Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 17, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 2b 5 0 0 0
Unser cf 4 0 1 1
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
Montanez rf,1b 3 0 2 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
Hutton 1b 3 0 0 0
  Harmon ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson rf 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 0 0
Ryan c 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 1
Carlton p 2 1 1 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines cf 4 0 0 1
Cash 2b 3 1 2 2
Sanguillen rf 3 0 1 0
Robertson 1b 4 1 1 1
Zisk lf 3 0 1 1
  Rooker p 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 0 0 0
Alley ss 4 1 1 0
May c 2 1 0 0
Moose p 2 0 0 0
  Stennett ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Philadelphia 010 000 100281
Pittsburgh 200 000 30x560
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (4-6) 6.1 6 5 4 3 5
  Wilson   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
4
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  W (3-3) 7.0 7 2 2 3 5
  Rooker  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5

  E–Schmidt (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Carlton (1,off Moose); Unser (1,off Moose); B Robinson (8,off Rooker), Pittsburgh Robertson (8,off Carlton); Cash (4,off Carlton).  3B–Pittsburgh Zisk (1,off Carlton).  IBB–Montanez (2,by Moose); Sanguillen (1,by Wilson).  IBB–Wilson (2,Sanguillen); Moose (1,Montanez).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–1:57.  A–6,885.
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