Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 11, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1971 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 11, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 6 0 1 1
Davalillo rf 4 0 0 1
Hebner 3b 5 0 1 1
Stargell lf 3 2 1 1
Oliver cf 5 1 1 0
Robertson 1b 3 3 1 0
Sanguillen c 5 3 3 1
Alley ss 3 1 1 1
Ellis p 3 1 2 3
  Giusti p 2 0 0 1
Totals 39 11 11 10
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 1 0 1
Alou cf 5 1 2 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 0 2 2
Hague 1b 3 0 0 0
Sizemore ss 3 1 0 0
Melendez rf 4 0 2 0
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Cleveland p 1 0 1 1
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
  Burda ph 0 0 0 0
  McNertney c 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 020 400 10411110
St. Louis 010 020 001492
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (9-3) 6.0 8 3 3 2 4
  Giusti  SV (13) 3.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland  L (5-5) 3.2 6 6 6 2 1
  Taylor   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Parker   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Shaw   2.0 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
11
11
5
3

  E–Alou (4), Sizemore (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Simmons (9).  2B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen 2 (13,off Cleveland 2); Hebner (12,off Cleveland), St. Louis Alou (15,off Ellis).  3B–St. Louis Melendez (1,off Ellis); McNertney (2,off Giusti).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (21,7th inning off Parker 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Davalillo (1,off Cleveland); Brock (2,off Giusti).  HBP–Robertson (3,by Cleveland); Hague (2,by Giusti).  IBB–Alley 2 (7,by Cleveland 2); Robertson (5,by Shaw).  CS–Simmons (3,2nd base by Ellis/Sanguillen).  HBP–Giusti (1,Hague); Cleveland (4,Robertson).  IBB–Cleveland 2 (7,Alley 2); Shaw (3,Robertson).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:34.  A–27,308.
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