Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 8, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1969 at Busch Stadium II. 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 7 1 3 2
Hebner 3b 3 0 1 0
  Pagan ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Clemente rf 6 0 1 1
Stargell lf 5 1 3 1
Robertson 1b 6 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 6 1 1 0
May c 6 1 2 0
Patek ss 6 1 2 0
Blass p 3 0 0 0
  Kline p 2 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 1 1 2
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 54 6 14 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 6 0 1 0
Flood cf 6 1 1 0
Pinson rf 6 1 2 1
Torre 1b 6 0 0 0
McCarver c 6 0 1 1
Shannon 3b 4 0 1 0
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Huntz 2b 0 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 0
Gibson p 3 0 1 0
  Hoerner p 1 0 0 0
  Hague ph 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 010 001 000 000 046141
St. Louis 100 001 000 000 00280
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   7.0 7 2 2 2 0
  Kline   5.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Dal Canton  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hartenstein  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
8
2
2
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson   9.0 9 2 2 0 10
  Hoerner   4.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Nelson  L (0-1) 0.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Willis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
14
6
6
0
12

  E–Hebner (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 4.  2B–Pittsburgh May (1,off Gibson), St. Louis Pinson (1,off Blass); Maxvill (1,off Blass).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (1,2nd inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hebner (1,off Gibson).  HBP–Stargell (1,by Gibson).  HBP–Gibson (1,Stargell).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:19.  A–38,163.
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