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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 2, 1979
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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 2, 1979 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| 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 | 18,042 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Lanny Harris |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Bill Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| Silvio Martinez | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 2, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, 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: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Martinez
There goes Moreno. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Martinez
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parker vs. Martinez
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreno scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Martinez
There goes Parker. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Parker steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Martinez
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Martinez
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Martinez
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Robinson
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Robinson
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Robinson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Martinez
Garner hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Martinez
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Robinson
Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Robinson
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Robinson
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Martinez
Foli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Foli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Martinez
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Martinez
Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foli tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Robinson
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Robinson
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Robinson
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Martinez
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Martinez
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garner vs. Martinez
Garner hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Madlock scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Martinez
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Robinson
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Robinson
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez hits a line drive towards first. Stargell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Martinez
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Martinez
Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Parker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Martinez
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Martinez
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Robinson
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Robinson
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Robinson
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Robinson
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Martinez
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Martinez
Ott hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Martinez
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Robinson
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Silvio Martinez.
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Robinson
Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Robinson
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to third. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Robinson
Scott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Scott reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey scores. Templeton scores. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendrick vs. Robinson
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores. Scott scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Robinson
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching. Mike Phillips now playing second base. Ken Oberkfell now playing third base. Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Enrique
Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Knowles
Moreno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Moreno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Knowles
Foli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Knowles
The umpire calls a balk on Knowles Foli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Knowles
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Knowles
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching.
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Roberts
Phillips hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Roberts
Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Knowles
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Knowles
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Knowles
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Knowles
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Roberts
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Roberts
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Roberts
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Roberts
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swisher vs. Roberts
Steve Swisher pinch hits for Darold Knowles.
Swisher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. McEnaney
Will McEnaney now pitching. Lee Lacy pinch hits for Dave Roberts.
Lacy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. McEnaney
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McEnaney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. McEnaney
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. McEnaney
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Jackson
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Jackson
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Jackson
Brock hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1979 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 5 2 2 0 Templeton G, ss 5 1 2 0
Foli T, ss 5 1 2 1 Brock L, lf 5 1 2 0
Parker D, rf 5 1 2 1 Scott T, cf 4 1 1 2
Stargell W, 1b 3 0 0 1 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, lf 4 0 1 1 Hendrick G, rf 2 0 1 2
Madlock B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Kennedy T, c 4 0 2 0
Ott E, c 4 0 2 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Garner P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson D, p 2 0 0 1 Swisher S, ph 1 0 0 0
Romo E, p 0 0 0 0 McEnaney W, p 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 2b-3b 3 0 1 0
Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Martinez S, p 1 0 0 0
Lacy L, ph 1 0 1 0 Mumphrey J, ph 1 1 1 0
Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Phillips M, 2b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 12 5 35 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 201 100 100 -- 5
St.Louis 000 004 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D 5.1 8 4 4 1 6
Romo E (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Roberts D 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
Jackson G (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez S 6.0 8 4 4 0 3
Knowles D (L) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
McEnaney W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 7
2B -- Foli T, Parker D, Scott T, Moreno O
SB -- Moreno O, Parker D
SF -- Stargell W
Balk -- Knowles D
T -- 2:24
A -- 18042
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