Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1970 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Harmon ss 5 0 1 0
Doyle 2b 4 2 1 0
Briggs lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 2 0 1 1
Money 3b 4 1 3 3
Browne cf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Bates ph 1 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
Stone rf 4 0 0 0
Compton c 3 1 2 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Short p 1 0 0 1
  Palmer p 1 0 0 0
  Hisle cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 1 1 0
Taylor C. rf 4 1 1 0
  Lee rf 0 0 0 0
Brock lf 4 3 4 1
Allen 3b 3 2 2 4
Torre c 5 1 1 0
Gagliano 1b 1 0 0 0
  Hague ph,1b 2 0 1 4
Javier 2b 4 0 2 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Briles p 1 0 0 0
  Taylor C. p 2 1 0 0
Totals 34 9 13 9
Philadelphia 311 000 000590
St. Louis 103 031 01x9130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   2.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Palmer  L (1-1) 3.0 5 5 5 2 3
  Wilson   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Selma   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
6
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   2.0 5 5 5 0 1
  Taylor  W (1-2) 7.0 4 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 1.  PB–Compton (1).  2B–St. Louis Allen (4,off Short); Hague (2,off Palmer).  3B–Philadelphia Compton (1,off Briles), St. Louis Torre (1,off Palmer).  HR–Philadelphia Money (4,1st inning off Briles 2 on, 2 out), St. Louis Allen (11,5th inning off Palmer 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Hague (1,off Palmer).  SB–Doyle (2,3rd base off Briles/Torre); Briggs (3,2nd base off Briles/Torre); Cardenal (9,2nd base off Selma/Compton); Brock (7,2nd base off Selma/Compton).  WP–Briles (3).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:33.  A–10,454.
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