St. Louis Cardinals 8 – 11 Pittsburgh Pirates
26 June 1978 · PIT07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Rennie Stennett | 1 in 107 games |
| 38 | final score 11–8 | 1 in 545 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Garry Templeton | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 15 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Jerry Morales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Keith Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Ted Simmons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| George Hendrick | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Ken Reitz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Steve Swisher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Tyson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| John Denny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Urrea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roger Freed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Denny | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| John Urrea | 2.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Littell | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Buddy Schultz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Omar Moreno | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Parker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | HR |
| Bill Robinson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| John Milner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Rennie Stennett | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Ott | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Phil Garner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Rooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Whitson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Brye | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dave Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rooker | 3.2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Ed Whitson | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hamilton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent Tekulve | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |