Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 15, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1972 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo rf 4 1 1 0
Clines lf 3 0 1 2
Oliver cf 3 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1
Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 1 1 0
Kison p 0 0 0 0
  McKee p 0 0 0 0
  Goggin ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 2 0
  Stein lf 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 2 2 1
Cruz cf 2 0 0 0
  Melendez ph,cf 2 1 0 0
Torre 1b 4 1 1 1
Simmons c 4 2 2 4
Carbo rf 4 1 2 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 3 2
Kelleher ss 2 1 0 0
Wise p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 12 9
Pittsburgh 001 200 010452
St. Louis 501 002 20x10122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (8-7) 2.0 6 6 6 3 2
  McKee   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Walker   3.0 6 4 3 2 1
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
9
6
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (15-15) 9.0 5 4 4 3 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
3
1

  E–Walker 2 (3), Carbo 2 (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (21,off Wise); Davalillo (18,off Wise), St. Louis Simmons (32,off Kison); Carbo (12,off Kison); Reitz (3,off Kison).  SF–Clines (2,off Wise); Sizemore (4,off Walker).  SH–Wise (5,off Walker).  HBP–Torre (7,by Kison).  HBP–Kison (9,Torre).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:27.  A–10,853.
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