Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 29, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1971 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Oliver cf 2 0 0 2
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 2 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 2 0
May c 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 1 0 0
Walker p 1 0 1 0
  Briles p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 1 2 2
Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 0
Beauchamp 1b 2 2 1 0
  Hague 1b 2 0 0 0
Torre 3b 3 1 1 2
Cardenal rf 4 0 1 1
Cruz cf 3 1 0 0
McNertney c 4 1 1 0
Maxvill ss 2 1 1 0
Cleveland p 3 1 1 3
Totals 31 8 9 8
Pittsburgh 001 001 010380
St. Louis 107 000 00x891
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (3-7) 2.2 7 8 8 4 1
  Briles   5.1 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
6
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland  W (7-7) 9.0 8 3 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
0
5

  E–Maxvill (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  PB–McNertney (6).  2B–St. Louis Cleveland (2,off Walker); Brock (20,off Walker).  3B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (1,off Cleveland).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (11,6th inning off Cleveland 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Brock (3,3rd inning off Walker 0 on, 0 out); Torre (12,3rd inning off Walker 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Oliver 2 (5,off Cleveland 2).  SH–Cleveland (3,off Briles).  HBP–Maxvill (1,by Briles).  IBB–Brock (1,by Briles).  HBP–Briles (2,Maxvill).  IBB–Briles (9,Brock).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:30.  A–14,586.
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