St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 5 2 3 0
Carbo rf 4 1 2 0
Torre 3b 4 1 2 2
Simmons c 4 1 2 2
Alou 1b 4 0 0 0
Melendez cf 4 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo rf 4 1 2 2
Cash 2b 2 1 1 0
Oliver cf 3 0 1 1
Stargell 1b 2 0 0 0
  Stennett lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
May c 4 1 1 0
Robertson lf,1b 3 2 1 1
Alley ss 3 1 0 0
Moose p 2 0 0 1
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 6 6 5
St. Louis 100 000 0405113
Pittsburgh 100 041 00x661
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (12-7) 6.0 5 6 5 6 2
  Palmer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Segui   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
6
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  W (9-6) 7.0 10 4 4 2 1
  Giusti  SV (18) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
2

  E–Sizemore (11), Gibson (1), Anderson (5), Davalillo (4).  DP–St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis Carbo (6,off Moose), Pittsburgh Oliver (20,off Gibson).  3B–Pittsburgh Davalillo (1,off Gibson).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (11,8th inning off Giusti 1 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Robertson (7,6th inning off Gibson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cash (3,off Palmer).  SF–Oliver (7,off Gibson); Moose (1,off Gibson).  IBB–Stargell (13,by Gibson).  CS–Brock (13,2nd base by Moose/May).  SB–Cash (9,2nd base off Gibson/Simmons).  IBB–Gibson (7,Stargell).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:12.  A–23,474.
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