Homers by Bill Robinson and Willie Stargell paced the Pirates to a 7-1 rout of the Cardinals. Robinson smashed a three-run homer in the third inning and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Stargell had a circut clout in the seventh with Omar Moreno and Dave Parker aboard via walks.

Stargell's round-tripper was the 426th of his career, tying him for 15th place on the all-time list with Billy Williams. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Pirates 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 x - 7 3 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Taveras ss 1 1 0 0 2 1 .280 Mumphrey cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .253 Moreno cf 1 1 0 0 3 0 .228 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Parker rf 3 2 0 0 1 1 .315 Simmons lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 B. Robinson lf 2 1 1 4 1 0 .243 Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .290 Iorg rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .220 Garner 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .268 Kennedy c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Berra 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .194 Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .213 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Blyleven p 4 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Falcone p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Lopez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Oberkfell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .132 Totals 30 1 5 0 3 7 Totals 23 7 3 7 11 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 6,398 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 5 DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 1 Doubles: Iorg (2) Home Runs: B. Robinson (11), Stargell (25) Stolen Bases: Taveras (38) Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (9) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (10) Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (11) GIDP: Iorg (1), Dyer (5) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone L(2-7) 2.2 1 3 3 8 0 1 15 5.76 Lopez 4 1 3 3 3 4 0 16 4.12 Schultz 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3.81 Frazier 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.43 Totals 8 3 7 7 11 5 2 36 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(13-9) 9 5 1 1 3 7 0 33 3.01 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 7 0 33 Wild Pitches: Falcone 2 (8), Lopez (5), Blyleven (6) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey struck out; Hernandez walked; Simmons walked [Hernandez to second]; Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras walked; Falcone threw a wild pitch [Taveras to second]; Moreno walked; Moreno was picked off first (catcher to first); Falcone threw a wild pitch [Taveras to third]; Parker lined to shortstop; B. Robinson walked; Stargell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg doubled to center; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Iorg to third]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Iorg scored]; Phillips was called out on strikes; Falcone flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Garner walked; Berra walked [Garner to second]; Dyer grounded into a double play (third to second) [Dyer to first, Garner out at third, Berra out at second]; Blyleven popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hernandez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Moreno walked; Parker forced Moreno (first to shortstop) [Taveras to third]; B. Robinson homered [Taveras scored, Parker scored]; Stargell popped to first; Garner walked; LOPEZ REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Berra flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to right; Garrett flied out to left; Iorg grounded into a double play (second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 4TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Blyleven grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Kennedy struck out; Phillips struck out; Lopez singled to second; Templeton forced Lopez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Garner was called out on strikes; Berra walked; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Iorg singled to left; Kennedy struck out; Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: Blyleven singled to right; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blyleven to second]; Moreno walked; Lopez threw a wild pitch [Blyleven to third, Moreno to second]; Parker was walked intentionally; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Blyleven scored]; SCHULTZ REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); OBERKFELL REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING 2B); Stargell homered [Moreno scored, Parker scored]; Garner flied out to right; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7. CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey singled to right; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7. PIRATES 8TH: FRAZIER REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Berra grounded out (second to first); Dyer was called out on strikes; Blyleven grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

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