The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6 to 5, on May 5, 1979.

1979 St. Louis Cardinals

Final

PIT

Pirates

9-13

6

STL

Cardinals

12-12

5

PIT

STL

1

0

0

2

0

1

3

0

0

4

0

3

5

0

0

6

2

0

7

0

0

8

1

1

9

3

0

R

6

5

H

10

12

E

0

2

Bottom 2nd

PIT

STL

Cardinals

Single by Ken Reitz; Ted Simmons scored.

0

1

Bottom 4th

PIT

STL

Cardinals

Home run by Ted Simmons.

0

2

Cardinals

Triple by Bob Forsch; Dane Iorg and Ken Reitz scored.

0

4

Top 6th

PIT

STL

Pirates

Sacrifice fly by John Milner; Tim Foli scored.

1

4

Pirates

Bill Robinson grounded out; Dave Parker scored.

2

4

Top 8th

PIT

STL

Pirates

Single by Ed Ott; Dave Parker scored.

3

4

Bottom 8th

PIT

STL

Cardinals

Single by Dane Iorg; George Hendrick scored.

3

5

Top 9th

PIT

STL

Pirates

Omar Moreno ground ball; Error by Mike Phillips; Rennie Stennett scored.

4

5

Pirates

Single by Willie Stargell; Omar Moreno and Dave Parker scored.

6

5

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Omar Moreno CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Foli SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dave Parker RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
John Milner 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Bill Robinson LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Willie Stargell PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bruce Kison PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Whitson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Ott C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Phil Garner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bert Blyleven P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Bibby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Easler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Enrique Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee Lacy PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Matt Alexander LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5 0 4 4 1 0 12

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bert Blyleven 3.2 6 4 4 3 4 1
Jim Bibby 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0
Enrique Romo 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0
Grant Jackson (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ed Whitson (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 12 5 5 3 10 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Garry Templeton SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
Tony Scott CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Keith Hernandez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Ted Simmons C 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
George Hendrick RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Dane Iorg LF 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Jerry Mumphrey PR,LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ken Reitz 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mike Tyson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lou Brock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ken Oberkfell 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Freed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Phillips 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Forsch P 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Darold Knowles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Vuckovich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buddy Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Bruno P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5 1 3 10 1 2 23

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Forsch 7.0 5 3 3 3 2 0
Darold Knowles 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Vuckovich (L) 1.0 3 3 0 1 2 0
Buddy Schultz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Bruno 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 10 6 3 4 4 0

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HR

4

Gorman

Nolan Gorman

RBI

13

Donovan

Brendan Donovan

AVG

.314

Winn

Masyn Winn

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

2

Helsley

Ryan Helsley

K

32

Gray

Sonny Gray

ERA

1.16

Gray

Sonny Gray

Team Rankings

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HR

18

29th

R

98

26th

SO

230

17th

ERA

3.92

15th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
17 9 .654
Cubs Cubs
17 10 .630 0.5
Reds Reds
15 12 .556 2.5
Pirates Pirates
14 14 .500 4.0
Cardinals Cardinals
13 14 .481 4.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Mon
4/29
STL STL
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Tue
4/30
STL STL
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
5/1
STL STL
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Fri
5/3
CWS CWS
@
STL STL
8:15 PM

Last Game

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NYM Mets

13-13

4

Final

7

STL Cardinals

13-14

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MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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10

Trout

Mike Trout

9

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

RBI Leaders

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31

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

26

Bohm

Alec Bohm

26

Perez

Salvador Perez

Batting Average Leaders

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.391

Betts

Mookie Betts

.367

Smith

Will Smith

.354

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Hit Leaders

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45

Betts

Mookie Betts

41

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

40

Turner

Trea Turner

Run Leaders

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29

Betts

Mookie Betts

25

Kwan

Steven Kwan

24

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

OBP Leaders

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.489

Betts

Mookie Betts

.443

Soto

Juan Soto

.434

Bohm

Alec Bohm

SLG Leaders

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.698

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.661

Betts

Mookie Betts

SB Leaders

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17

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

13

Turang

Brice Turang

11

Jr.

Ronald Acuña Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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5

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

5

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

4

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

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53

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

46

Wheeler

Zack Wheeler

42

Greene

Hunter Greene

ERA Leaders

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0.72

López

Reynaldo López

0.98

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

José Berríos

WHIP Leaders

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0.63

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.74

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.80

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

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12.13

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

12.10

Jones

Jared Jones

12.07

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

K/BB Leaders

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9.75

Jones

Jared Jones

9.50

Kirby

George Kirby

9.50

Ryan

Joe Ryan

Walk Leaders

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3

Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

4

Jones

Jared Jones

4

Kirby

George Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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515.3

Betts

Mookie Betts

457.8

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

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393

Betts

Mookie Betts

347

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

342

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/26
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
4-2
Fri
4/26
CIN CIN
@
TEX TEX
8-4
Fri
4/26
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
16-5
Fri
4/26
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
11-4
Fri
4/26
TBR TBR
@
CWS CWS
7-8

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
4/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
4/28
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Sun
4/28
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Sun
4/28
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
1:40 PM