Tuesday June 27, 1978
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, June 27, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 1 Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Taveras ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .290 Mumphrey lf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .198 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .270 Parker rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .311 Simmons c 5 1 1 1 0 0 .303 B. Robinson lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .244 Hendrick rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .233 Sanguillen 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .297 Morales cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .239 Macha 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dyer c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .241 Moreno cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .214 Tyson 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .259 Reuss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Falcone p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Whitson p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Scott cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Totals 36 6 10 6 3 1 Totals 34 1 9 1 2 1 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 9,229 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Pirates 9 DP: Cardinals 2, Pirates 0 Errors: Falcone Doubles: Morales (13), Mumphrey (4), Parker (12) Triples: Templeton (4) Home Runs: Hendrick (6) Stolen Bases: Hernandez (6) Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (4), Macha (1) GIDP: Taveras (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone W(1-5) 7 9 1 1 1 0 0 30 5.44 Littell 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 2.64 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 1 0 37 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(0-1) 0 6 4 4 0 0 0 6 7.01 Whitson 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 15 2.50 Hamilton 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 4.74 Jackson 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 2.25 Totals 9 10 6 6 3 1 1 40 Wild Pitches: Littell (5) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale CARDINALS 1ST: two rain delays in game (23 minutes and 99 minutes); Templeton tripled to center; Mumphrey singled to shortstop [Templeton scored]; Hernandez singled to left [Mumphrey to second]; Simmons singled to right [Mumphrey scored, Hernandez to third]; Hendrick singled to left [Hernandez scored, Simmons to second]; Morales singled to right [Simmons to third, Hendrick to second]; WHITSON REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Simmons scored]; Tyson forced Hendrick (pitcher to third) [Morales to second]; Falcone flied out to left; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Garner lined into a double play (second to first) [Taveras out at first]; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey flied out to left; Hernandez walked; Hernandez stole second; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen singled to third; Macha flied out to center; Dyer forced Sanguillen (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick lined to left; Morales popped to first in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno singled to center; On a bunt Whitson singled to catcher [Moreno to second]; Taveras grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moreno to third, Whitson out at second]; Garner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson walked; Falcone grounded out (first to pitcher) [Tyson to second]; Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey singled to center [Tyson scored]; Hernandez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to center; B. Robinson forced Parker (third to second); Sanguillen singled to right [B. Robinson to third]; Macha hit a sacrifice fly to right [B. Robinson scored]; Dyer singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Moreno walked [Sanguillen to third, Dyer to second]; STENNETT BATTED FOR WHITSON; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 5TH: HAMILTON REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); Simmons popped to pitcher; Hendrick homered; Morales popped to shortstop; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras popped to second; Garner grounded out (second to first); Parker doubled to right; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to right; Falcone grounded out (third to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Macha grounded out (second to first); Dyer reached on an error by Falcone [Dyer to first]; Moreno forced Dyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey flied out to center; Hernandez flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: BRYE BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Brye popped to second; Taveras singled to center; Garner flied out to right; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales doubled to center; Reitz popped to second; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); SCOTT REPLACED FALCONE (PLAYING CF); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen walked; Littell threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to second]; Macha grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sanguillen to third]; Dyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Scott struck out; Templeton lined to first; Mumphrey doubled to left; Hernandez walked; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 9TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); MILNER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Milner struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

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