St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 7, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1954 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 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 3 2 1 1
  Grammas ss 1 0 0 0
Moon cf 5 2 2 1
Musial rf 4 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 4 1 1 2
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 0 0
Cunningham 1b 3 0 0 0
Repulski lf 3 1 2 2
Sarni c 4 0 0 0
Lint p 1 1 0 0
  Presko p 1 0 1 0
  Lawrence p 1 0 1 1
  Brazle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0
Pellagrini 3b 1 0 0 1
  Lynch ph,rf 3 2 1 0
Skinner 1b 4 0 0 1
Thomas cf 4 1 1 0
Gordon rf,3b 3 0 1 2
Shepard c 4 0 0 0
Cole ss 3 1 2 0
Hall lf 3 1 1 0
Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Law p 2 1 1 2
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Allie ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
St. Louis 400 300 010880
Pittsburgh 003 002 010685
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lint   3.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Presko  W(4-7) 2.2 3 2 2 1 2
  Lawrence   2.1 1 1 1 4 1
  Brazle  SV(5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
6
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L(3-8) 0.1 3 4 3 2 0
  Law   6.2 2 3 2 4 1
  Friend   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
6
6
1

  E–Roberts (12), Skinner (9), Thomas (3), Shepard (3), D. Hall (8).  DP–St. Louis 3. Jablonski-Schoendienst-Cunningham, Grammas-Schoendienst-Cunningham, Grammas-Schoendienst-Cunningham, Pittsburgh 3. Cole-Roberts-Skinner, Roberts-Cole-Skinner, Cole-Skinner.  2B–St. Louis Moon (21,off Purkey); Hemus (11,off Law)., Pittsburgh D. Hall (6,off Lint); Gordon (6,off Presko).  3B–Pittsburgh Lynch (4,off Lawrence).  IBB–Musial (14,by Purkey); Cunningham (2,by Purkey)..  Team LOB–5.  SF–Pellagrini (1,off Lint).  Team–5.  CS–Repulski (7,2nd base by Law/Shepard).  SB–D. Hall (3,2nd base off Lawrence/Sarni).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:39.  A–3,846.
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