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NYY  5
@BAL  0
 CAL  7
MIN  1
 TOR  9
@CHW  7
 BOS 12
@MIL 10
 SEA  4
OAK  3
 TEX  5
CLE  3
 ATL 10
@LAD  2
 NYM  3
PHI  2
 PIT  3
STL  1
 SFG  4
SDP  3
Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 3,986

 Thursday, April 12, 1979, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:09
Cardinals
1
3-1
Lost 1
2nd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  X    3 10  1
W: Don Robinson (1-0), L: John Denny (1-1)
 Pirates
3
2-4
Won 1
5th, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .795              2   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
G Templeton SS                4   0   1   0    0   3  .211  .513              3   4   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   1   1    0   2  .389 1.365             10   2   HR
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .816              3   0   
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .800              0   0   GDP
T Scott RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.278              1   0   
K Reitz 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .467 1.263              2   2   
M Tyson 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .154              3   5   
  K Oberkfell PH-2B           1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167              0   1   
J Denny P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Iorg PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              0   1   
Totals                       33   1   7   0    0   9                         24  15
Batting Events
HR: K Hernandez (2, off D Robinson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: K Hernandez 4; K Reitz; K Oberkfell; G Templeton; T Scott; T Simmons; L Brock.
GIDP: G Hendrick (1).
RBI: K Hernandez (6).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. K Reitz-M Tyson-K Hernandez; G Templeton-M Tyson-K Hernandez; M Tyson-G Templeton-K Hernandez.
E: M Tyson (2); L Brock (1).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .615              1   3   GDP
O Moreno CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .238  .542              1   0   
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .238  .836              2   0   3B
J Milner 1B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .625 1.750              9   1   2·2B,GDP
B Robinson LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .735              2   0   GDP,IW
R Stennett 2B                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .182  .477              2   3   
E Ott C                       4   0   2   0    0   1  .467 1.200              9   1   
P Garner 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .318  .955              0   2   
D Robinson P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              1   0   SH
Totals                       30   3  10   0    3   3                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: J Milner 2 (2, 1 off B Schultz, 1 off J Denny).
3B: D Parker (1, off J Denny).
SH: D Robinson (1, off J Denny).
IBB: B Robinson (1, by B Schultz).
TB: J Milner 5; D Parker 4; E Ott 2; D Robinson; R Stennett; P Garner.
GIDP: J Milner (1); B Robinson (2); F Taveras (2).
RBI: D Parker (2); J Milner (2); R Stennett (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Taveras-R Stennett-J Milner.
E: D Parker (2).

Pitching Stats

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Denny, L (1-1)               7     8   2   2    2   2   0   1.69   29     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1· 8     53    -     1.39   0.03
B Schultz                      1     2   1   1    1   1   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.68  -0.06
Totals                         8    10   3   3    3   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1·10           -  
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Robinson, W (1-0)            9     7   1   1    0   9   1   1.56   33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 7     78    -     1.28   0.47
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   9   1          33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Schultz (1; B Robinson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Schratz, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Harry Smail.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 3,986.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F.

Lineups

   St. Louis Cardinals                       Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Lou Brock                    LF       1. Frank Taveras                SS
2. Garry Templeton              SS       2. Omar Moreno                  CF
3. Keith Hernandez              1B       3. Dave Parker                  RF
4. Ted Simmons                   C       4. John Milner                  1B
5. George Hendrick              CF       5. Bill Robinson                LF
6. Tony Scott                   RF       6. Rennie Stennett              2B
7. Ken Reitz                    3B       7. Ed Ott                        C
8. Mike Tyson                   2B       8. Phil Garner                  3B
9. John Denny                    P       9. Don Robinson                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 0 1-- R 27% 72% 0-1 PIT D. Parker J. Denny Triple to LF; Moreno Scores
t4 1 --- R -13% 40% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez D. Robinson Home Run
b1 1 1-3 OO -11% 50% 0-0 PIT J. Milner J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 2 12- O 11% 87% 1-2 STL K. Hernandez D. Robinson Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 2 -23 O -9% 34% 0-1 PIT F. Taveras J. Denny Groundout: 3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock D. Robinson Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 STL G. Templeton D. Robinson Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez D. Robinson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 PIT F. Taveras J. Denny Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno J. Denny Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 1 1-- 6% 61% 0-0 PIT D. Parker J. Denny Single to RF; Moreno to 3B
b1 1 1-3 OO -11% 50% 0-0 PIT J. Milner J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL T. Simmons D. Robinson Popfly: 1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 STL G. Hendrick D. Robinson Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 STL T. Scott D. Robinson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 PIT B. Robinson J. Denny Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 PIT R. Stennett J. Denny Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- 2% 53% 0-0 PIT E. Ott J. Denny Single to LF; Ott to 2B/Adv on E7
b2 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 PIT P. Garner J. Denny Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 STL K. Reitz D. Robinson Single to LF
t3 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 STL M. Tyson D. Robinson Strikeout
t3 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 STL J. Denny D. Robinson Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 2 1-- O 3% 56% 0-0 STL L. Brock D. Robinson Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' John Denny facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 PIT D. Robinson J. Denny Single to LF
b3 0 1-- OO -8% 51% 0-0 PIT F. Taveras J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 PIT O. Moreno J. Denny Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 STL G. Templeton D. Robinson Strikeout
t4 1 --- R -13% 40% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez D. Robinson Home Run
t4 1 --- -3% 37% 1-0 STL T. Simmons D. Robinson Single to CF
t4 1 1-- OO 5% 42% 1-0 STL G. Hendrick D. Robinson Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' John Denny facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -3% 39% 0-1 PIT D. Parker J. Denny Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- 3% 43% 0-1 PIT J. Milner J. Denny Single to RF
b4 1 1-- OO -7% 36% 0-1 PIT B. Robinson J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 2% 38% 1-0 STL T. Scott D. Robinson Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 STL K. Reitz D. Robinson Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O 1% 41% 1-0 STL M. Tyson D. Robinson Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' John Denny facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- 6% 47% 0-1 PIT R. Stennett J. Denny Walk
b5 0 1-- 8% 55% 0-1 PIT E. Ott J. Denny Single to CF; Stennett to 2B
b5 0 12- O -8% 47% 0-1 PIT P. Garner J. Denny Strikeout
b5 1 12- O -4% 43% 0-1 PIT D. Robinson J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B; Stennett to 3B; Ott to 2B
b5 2 -23 O -9% 34% 0-1 PIT F. Taveras J. Denny Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 3% 36% 1-0 STL J. Denny D. Robinson Flyball: RF
t6 1 --- -5% 31% 1-0 STL L. Brock D. Robinson Single to RF; Brock to 2B/Adv on E9
t6 1 -2- O 4% 35% 1-0 STL G. Templeton D. Robinson Strikeout
t6 2 -2- O 4% 39% 1-0 STL K. Hernandez D. Robinson Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' John Denny facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- 6% 45% 0-1 PIT O. Moreno J. Denny Walk
b6 0 1-- R 27% 72% 0-1 PIT D. Parker J. Denny Triple to LF; Moreno Scores
b6 0 --3 R 8% 80% 1-1 PIT J. Milner J. Denny Double to RF; Parker Scores
b6 0 -2- O -1% 80% 2-1 PIT B. Robinson J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B; Milner to 3B
b6 1 --3 O -6% 74% 2-1 PIT R. Stennett J. Denny Lineout: SS
b6 2 --3 O -4% 70% 2-1 PIT E. Ott J. Denny Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 4% 74% 1-2 STL T. Simmons D. Robinson Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 3% 77% 1-2 STL G. Hendrick D. Robinson Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2 --- -2% 75% 1-2 STL T. Scott D. Robinson Single to 2B
t7 2 1-- O 5% 79% 1-2 STL K. Reitz D. Robinson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' John Denny facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- 3% 82% 2-1 PIT P. Garner J. Denny Single to LF
b7 0 1-- O -1% 81% 2-1 PIT D. Robinson J. Denny Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Garner to 2B
b7 1 -2- O -2% 79% 2-1 PIT F. Taveras J. Denny Flyball: LF; Garner to 3B
b7 2 --3 O -4% 75% 2-1 PIT O. Moreno J. Denny Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 8-9-1
Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Mike Tyson (2B) batting 8th
t8 0 --- -9% 66% 1-2 STL K. Oberkfell D. Robinson Single to 2B
Dane Iorg pinch hits for John Denny (P) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- O 8% 74% 1-2 STL D. Iorg D. Robinson Flyball: CF
t8 1 1-- O 7% 81% 1-2 STL L. Brock D. Robinson Flyball: LF
t8 2 1-- -5% 76% 1-2 STL G. Templeton D. Robinson Single to 1B; Oberkfell to 2B
t8 2 12- O 11% 87% 1-2 STL K. Hernandez D. Robinson Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 3-4-5
Buddy Schultz replaces Lou Brock (LF) pitching and batting 1st; Ken Oberkfell moves from PH to 2B; Dane Iorg moves from PH to LF
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 2-1 PIT D. Parker B. Schultz Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- 3% 88% 2-1 PIT J. Milner B. Schultz Double to LF
b8 1 -2- 1% 89% 2-1 PIT B. Robinson B. Schultz Intentional Walk
b8 1 12- RO 5% 94% 2-1 PIT R. Stennett B. Schultz Single to LF; Milner Scores; Robinson out at 3B/LF-3B; Stennett to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b8 2 -2- O -1% 93% 3-1 PIT E. Ott B. Schultz Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 4% 96% 1-3 STL T. Simmons D. Robinson Groundout: 1B-P
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 1-3 STL G. Hendrick D. Robinson Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 1-3 STL T. Scott D. Robinson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

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