Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 10, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 1970 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 5 1 2 1
Hebner 3b 5 1 1 1
Clemente rf 4 0 2 1
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 1
Stargell lf 4 0 1 0
  Jeter pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 0 0
Nelson p 3 0 0 0
  Giusti p 1 1 1 2
Totals 37 6 12 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 2 0
Davalillo cf 4 0 1 0
Taylor rf 4 1 2 1
Allen 1b 2 0 0 0
Torre c 4 0 1 1
Javier 2b 4 0 2 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
  Lee ph 1 0 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Hague ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Pittsburgh 000 001 0146120
St. Louis 000 001 010291
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson   7.1 6 2 2 3 4
  Giusti  W (6-0) 1.2 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (12-4) 9.0 12 6 6 1 7
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
1
7

  E–Shannon (2).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–St. Louis Javier 2 (10,off Nelson,off Giusti); Carl Taylor (8,off Nelson).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (8,off Gibson); Giusti (1,off Gibson).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (5,8th inning off Gibson 0 on, 2 out); Oliver (9,9th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Mazeroski (7,by Gibson).  SB–Alou (9,2nd base off Gibson/Torre).  CS–Brock (7,2nd base by Nelson/Sanguillen).  IBB–Gibson (5,Mazeroski).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Dezelan, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:11.  A–23,920.
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