The first major league grand slam by Phil Garner powered the Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Cardinals. The game was scoreless going into the bottom of the sixth inning when the Bucs broke through.

Bill Robinson doubled home Willie Stargell, who had singled and advanced to second on a walk to Ed Ott. John Milner received an intentional pass to load the bases and Garner followed with his round-tripper. In the seventh, a double by Stargell drove home Omar Moreno and Dave Parker, who had led off with consecutive singles. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 7 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 x - 7 10 2 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 5 1 0 0 0 1 .274 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Morales rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .237 Moreno cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .230 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .253 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .314 Simmons lf,c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .289 Stargell 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .296 Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Ott c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .274 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .246 B. Robinson 3b,lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .245 Swisher c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Milner lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .277 Iorg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Berra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garner 2b 3 1 1 4 1 0 .268 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Rooker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Garrett ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 Oberkfell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .183 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 Mumphrey ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Totals 33 4 7 3 5 3 Totals 33 7 10 7 4 5 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 5,294 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Pirates 7 DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 2 Errors: Moreno, B. Robinson Doubles: Hendrick (29), Reitz (23), Moreno (11), B. Robinson (32), Stargell (16) Home Runs: Garner (8) Stolen Bases: Garner (24) Caught Stealing: Morales (4) GIDP: Templeton (5), Morales (12), Garner (16) Hit by Pitch: Berra (2,by Urrea) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(11-17) 6 8 7 7 4 3 1 30 3.74 Urrea 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.61 Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.05 Totals 8 10 7 7 4 5 1 38 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(9-10) 7.2 4 3 0 4 3 0 31 4.11 Tekulve 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 1.86 Totals 9 7 4 0* 5 3 0 38 Passed Balls: Ott (10) Hit by Pitch: Urrea (7) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to center; Morales flied out to right; Hernandez walked; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno doubled to left; Parker flied out to center; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to center; Reitz popped to shortstop; Swisher popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Ott struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner singled to center; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (catcher to first); Forsch walked; Templeton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Forsch out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Morales walked; Hernandez flied out to center; Morales was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Simmons walked; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; On a bunt Stargell singled to pitcher; Ott flied out to center; B. Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Swisher reached on an error by B. Robinson [Swisher to first]; Tyson flied out to right; Forsch flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Garner walked; Garner stole second; Rooker struck out; Taveras walked; Moreno lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton popped to shortstop; Morales singled to center; Hernandez singled to right [Morales to second]; Simmons struck out; Hendrick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Parker flied out to center; Stargell singled to left; Ott walked [Stargell to second]; B. Robinson doubled to left [Stargell scored, Ott to third]; Milner was walked intentionally; Garner homered [Ott scored, B. Robinson scored, Milner scored]; Rooker grounded out (second to first); Taveras flied out to left; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 7TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Reitz flied out to right; Swisher flied out to center; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: Moreno singled to right; Parker singled to left [Moreno to second]; URREA REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Stargell doubled to left [Moreno scored, Parker scored]; Ott flied out to left; B. Robinson singled to third [Stargell to third]; Berra was hit by a pitch [B. Robinson to second]; Garner grounded into a double play (third to first) [B. Robinson out at third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 7. CARDINALS 8TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR URREA; Mumphrey struck out; Templeton struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Morales singled to center [Templeton scored (error by Moreno) (unearned) (no RBI), Morales to third]; Hernandez grounded out (second to pitcher) [Morales scored (unearned)]; Simmons singled to center; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Hendrick doubled to center [Simmons to third]; Reitz doubled to left [Simmons scored (unearned), Hendrick scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; IORG BATTED FOR SWISHER; Iorg lined to second; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7. PIRATES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Tekulve struck out; Taveras flied out to right; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7. CARDINALS 9TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR TYSON; Garrett walked; OBERKFELL RAN FOR GARRETT; Mumphrey singled to center [Oberkfell to second]; Templeton forced Mumphrey (second unassisted) [Oberkfell to third]; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

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