St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 15, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Alou 1b 4 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 1 2 1
Cruz cf 4 0 1 0
Hague rf 3 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
Carlton p 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Burda ph 1 0 1 0
  Beauchamp pr 0 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hebner 3b 1 0 0 0
Clines lf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 1 0
Cash 3b,2b 3 1 1 1
Oliver cf 3 1 1 2
Hernandez J. ss 3 0 1 0
Ellis p 3 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
St. Louis 000 000 100160
Pittsburgh 100 300 00x461
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (18-9) 4.0 6 4 4 0 3
  Taylor   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Drabowsky   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (19-7) 7.0 6 1 1 2 3
  Hernandez  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
3

  E–Robertson (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  HR–St. Louis Simmons (7,7th inning off Ellis 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Oliver (14,4th inning off Carlton 1 on, 2 out).  CS–Brock (18,2nd base by Ellis/Sanguillen); Alou (10,2nd base by Ellis/Sanguillen).  WP–Carlton (12).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–1:57.  A–21,751.
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