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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
April 13, 1979
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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 13, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Vuckovich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Kison |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,395 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Schratz 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Ron Hutson 3B: Harry Smail |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Tony Scott | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Pete Vuckovich | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Bill Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Kison | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
April 13, 1979
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Kison
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Kison
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kison
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Vuckovich
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Vuckovich
Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Vuckovich
Parker strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Kison
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Kison
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Kison
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kison. Simmons scores. Hendrick moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reitz vs. Kison
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hendrick tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tyson vs. Kison
Tyson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vuckovich vs. Kison
Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Vuckovich
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Vuckovich
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Vuckovich
Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Kison
Brock hits a line drive towards first. Milner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Kison
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kison
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Kison
Simmons hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Vuckovich
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Vuckovich
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kison vs. Vuckovich
There goes Garner. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kison vs. Vuckovich
Kison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Kison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Vuckovich
There's a wild pitch. Kison moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taveras vs. Vuckovich
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kison scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Vuckovich
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Vuckovich
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. Taveras scores. Moreno goes all the way around to score. Parker moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Vuckovich
There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milner vs. Vuckovich
Milner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Vuckovich
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Kison
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kison
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner fields the ball and throws to Kison covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Kison
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Kison
Tyson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Tyson reaches second base with a double. Scott scores. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Iorg vs. Kison
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Pete Vuckovich.
Iorg hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Parker fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Parker. Reitz scores. Tyson scores. Iorg moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Bibby
Jim Bibby now pitching.
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Templeton vs. Bibby
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Bruno
Tom Bruno now pitching.
Stennett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Bruno
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Bruno
Garner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bibby vs. Bruno
Bibby strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bibby
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bibby
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Bibby
Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Bruno
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Bruno
There's a wild pitch. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Bruno
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Bruno
Parker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Bruno
Milner takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to third. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Bruno
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stennett vs. Bruno
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Bibby
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Bibby
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Bibby
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Bibby covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bruno
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Bruno covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Bruno
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bibby vs. Bruno
Bibby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Bruno
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Bibby
Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Tom Bruno.
Oberkfell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bibby
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Bibby
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Schultz
Buddy Schultz now pitching.
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Schultz
Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Parker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Schultz
Milner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schultz
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Schultz
Stennett strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bibby
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bibby
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Bibby
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Bibby
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freed vs. Jackson
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Grant Jackson now pitching. Roger Freed pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
Freed hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Schultz
Mike Phillips now playing second base.
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Schultz
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Schultz
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Jackson
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Buddy Schultz.
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Jackson
Mike Dimmel pinch runs for Tom Grieve.
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Jackson
There goes Dimmel. The throw from Ott and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Jackson
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Templeton for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/13/1979 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 4 1 2 1
Templeton G, ss 5 0 0 0 Moreno O, cf 4 1 1 0
Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Parker D, rf 3 2 1 0
Simmons T, c 4 2 2 0 Milner J, 1b 3 2 2 4
Hendrick G, cf 4 1 1 0 Robinson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Scott T, rf 4 1 3 1 Stennett R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 3 1 2 1 Ott E, c 4 0 0 0
Tyson M, 2b 3 1 1 1 Garner P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Carbo B, ph 0 0 0 0 Kison B, p 1 1 1 0
Freed R, ph 1 0 0 0 Bibby J, p 2 0 1 0
Phillips M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0
Vuckovich P, p 1 0 0 0 Jackson G, p 1 0 0 0
Iorg D, ph 1 0 1 2
Bruno T, p 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell K, ph 1 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Grieve T, ph 0 0 0 0
Dimmel M, pr 0 0 0 0
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35 6 10 5 33 7 9 5
St.Louis 020 300 010 -- 6
Pittsburgh 005 000 20x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich P 3.0 5 5 1 0 2
Bruno T 3.0 2 0 0 2 3
Schultz B (L) 2.0 2 2 2 0 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kison B 3.1 7 5 4 1 5
Bibby J (W) 4.1 2 1 1 0 3
Tekulve K* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Jackson G (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Kison B, Templeton G, Parker D
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Kison B, Tyson M, Iorg D, Parker D, Simmons T
HR -- Milner J 2
CS -- Garner P, Dimmel M
SF -- Reitz K
HBP -- by Bruno T (Parker D)
WP -- Vuckovich P 2, Bruno T
T -- 2:43
A -- 4395
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