St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1970 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 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Cardenal cf 3 1 2 0
Allen 3b 4 1 1 1
Torre c 3 1 2 2
Lee rf 3 1 1 0
Hague 1b 2 0 1 1
Javier 2b 4 0 1 1
Maxvill ss 4 0 0 0
Culver p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 2 0
Robertson lf 4 0 4 1
Stargell rf 3 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Alley ss 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
  Patek ph 1 0 0 0
Blass p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Jeter ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 1
St. Louis 203 000 000591
Pittsburgh 002 000 000271
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Culver  W (2-0) 9.0 7 2 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  L (1-1) 2.0 7 5 4 2 1
  Giusti   4.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Garber   3.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
6
6

  E–Javier (1), Oliver (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 3.  2B–St. Louis Lee (2,off Blass), Pittsburgh Robertson (1,off Culver); Hebner (4,off Culver); Alley (1,off Culver).  HR–St. Louis Allen (4,3rd inning off Blass 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Hague (1,by Blass).  CS–Torre (1,2nd base by Giusti/J May).  WP–Culver (2).  IBB–Blass (3,Hague).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Dezelan, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:20.  A–14,369.
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