Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 18, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1969 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 1 0
Cash 2b 4 1 2 0
Stargell lf 3 1 0 0
  Jeter lf 0 0 0 0
Clemente rf 3 1 1 0
Oliver 1b 5 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 5 0 2 2
Hebner 3b 3 1 2 0
Patek ss 1 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 1 1
  Martinez pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Blass p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 1 1 2
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 3 3 2 1
Pinson rf 5 2 2 3
Hague 1b 3 1 1 2
  Torre ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Simmons c 5 0 1 1
Coulter 2b 2 0 0 0
  Javier ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 1 0
DaVanon ss 4 1 2 0
Briles p 2 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
  Campisi p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 1 0
  Davalillo pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 7
Pittsburgh 000 000 7007101
St. Louis 003 000 3028100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   4.0 4 3 3 3 4
  Marone   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Gibbon  L (5-4) 2.2 6 5 3 1 3
Totals
8.2
10
8
6
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   6.1 6 2 2 2 4
  Grant   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Washburn   0.1 1 2 2 2 1
  Hoerner   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Campisi  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 4 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
8
6

  E–Oliver (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Cash 2 (2,off Briles,off Grant); Robertson (3,off Briles); Sanguillen (21,off Washburn), St. Louis Pinson (21,off Blass); DaVanon (4,off Gibbon).  HR–Pittsburgh Pagan (8,7th inning off Grant 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis Hague (1,3rd inning off Blass 1 on, 2 out); Pinson (9,7th inning off Gibbon 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Patek (6,off Briles); Gibbon (2,off Campisi).  IBB–Stargell (12,by Washburn); Clemente (14,by Washburn); Hebner (9,by Campisi).  SB–Sanguillen (6,2nd base off Campisi/Simmons).  WP–Washburn (4), Hoerner (2).  IBB–Washburn 2 (9,Stargell,Clemente); Campisi (1,Hebner).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:36.  A–8,612.
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