St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 27, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 3 1
  Carbo lf 0 1 0 0
Sizemore 2b 5 2 2 0
Torre 1b 5 4 4 3
Simmons c 4 2 3 5
Reitz 3b 6 1 4 2
Stein rf 4 1 1 0
  Dwyer cf 1 0 0 0
Cruz cf,rf 5 2 3 1
Tyson ss 5 1 1 1
Cleveland p 5 0 1 0
Totals 45 15 22 13
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines rf 4 1 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 2 0 0 1
  Zisk lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 1 1
Alley ss 4 0 0 0
Rooker p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 1 1
  Blass p 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
St. Louis 306 100 10415220
Pittsburgh 100 010 200472
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland  W (8-5) 9.0 7 4 4 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (1-2) 2.1 8 7 7 0 3
  Walker   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Johnson   2.0 5 1 1 0 1
  Blass   4.0 6 5 5 4 3
Totals
9.0
22
15
15
4
7

  E–Clines (4), Hebner (10).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–St. Louis Torre (9,off Rooker); Simmons 2 (19,off Rooker,off Blass); Stein (1,off Rooker); Cleveland (3,off Johnson); J Cruz (13,off Blass), Pittsburgh Oliver (12,off Cleveland); Blass (2,off Cleveland).  3B–St. Louis Torre (2,off Johnson).  HR–St. Louis Torre (7,3rd inning off Rooker 0 on, 1 out); Simmons (5,3rd inning off Rooker 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Hebner (12,7th inning off Cleveland 0 on, 0 out); Robertson (9,7th inning off Cleveland 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Simmons (3,off Johnson); Stargell (1,off Cleveland).  CS–Simmons (2,2nd base by Blass/Sanguillen).  WP–Walker (4).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:19.  A–33,041.
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