St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 18, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 2 4 0
Cardenal cf 5 2 3 1
Allen 3b 3 0 0 1
Torre c 4 0 1 0
Taylor 1b 4 1 2 2
Javier 2b 5 0 1 0
Lee rf 4 1 2 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Carlton p 4 0 1 1
Totals 37 6 14 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 0
Jeter rf 3 0 0 0
Robertson lf 4 0 1 0
Pagan 3b 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 0
May c 4 0 1 1
Walker p 1 0 0 0
  Marone p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Patek ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
St. Louis 002 020 1106141
Pittsburgh 010 000 000171
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (1-1) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (1-1) 4.2 8 4 4 3 3
  Marone   2.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Dal Canton   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
3
3

  E–Carl Taylor (1), Robertson (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2.  3B–St. Louis Cardenal (2,off Walker), Pittsburgh Oliver (2,off Carlton).  HR–St. Louis Carl Taylor (1,7th inning off Marone 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Maxvill (1,off Dal Canton); Walker (2,off Carlton).  SF–Allen (1,off Walker).  IBB–Allen (2,by Walker).  SB–Brock (2,2nd base off Walker/J May).  WP–Carlton 2 (2).  IBB–Walker (1,Allen).  U-HP–Frank Dezelan, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:14.  A–8,465.
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