St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 17, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1947 at Forbes Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 3 0 0 0
Moore cf 5 1 1 2
Musial 1b 3 1 3 1
Slaughter lf 0 1 0 0
  Dusak lf 3 0 0 0
Northey rf 4 1 1 1
  Diering rf 0 0 0 0
Kurowski 3b 4 0 1 0
Marion ss 4 1 2 0
Rice c 4 0 0 0
Hearn p 3 1 1 0
  Munger p 0 0 0 0
  Brazle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rikard rf 4 1 3 1
  Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0
Russell cf 5 0 1 0
Gustine 3b 5 2 3 2
Kiner lf 5 0 1 1
Greenberg 1b 3 1 2 1
Cox ss 4 0 2 0
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 1 0
Howell c 4 0 0 0
Higbe p 1 0 0 0
  Singleton p 1 0 0 0
  Fletcher ph 1 1 1 0
  Roe p 0 0 0 0
  Westlake ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
St. Louis 301 200 000691
Pittsburgh 000 000 1405141
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  W(9-5) 7.0 7 2 2 1 4
  Munger   0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Brazle  SV(2) 1.1 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe  L(10-11) 3.2 7 6 5 3 1
  Singleton   4.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Roe   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
4
3

  E–Dusak (5), Howell (7).  DP–St. Louis 2. Schoendienst-Marion-Musial, Schoendienst-Marion-Musial, Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Bloodworth-Greenberg.  2B–St. Louis Musial (25); Kurowski (20); Marion (12); Hearn (1), Pittsburgh Kiner (18); Fletcher (4).  3B–Pittsburgh Gustine (3).  HR–St. Louis Moore (6,3rd inning off Higbe 0 on), Pittsburgh Gustine (6,7th inning off Hearn 0 on); Greenberg (24,8th inning off Munger 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Musial (2).  U–Al Barlick, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:32.  A–36,000.
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