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Cardinals 7 @ Pirates 14
Three Rivers Stadium
April 23, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 23, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Cardinals with a score of 14 to 7.

Game Summary

DateApril 23, 1978 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 7 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 14 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 14
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherBruce Kison  
Losing PitcherBob Forsch  
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Game Winning RBIDave Parker 

Game Info

DateApril 23, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Forsch  
Home Starting PitcherJohn Candelaria  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Engel
1B: Jerry Dale
2B: John McSherry
3B: Paul Runge

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Scott  Center Fielder 
Garry Templeton  Shortstop 
Jerry Morales  Right Fielder 
Ted Simmons  Catcher 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
Ken Reitz  Third Baseman 
Jerry Mumphrey  Left Fielder 
Mike Tyson  Second Baseman 
Bob Forsch  Pitcher 
Vern Rapp  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Bill Robinson  Left Fielder 
Willie Stargell  First Baseman 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Phil Garner  Third Baseman 
John Candelaria  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

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Cardinals 7 @ Pirates 14
Three Rivers Stadium
April 23, 1978

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         Game of 4/23/1978, game 1 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Scott T, cf           4  2  2  1   Taveras F, ss         5  1  3  1   
Templeton G, ss       4  1  1  0   Moreno O, cf          3  3  2  2   
Morales J, rf         4  0  1  0   Parker D, rf          5  2  3  3   
Simmons T, c          3  1  1  1   Robinson B, lf        4  2  1  1   
Hernandez K, 1b       5  1  2  3   Stargell W, 1b        4  2  1  0   
Reitz K, 3b           3  0  1  2   Stennett R, 2b        4  1  2  3   
Mumphrey J, lf        5  1  1  0   Mendoza M, 2b         1  0  0  0   
Tyson M, 2b           3  0  0  0   Ott E, c              4  1  2  2   
Dwyer J, ph           1  0  0  0   Garner P, 3b          4  1  1  2   
Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0   Candelaria J, p       1  1  0  0   
Littell M, p          0  0  0  0   Kison B, p            2  0  0  0   
Iorg D, ph            1  0  0  0   Bibby J, p            0  0  0  0   
Forsch B, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Vuckovich P, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Sutherland G, ph      1  1  1  0                                      
Hamilton D, p         1  0  0  0                                      
Phillips M, 2b        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 10  7                        37 14 15 14

St.Louis         001 600 000 --  7
Pittsburgh       440 000 60x -- 14

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch B (L)*         1.0  7  7  7  1  0
Vuckovich P           2.0  1  1  1  0  4
Hamilton D            3.0  2  0  0  0  1
Schultz B             0.2  5  6  6  2  0
Littell M             1.1  0  0  0  1  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Candelaria J          3.2  9  7  7  2  2
Kison B (W)           4.1  1  0  0  3  2
Bibby J               1.0  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd

E -- Hernandez K, Parker D, Scott T
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Parker D, Moreno O, Mumphrey J, Reitz K, Garner P, Taveras F
HR -- Parker D
SB -- Moreno O 2, Stargell W, Robinson B 2
CS -- Taveras F
HBP -- by Candelaria J (Morales J), by Forsch B (Candelaria J)
Balk -- Candelaria J
T -- 2:42
A -- 0

    

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