St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 1, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1955 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 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moon rf 5 1 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 1 0
Musial 1b 4 0 0 0
Repulski lf 3 1 1 0
Virdon cf 4 1 3 2
Sarni c 5 1 1 2
Boyer 3b 4 1 3 1
Grammas ss 4 0 1 0
Arroyo p 4 0 2 1
Totals 38 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 3 0 1 1
Cole 2b 4 0 0 1
Mejias lf 4 0 1 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Freese G. 3b 4 0 1 0
Shepard c 0 0 0 0
  Peterson c 3 0 0 0
Groat ss 3 1 2 0
Long 1b 3 1 1 0
Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Montemayor ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Freese G. ph 1 0 0 0
  Law p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
St. Louis 113 000 0016121
Pittsburgh 002 000 000263
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  W(6-0) 9.0 6 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L(2-5) 3.0 6 5 4 2 0
  King   5.0 5 0 0 1 0
  Law   1.0 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
4
0

  E–Virdon (2), Peterson (1), Groat (10), Law (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Schoendienst-Grammas-Musial, Pittsburgh 1. Long-Groat-Long.  PB–Shepard (6), Peterson (1).  2B–St. Louis Sarni (6,off Purkey), Pittsburgh Mejias (2,off Arroyo).  Team LOB–9.  SH–King (2,off Arroyo).  Team–3.  SB–Boyer (7,2nd base off Purkey/Peterson).  CS–Boyer (6,2nd base by King/Peterson).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:27.  A–7,580.
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