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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 8, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Silvio Martinez |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,524 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Jerry Dale |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Ken Macha | Third Baseman |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Silvio Martinez | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 8, 1978
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Martinez
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Martinez
Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Martinez
There goes Moreno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Martinez
Milner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Robinson
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Robinson
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Robinson
There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Robinson
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Robinson
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Taveras fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Martinez
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Martinez
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Martinez
There goes Ott. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Martinez
Garner hits a popup towards short. Templeton makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Templeton. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Macha vs. Martinez
Macha hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Robinson
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Robinson
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Robinson
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tyson for the out. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Robinson
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Martinez
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Martinez
There goes Taveras. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Martinez
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Martinez
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
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Robinson
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Robinson
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Robinson, and towards Garner, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Robinson
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Martinez
Stargell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Martinez
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Robinson
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Robinson
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Robinson
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Robinson
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Martinez
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Martinez
Macha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Martinez
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Robinson
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Robinson
Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Templeton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Robinson
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and has Templeton trapped. There's the throw to Garner and over to Macha, who tags Templeton for the out. Mumphrey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Robinson
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Robinson
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Martinez
Moreno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Martinez
There goes Moreno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Martinez
Milner hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Martinez
Stargell 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
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Robinson
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Whitson
Ed Whitson now pitching.
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tyson vs. Whitson
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson has Morales trapped. There's the throw to Ott and over to Macha, who tags Morales for the out. Reitz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Whitson
Martinez hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Templeton vs. Whitson
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Taveras fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Martinez
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Martinez
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Martinez
Macha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicosia vs. Martinez
Steve Nicosia pinch hits for Ed Whitson.
Nicosia hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Kison
Bruce Kison now pitching.
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Kison
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Kison
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Martinez
Taveras hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Martinez
Moreno hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Martinez
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kison
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kison
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Kison
Reitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Kison
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Kison
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Martinez
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Martinez
Ott 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Martinez
Garner hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1978 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 3 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0
Moreno O, cf 2 0 1 0 Mumphrey J, lf 4 1 2 0
Milner J, lf 3 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 3 1 1 2
Robinson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 1 1 1
Stargell W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 1 0
Ott E, c 3 0 0 0 Morales J, rf 3 0 2 0
Garner P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 1 1
Macha K, 3b 1 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson D, p 2 0 0 0 Martinez S, p 4 0 0 0
Whitson E, p 0 0 0 0
Nicosia S, ph 1 0 0 0
Kison B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 1 0 33 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 000 121 00x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D (L)* 5.0 7 4 4 2 3
Whitson E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kison B 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez S (W) 9.0 1 0 0 7 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Templeton G
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 8
2B -- Templeton G, Hernandez K
HR -- Simmons T, Hendrick G
SB -- Moreno O 2, Mumphrey J, Ott E
CS -- Taveras F
T -- 2:17
A -- 20524
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