Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 26, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1958 at Busch Stadium I. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 1 2 0
Stuart 1b 4 2 1 0
Skinner lf 4 0 1 1
  Mejias pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Thomas 3b 4 1 1 2
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 1
Groat ss 4 0 2 1
Hall c 3 0 0 0
Witt p 1 0 0 0
  Gross p 2 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 3 1 1 0
Freese ss 5 0 1 0
Musial 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 1
Cunningham rf 3 0 0 0
Moon lf 4 1 2 0
Green c 4 1 1 2
Flood cf 2 0 0 0
  Noren ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Kasko ph 1 0 1 0
  Muffett p 2 0 1 0
  Landrith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 202 000 010591
St. Louis 100 002 000382
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   2.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Gross  W (5-5) 4.2 4 2 2 3 2
  Face  SV (18) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (11-10) 3.0 6 4 3 0 2
  Muffett   6.0 3 1 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
2
6

  E–Stuart (8), Freese (8), Muffett (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Mazeroski-Groat-Stuart, St. Louis 1. Freese-Blasingame-Musial.  PB–Green 2 (5).  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente 2 (20,off Jones,off Muffett); Groat (28,off Muffett)., St. Louis Boyer (15,off Witt); Kasko (5,off Witt)..  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (34,3rd inning off Jones 1 on 1 out), St. Louis Green (10,6th inning off Gross 1 on 2 out).  SH–Clemente (3,off Muffett).  HBP–Stuart (4,by Jones).  IBB–Hall (4,by Muffett).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:32.  A–13,271.
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