Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 23, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1966 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 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 0 0
Pagan ss 5 1 1 1
Clemente rf 5 0 1 0
Stargell lf 3 1 2 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 4 2 2 2
Pagliaroni c 3 1 1 1
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 1 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock rf 5 1 1 1
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 3 2 2 0
Johnson lf 3 1 1 1
  Shannon lf 1 0 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 2 0
Kernek 1b 2 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 0 0 0 1
  Francona 1b 0 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Corrales c 3 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
Briles p 2 0 0 0
  Aust p 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 013591
St. Louis 300 001 000472
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   5.1 5 4 4 2 4
  Fryman   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  McBean   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen  W (1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Face  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   8.0 6 3 3 4 7
  Aust   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Woodeshick  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Hoerner   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
8

  E–Pagan (1), Brock (3), Javier (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Roberts (1,off Briles); Stargell (2,off Briles), St. Louis Smith (4,off Mikkelsen).  3B–St. Louis Johnson (1,off Blass).  HR–Pittsburgh Bailey 2 (2,2nd inning off Briles 0 on, 1 out,9th inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out); Pagliaroni (2,9th inning off Aust 0 on, 0 out); Pagan (1,9th inning off Woodeshick 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Brock (2,1st inning off Blass 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Gagliano (1,off Fryman).  IBB–Francona (1,by Mikkelsen).  Team–6.  SB–Alou (1,2nd base off Briles/Corrales).  CS–Pagliaroni (1,2nd base by Briles/Corrales).  WP–Blass (3).  IBB–Mikkelsen (1,Francona).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:57.  A–11,508.
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