St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 20, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1937 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moore T. cf 3 1 1 0
Brown 2b 4 1 1 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 2
Medwick lf 4 1 1 2
  Moore R. lf 0 0 0 0
Bordagaray rf 4 0 0 0
Gutteridge 3b 4 0 0 0
Durocher ss 4 0 0 0
Owen c 3 0 2 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Padgett ph 1 0 0 0
  Haines p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 1 2 0
Vaughan lf 3 2 1 0
  Jensen lf 1 1 1 0
Waner P. rf 4 1 1 1
Suhr 1b 4 1 3 2
Todd c 4 1 2 0
Brubaker 3b 4 0 3 1
Young ss 3 0 0 0
Handley 2b 4 0 1 0
Blanton p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 7 15 4
St. Louis 202 000 000461
Pittsburgh 004 200 01x7151
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(8-7) 6.0 13 6 5 3 4
  Haines   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
7
6
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W(12-9) 9.0 6 4 4 2 7
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
7

  E–Mize (13), Todd (18).  2B–Pittsburgh Todd (16).  3B–Pittsburgh Brubaker (3).  HR–St. Louis Mize (17,1st inning off Blanton 1 on); Medwick (27,3rd inning off Blanton 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Young (6).  Team–9.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Bill Klem, Ziggy Sears.
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