Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 6, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1946 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 12

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brown 3b 4 1 1 0
Russell lf 5 1 2 0
Workman rf 4 1 2 2
Kiner cf 3 1 1 1
Gustine 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Robays 1b 3 0 0 1
Cox ss 4 0 2 0
Lopez c 4 0 1 0
Gables p 1 0 0 0
  Fletcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Gerheauser p 1 0 1 0
  Bahr p 0 0 0 0
  Gionfriddo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 5 2 3 0
Walker cf 2 0 1 1
  Adams cf 2 2 1 1
Musial 1b 4 2 2 1
Slaughter rf 3 1 1 1
Kurowski 3b 4 1 0 1
Dusak lf 5 1 2 5
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Garagiola c 4 1 1 0
Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Endicott ph 1 1 1 1
  Wilks p 3 1 1 0
Totals 37 12 13 11
Pittsburgh 201 010 0004102
St. Louis 006 010 23x12130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gables  L(0-4) 3.0 7 6 6 0 0
  Gerheauser   4.0 6 6 5 3 2
  Bahr   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
11
4
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson   3.0 5 3 3 1 0
  Wilks  W(5-0) 6.0 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
3

  E–Brown (7), Cox (18).  DP–St. Louis 1. Wilks-Marion-Musial.  2B–Pittsburgh Russell (18), St. Louis Adams (4); Endicott (3).  HR–Pittsburgh Workman (3,1st inning off Dickson 1 on); Kiner (14,5th inning off Wilks 0 on), St. Louis Dusak (3,3rd inning off Gables 2 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Slaughter (4).  Team–6.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:02.  A–12,660.
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