Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 4, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1973 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines cf 5 1 2 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 2
Stargell lf 4 0 2 0
  Davalillo lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Zisk rf 3 0 2 0
May c 4 0 0 0
Alley ss 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
Moose p 1 0 0 0
  Dettore p 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 2 2 1 0
  Dwyer lf 1 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 2 2 3
Torre 1b 5 1 2 1
Simmons c 5 1 1 0
Cruz cf 4 1 0 1
Carbo rf 4 1 3 2
Reitz 3b 5 1 2 3
Tyson ss 5 1 1 0
Murphy p 4 1 2 1
Totals 39 11 15 11
Pittsburgh 100 011 0003101
St. Louis 200 800 01x11151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (6-8) 3.1 8 8 6 3 0
  Dettore   4.2 7 3 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
15
11
7
4
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  W (1-3) 9.0 10 3 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
2

  E–Zisk (1), Murphy (1).  DP–St. Louis 3.  PB–Simmons (13).  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (15,off Murphy); Clines (5,off Murphy), St. Louis Simmons (20,off Moose); Murphy (1,off Moose); Reitz (10,off Dettore).  3B–Pittsburgh Clines (3,off Murphy), St. Louis Brock (4,off Moose).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (11,6th inning off Murphy 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gonzalez (1,by Murphy).  SF–J Cruz (4,off Moose).  IBB–Carbo (2,by Moose); Brock (9,by Moose).  SB–Brock (22,2nd base off Dettore/May).  WP–Moose (2).  HBP–Murphy (1,Gonzalez).  IBB–Moose 2 (6,Carbo,Brock).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:05.  A–12,671.
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