31), Moreno (21)
Home Runs: Hendrick (16), Parker (24)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (8), Scott (37), Moreno (74), Madlock (32)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (5)
GIDP: Simmons (10), Madlock (17), Stennett (11)
Hit by Pitch: Oberkfell (4,by Tekulve)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(11-11)         5     6   3   3   1   3   1  21   3.80
McEnaney                1.2   5   2   1   0   2   0  10   2.95
Littell SV(13)          2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.13
Totals                  9    13   5   4   1   7   1  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(5-4)          3     4   3   1   0   1   0  13   2.90
Candelaria              0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   3.22
D. Robinson             1.2   3   1   1   0   2   0   8   3.91
Ellis                   2     3   0   0   1   1   0   8   5.88
Tekulve                 1     2   2   2   1   1   0   7   2.71
Romo                    1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   2.93
Totals                  9    17   9   7   2   5   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Tekulve (2)
Wild Pitches: Littell (7), D. Robinson (6), Tekulve (4)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted);
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hernandez was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to center; Foli lined to third;
Parker walked; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick singled to
center; Scott singled to center [Hendrick scored (error by
Moreno) (no RBI), Scott to third]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Scott scored (unearned)]; Oberkfell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner singled to center; Madlock flied out to
center; Ott lined to center; Garner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey singled to center;
Hernandez doubled to left [Mumphrey scored (error by Milner)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Sanguillen struck
out; Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: CANDELARIA REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING);
Hendrick doubled to left; Scott singled to center [Hendrick
scored, Scott to second (on throw to home)]; Reitz flied out to
left; Oberkfell singled to left [Scott to third]; D. ROBINSON
REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Forsch struck out; Templeton
singled to left [Scott scored, Oberkfell to second]; Mumphrey
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker homered; Stargell singled to center; Milner
flied out to right; Madlock grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons
doubled to right; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Simmons to
third]; Hendrick singled to left [Simmons scored]; Scott flied
out to center; Reitz flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott singled to right; Garner forced Ott (second to
shortstop); LACY BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Lacy grounded out
(second to first) [Garner to second]; Moreno singled to left
[Garner scored]; Moreno stole second; Foli singled to right
[Moreno scored]; Parker was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: ELLIS REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Oberkfell
grounded out (second to first); CARBO BATTED FOR FORSCH; Carbo
was called out on strikes; Templeton walked; Mumphrey grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: MCENANEY REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Stargell struck
out; Milner struck out; Madlock singled to left; Madlock stole
second; Ott flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF);
Hernandez singled to left; Simmons grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Hendrick singled
to center; Scott singled to right [Hendrick out at third (right
to shortstop)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Garner singled to left; STENNETT BATTED FOR ELLIS;
Stennett grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Garner out at second]; Moreno doubled to left; Foli singled to
center [Moreno scored]; Parker singled to center [Foli to
third]; Stargell reached on an error by Templeton [Foli scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Parker to second, Stargell to first];
LITTELL REPLACED MCENANEY (PITCHING); B. Robinson forced
Stargell (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Reitz flied
out to right; Oberkfell was hit by a pitch; Tekulve threw a wild
pitch [Oberkfell to second]; Littell struck out; Templeton
doubled to center [Oberkfell scored]; Mumphrey singled to right
[Templeton scored]; Mumphrey stole second; Hernandez walked;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Ott struck
out; Garner singled to shortstop; EASLER BATTED FOR TEKULVE;
Easler popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Hendrick
homered; Scott singled to center; Reitz flied out to left; Scott
stole second; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first) [Scott to
third]; Littell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 9, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Moreno singled to left; Foli forced Moreno
(shortstop to second); Parker flied out to left; Stargell struck
out but Foli advanced to second and Stargell advanced to first
on a wild pitch; B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Pirates 5.