Ed Ott smashed a homer and triple, driving in four runs, and John Milner, continuing his hot hitting as a sub for Willie Stargell, rapped two singles and a sacrifice fly, accounting for two RBIs, to lead the Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Cardinals.

Ott's homer with a man on base in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie and his two-run triple in the eighth clinched the decision for Ed Whitson, normally a reliever. Whitson pitched eight innings before needing help from Grant Jackson in the ninth to quell a Cardinal threat. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 4 6 1 Pirates 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 x - 7 11 2 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .185 Taveras ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .324 Scott rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Moreno cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .286 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .320 Parker rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .259 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Milner 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .643 Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .217 B. Robinson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Iorg lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .172 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ott c 4 1 2 4 0 1 .391 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .429 Garner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Oberkfell pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Whitson p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tyson 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .188 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brock ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Forsch p 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carbo lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 6 3 4 2 Totals 33 7 11 7 1 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 10,940 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Pirates 5 DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Templeton, Milner, Stennett Doubles: Hendrick (2), Parker (2), Taveras (3) Triples: Ott (1) Home Runs: Ott (2) Stolen Bases: Moreno (2), Milner (1) Caught Stealing: Moreno (2) Sacrifice Flies: Templeton (1), Milner (1) Hit by Pitch: Parker (3,by Forsch) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(0-1) 6.2 8 5 5 1 4 1 29 5.40 Knowles 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 5 10.80 Littell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 8 11 7 7 1 5 1 36 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Whitson W(1-0) 8 6 4 2 4 2 0 35 2.70 Jackson SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 6 4 2 4 2 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Forsch (1) Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Joe Schratz, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Harry Smail CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton walked; Scott popped to third in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to second]; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Taveras was picked off first (pitcher to first); Moreno singled to second; Parker doubled to right [Moreno scored]; Milner singled to right [Parker scored]; B. Robinson forced Milner (shortstop to second); Stennett flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg grounded out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner flied out to right; Whitson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to right; Forsch forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop); Templeton singled to left [Forsch to second]; Scott reached on an error by Stennett [Forsch to third, Templeton to second, Scott to first]; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Forsch scored (unearned), Templeton to third, Scott to second]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras doubled to left; Moreno singled to shortstop [Taveras to third]; Moreno stole second; Parker was hit by a pitch; Milner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Taveras scored, Moreno to third]; B. Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Moreno out at home (pitcher unassisted), Parker to second]; Stennett grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Iorg flied out to center; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 4TH: Ott struck out (catcher to first); Garner flied out to center; Whitson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch walked; Templeton forced Forsch (second to shortstop); Scott grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to second]; Hernandez singled to right [Templeton scored, Hernandez out at second (right to first to shortstop to first to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Moreno reached on an error by Templeton; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick doubled to right; Iorg reached on an error by Milner [Hendrick scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Reitz forced Iorg (third to second); Tyson singled to left [Reitz to second]; Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: Milner singled to right; Milner stole second; B. Robinson struck out; Stennett struck out; Ott homered [Milner scored]; Garner grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton flied out to right; Scott flied out to left; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: Whitson flied out to left; Taveras popped to shortstop; Moreno walked; KNOWLES REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (second to pitcher); Hendrick flied out to right; Iorg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: Milner flied out to center; B. Robinson singled to right; Stennett singled to left [B. Robinson to second]; Ott tripled to right [B. Robinson scored, Stennett scored]; LITTELL REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); CARBO REPLACED KNOWLES (PLAYING LF); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 7. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz walked; OBERKFELL RAN FOR REITZ; BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock singled to center [Oberkfell to third]; JACKSON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); GRIEVE BATTED FOR CARBO; Grieve flied out to right; Templeton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oberkfell scored]; Scott forced Brock (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

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