St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1972 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 2 1
Sizemore 2b 5 1 2 1
  Spinks pr 0 0 0 0
Alou rf 5 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 0 3 1
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Melendez cf 3 0 1 0
Anderson ss 3 1 1 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
Wise p 3 0 0 0
  Hague ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 3 1 1 0
Davalillo lf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 3 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 1
  Clines pr 0 0 0 0
  Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 1 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 2 3
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Walker p 2 0 0 0
  Giusti p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
St. Louis 100 010 0013101
Pittsburgh 400 000 00x481
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  L (3-3) 8.0 8 4 4 3 4
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (1-1) 6.0 7 2 1 1 4
  Giusti  SV (2) 3.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
6

  E–Anderson (1), Hebner (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (7,off Wise 2).  3B–St. Louis Torre (2,off Walker).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (5,1st inning off Wise 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Hebner (2,by Wise).  CS–Brock (4,2nd base by Walker/Sanguillen); Cash (2,2nd base by Wise/Simmons).  SB–Cash (3,2nd base off Wise/Simmons).  IBB–Wise (2,Hebner).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:22.  A–8,272.
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