Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1973 at Veteran's 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines cf 5 0 0 0
Cash 2b 2 1 1 0
Sanguillen rf 4 1 1 2
Stargell lf 4 1 1 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 3 0
Alley ss 4 1 1 0
May c 3 0 1 0
Blass p 2 0 1 1
  Zisk ph 1 0 1 1
  Davalillo pr 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 3 1 0 0
Unser cf 4 1 1 1
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 2 2
Robinson rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Ryan c 2 0 1 0
  Rogodzinski ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 0 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 1 0
  Brett pr 0 0 0 0
  Boone c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
Pittsburgh 000 112 0015101
Philadelphia 004 000 000460
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (2-2) 8.0 6 4 4 3 4
  Giusti  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton   6.2 8 4 4 2 4
  Wilson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Scarce  L (0-2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
5

  E–Clines (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Cash (6,off Carlton); May (1,off Carlton), Philadelphia Montanez (3,off Blass).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (12,4th inning off Carlton 0 on, 2 out); Sanguillen (5,6th inning off Carlton 1 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Luzinski (3,3rd inning off Blass 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Blass (3,off Carlton); May (1,off Scarce).  CS–Davalillo (1,2nd base by Scarce/Boone).  SB–Bowa (2,2nd base off Blass/May).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:12.  A–9,010.
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