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St. Louis Cardinals 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 4

April 15,1979

Visiting Team

St. Louis Cardinals (5-3)

Home Team

Pittsburgh Pirates (4-5)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

10

Ballpark

Three Rivers Stadium

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

3,012

Time of Game

3:27

Umpires

[HP]: Ron Hutson [1B]: Lanny Harris [2B]: Joe Schratz [3B]: Harry Smail

St. Louis Cardinals 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 4

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**21 min rain delay before start of game**
4th inning: NP **Frank Taveras left with intestinal virus**
6th inning: NP **John Candelaria left with stiff back**
10th inning: NP **John Milner injured left knee**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		10		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
St. Louis Cardinals	SLN	5-3		0	0	1		0	0	0		0	2	1		5		9	15	1		2	4	9	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	4-5		2	0	0		0	0	1		1	0	0		0		4	10	3		4	8	17	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

St. Louis Cardinals - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Garry Templeton	ss	23.022	B	6	2	3	0		0	0	.242		8	369
2	Tony Scott	rf	27.209	B	6	1	2	1		0	1	.424		8	320
3	Keith Hernandez	1b	25.177	L	6	0	1	3		0	3	.290		8	535
4	Ted Simmons	c	29.249	B	5	1	2	1		1	0	.300		8	1304
5	George Hendrick	cf	29.179	R	5	1	1	0		0	0	.214		8	944
	Mark Littell	p	26.088	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		2	181
6	Ken Reitz	3b	27.295	R	4	0	2	2		1	0	.440		8	953
7	Tom Grieve	lf	31.042	R	1	1	0	0		1	0	.000		4	665
	Dane Iorg	ph-lf	28.339	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.125		6	83
	Roger Freed	ph	32.317	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		2	312
	Mike Dimmel	lf-cf	24.181	R	1	1	1	0		0	0	.333		5	38
8	Mike Tyson	2b	29.092	R	2	0	1	0		0	0	.222		7	775
	Ken Oberkfell	ph-2b	22.346	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.250		5	38
	Steve Swisher	ph	27.249	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		1	412
	Mike Phillips	2b	28.239	L	1	1	1	0		0	0	1.000		2	539
9	Bob Sykes	p	24.125	B	1	0	0	0		0	1	.250		2	26
	Lou Brock	ph	39.301	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.200		7	2500
	Bernie Carbo	ph-lf	31.253	L	1	1	1	1		0	0	1.000		3	939
Totals

Errors: Ken Oberkfell

2B: Keith Hernandez (3), Ted Simmons (3), Ken Reitz (5)

RBI: Tony Scott (7), Keith Hernandez 3 (11), Ted Simmons (2), Ken Reitz 2 (7), Bernie Carbo (1)

SF: Bernie Carbo (1)

HBP: Bob Sykes (1)

GDP: Garry Templeton (1), Tony Scott (1)

SB: Tony Scott (3), Ken Reitz (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Frank Taveras	ss	29.112	R	2	0	0	0		0	0	.306		9	722
	Dale Berra	ss	22.123	R	3	0	1	0		0	0	.333		3	76
2	Phil Garner	3b	29.350	R	3	1	1	0		2	1	.273		9	674
3	Dave Parker	rf	27.310	L	5	1	1	0		0	0	.250		9	729
4	Bill Robinson	lf	35.293	R	5	1	2	1		0	2	.229		9	1117
5	John Milner	1b	29.108	L	3	1	0	0		1	1	.529		8	857
	Willie Stargell	1b	39.040	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.333		5	2016
6	Rennie Stennett	2b	28.010	R	5	0	1	1		0	2	.176		9	980
7	Steve Nicosia	c	23.252	R	5	0	2	0		0	0	.286		4	7
8	Omar Moreno	cf	26.173	L	3	0	2	1		1	0	.323		9	368
9	John Candelaria	p	25.160	L	2	0	0	0		0	0	.000		2	115
	Lee Lacy	ph	31.005	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.333		4	551
	Grant Jackson	p	36.199	B	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		4	515
Totals

Errors: Frank Taveras, Phil Garner, Bill Robinson

2B: Bill Robinson (3), Steve Nicosia (1)

3B: Omar Moreno (1)

RBI: Bill Robinson (4), Rennie Stennett (2), Omar Moreno (2)

GDP: John Candelaria (1)

SB: Omar Moreno (3)

St. Louis Cardinals - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Bob Sykes	L		5.1	7	2	2	3	3	0		1.59	1.50		2	56
2	Tom Bruno	R		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0		0.00	1.59		3	45
3	Buddy Schultz	L		2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0		7.20	1.60		3	140
4	Mark Littell	R	W 1-0	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0		0.00	0.37		2	197
Totals				0.0

WP: Bob Sykes (1), Buddy Schultz 2 (2)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Bob Sykes (0-0-0), Tom Bruno (0-0-0), Buddy Schultz (0-0-0), Mark Littell (0-0-0)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	John Candelaria	L		5.0	3	0	0	2	5	0		2.45	1.27		2	115
2	Enrique Romo	R		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0		10.13	3.38		4	118
3	Grant Jackson	L		2.2	6	2	2	0	0	0		3.38	1.50		4	496
4	Kent Tekulve	R	L 0-2	1.1	5	4	4	0	0	0		12.71	2.12		6	275
Totals				0.0

WP: Kent Tekulve (1)

HB: John Candelaria (1)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: John Candelaria (0-0-0), Enrique Romo (0-0-0), Grant Jackson (0-0-0), Kent Tekulve (0-0-0)