Final
STL 4 — PIT 7
4/14/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT197904140
Complete available game record for STL at PIT, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | 11 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Templeton | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Omar Moreno | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Parker | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Simmons | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Milner | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Robinson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Hendrick | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rennie Stennett | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane Iorg | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Littell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Oberkfell | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Reitz | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tyson | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Grieve | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Forsch | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Carbo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Whitson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darold Knowles | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Forsch | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Ed Whitson | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Grant Jackson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Darold Knowles | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mark Littell | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Whitson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Milner | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Omar Moreno | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Parker | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Robinson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rennie Stennett | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Taveras | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Simmons | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tyson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Carbo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Forsch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Reitz | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| George Hendrick | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Iorg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Templeton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Darold Knowles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Littell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | PO1(13) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D9.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | E4.2-3;1-2;B-1 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 13.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | IW | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S6.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | FC1.3XH(1);1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | S9.2-H;BX2(93634) | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | E6 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26)# | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D9 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | E3.2-H(NR)(UR) | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | SB2# | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9.2-H | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 41 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | T9.2-H;1-H | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 3–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 3–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 3–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–7 |