Tony Scott had his seventh three-hit game of the season and Lou Brock also collected three hits to bring his career total to 2,923 as the Cardinals defeated the Pirates, 4-3. Scott and Ken Reitz each batted in two of the Cardinals' runs. Singles by Brock, George Hendrick and Scott produced the deciding tally in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Friday, May       4, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  1
Cardinals    0  2  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .310      Templeton ss          5   0   0   0     0   3   .276
Foli ss               3   0   1   1     1   0   .267      Brock lf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .365
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .346        Mumphrey lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
B. Robinson 1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Lacy lf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .200      Simmons c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .265
Garner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .238      Hendrick rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .224      Scott cf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .337
Nicosia c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .281      Reitz 3b              2   0   1   2     1   0   .306
D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
  Sanguillen ph       1   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Sykes p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .143
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schultz p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               34   3  10   3     3   5             Totals               31   4  10   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 13,525
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 9
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Parker
Doubles: Nicosia (2), Sanguillen (2)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (1), Garner (2), Stennett (1), Brock (2), Scott (6)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sykes (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (2)
GIDP: Hendrick (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(2-2)      6     9   4   4   3   4   0  30   2.97
Whitson                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.60
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   6   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes W(2-2)            7    10   3   3   3   4   0  31   5.33
Schultz SV(2)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.66
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (2), Sykes (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Joe Bendekovits, 2B - Bob Freels, 3B - Bob Sharp


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli walked;
Parker hit into a double play (center to shortstop to first)
[Foli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton struck out; Brock grounded out (third
to first); Hernandez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lacy walked; Lacy stole second; Garner struck out; Stennett
singled to center [Lacy scored]; Nicosia doubled to left
[Stennett to third]; D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hendrick singled to right
[Simmons to second]; Scott singled to pitcher [Simmons scored,
Hendrick to second]; Reitz singled to center [Hendrick scored,
Scott to second]; Tyson popped to first; Sykes out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Scott to third, Reitz to
second]; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to center; Parker
singled to center [Foli to second]; B. Robinson struck out; Lacy
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to shortstop; Brock stole second;
Hernandez struck out; Simmons flied out to center; Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner singled to center; Stennett singled to right
[Garner to second]; Garner stole third and Stennett stole
second; Nicosia singled to right [Garner scored, Stennett out at
home (right to catcher), Nicosia to second (on throw to home)];
D. Robinson flied out to right; On a bunt Moreno singled to
pitcher [Nicosia to third]; Moreno was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott singled to shortstop; Scott stole second;
D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Scott to third]; Reitz hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Scott scored]; Tyson lined to shortstop;
Sykes walked; Templeton struck out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli flied out to center; Parker grounded out
(second to first); B. Robinson singled to center; Lacy forced B.
Robinson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to left; Hernandez popped to first;
Simmons popped to first in foul territory; Hendrick singled to
left [Brock to second]; Scott singled to right [Brock scored,
Hendrick to third (error by Parker), Scott to second]; Reitz was
walked intentionally; Tyson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Nicosia popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sykes grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton popped to third in foul territory; Brock singled to
right; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Sanguillen
doubled to right; Sykes threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to
third]; Moreno walked; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Sanguillen scored, Moreno to second]; Parker struck out; B.
Robinson lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Simmons
walked; Hendrick grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Scott flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Lacy was called
out on strikes; Garner flied out to right; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied out to center; Tyson singled to left;
Schultz was called out on strikes; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Nicosia
grounded out (shortstop to first); MILNER BATTED FOR WHITSON;
Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; Moreno grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 4.