St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 9, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1950 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Marion ss 4 0 0 0
Musial lf 4 0 2 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 0 0
Howerton cf 2 1 1 0
  Diering cf 0 0 0 0
Kazak 3b 4 1 2 1
Nelson 1b 2 0 0 0
  Lindell ph 1 0 0 0
Rice c 3 0 1 1
Lanier p 3 0 0 0
  Pollet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 2 1
Bell rf 3 0 1 0
  Schenz ph 1 0 0 0
  Beard rf 0 0 0 0
Phillips 1b 4 1 1 1
Kiner lf 4 0 1 0
Westlake cf 4 0 0 0
Murtaugh 2b 2 1 0 0
Castiglione 3b 3 0 1 0
Turner c 3 1 1 0
Queen p 2 0 0 0
  Fernandez ph 1 0 1 1
  Werle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
St. Louis 010 100 000–260
Pittsburgh 000 001 20x–380
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier  L(8-3) 6.2 8 3 3 1 2
  Pollet   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Queen  W(3-7) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4
  Werle  SV(7) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4
  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1. Marion-Schoendienst-Nelson, Pittsburgh 1. Castiglione-Murtaugh-Phillips.  2B–St. Louis Musial (24), Pittsburgh Rojek (9).  3B–St. Louis Howerton (6).  HR–St. Louis Kazak (5,4th inning off Queen 0 on), Pittsburgh Phillips (3,6th inning off Lanier 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli.
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