St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 15, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1965 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 1 2 1
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Francona rf 4 0 1 0
  Shannon rf 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 0
White 1b 4 1 1 0
McCarver c 4 1 3 1
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 1 1 2
  Maxvill 2b 1 0 0 0
Stallard p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Lynch lf 4 0 1 0
Clendenon 1b 2 0 0 1
Alley 2b 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 3 0 1 0
  Virgil pr,c 0 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 0 1 0
Law p 2 0 1 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0
  Butters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
St. Louis 100 000 4005121
Pittsburgh 000 000 100161
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stallard  W (2-1) 9.0 6 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
0
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L (0-5) 8.0 12 5 4 0 6
  Butters   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
0
6

  E–Francona (1), Alley (6).  DP–St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 3.  2B–St. Louis McCarver (1,off Law); Boyer (4,off Law).  3B–St. Louis Skinner (1,off Law).  HR–St. Louis Flood (5,1st inning off Law 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Clendenon (1,off Stallard).  Team–3.  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:16.  A–5,148.
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