Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
May 4, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1973 at San Diego Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 12, San Diego Padres 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 2 2 3
Oliver cf 6 0 0 0
Sanguillen rf 5 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 3 2 0
Hebner 3b 3 3 1 1
Stennett ss 4 2 3 6
May c 3 1 1 1
Blass p 4 1 2 0
Totals 36 12 12 11
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Grubb cf 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 1 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 2 1
Gaston rf 3 1 0 1
Kendall c 4 1 2 0
Campbell 2b 2 0 0 1
  Arlin p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Troedson p 0 0 0 0
Hilton 3b 4 1 1 3
Norman p 2 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Mason 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
Pittsburgh 020 005 21212121
San Diego 010 000 032671
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (1-1) 9.0 7 6 6 6 4
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
6
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (0-4) 5.1 8 5 5 4 1
  Ross   0.2 1 2 2 0 0
  Arlin   2.0 1 3 2 3 1
  Troedson   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
12
11
9
2

  E–Stennett (1), Mason (1).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–San Diego Colbert 2 (5,off Blass 2).  3B–Pittsburgh Hebner (1,off Norman).  HR–Pittsburgh Cash (1,6th inning off Ross 2 on, 1 out); Stennett 2 (4,7th inning off Arlin 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Troedson 1 on, 1 out), San Diego Hilton (2,8th inning off Blass 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Blass (2,off Ross).  SF–Stennett (3,off Norman); Campbell (2,off Blass).  HBP–Grubb (1,by Blass).  WP–Arlin (3).  HBP–Blass (4,Grubb).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:31.  A–9,595.
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