St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 16, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1958 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 0 1 0
Noren lf 4 1 2 1
Cunningham 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0
Moon rf 2 0 1 0
Green c 4 0 1 0
Smith cf 4 0 1 0
Kasko ss 3 0 0 0
  Landrith ph 1 0 0 0
Mabe p 3 0 0 0
  Katt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 0
Stuart 1b 4 2 3 1
  Stevens 1b 0 0 0 0
Skinner lf 4 0 3 2
Thomas 3b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Groat ss 2 0 1 0
Hall c 3 0 0 0
Kline p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
St. Louis 000 001 000180
Pittsburgh 000 002 01x382
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mabe  L (2-7) 8.0 8 3 3 2 4
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  W (13-15) 9.0 8 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
6

  E–Stuart (15), Thomas (28).  DP–St. Louis 1. Boyer-Blasingame-Cunningham.  2B–St. Louis Boyer (20,off Kline), Pittsburgh Stuart 2 (12,off Mabe 2); Skinner (32,off Mabe); Clemente (23,off Mabe).  3B–Pittsburgh Stuart (5,off Mabe).  HR–St. Louis Noren (4,6th inning off Kline 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Moon (5,by Kline).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  CS–Boyer (6,2nd base by Kline/Hall).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:09.  A–25,977.
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