St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 6 2 3 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0
Cruz cf,rf 4 0 0 2
Simmons c 6 0 3 1
McCarver 1b 4 0 0 0
  Torre 1b 1 0 0 0
Carbo rf 3 0 0 0
  Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Agee ph 0 0 0 0
  McBride ph 1 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes ph 1 0 1 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 6 0 0 0
Tyson ss 6 1 2 0
Cleveland p 3 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph,cf 3 0 1 1
Totals 49 4 11 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b,ss 6 1 1 0
Parker cf 4 1 4 0
  Augustine cf 1 0 1 0
  Giusti p 1 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 6 1 2 2
Stargell lf 5 1 1 2
Zisk rf 6 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 6 1 3 1
May c 3 0 1 0
  Rooker pr 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 1 0 1 0
  Clines cf 1 0 0 0
Hernandez J. ss 2 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph,c 3 0 2 0
Briles p 2 0 0 0
  Cash ph,2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 50 5 16 5
St. Louis 102 000 001 000 04111
Pittsburgh 100 000 030 000 15163
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland   7.2 12 4 4 0 1
  Pena   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Segui   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Fisher  L (1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
16
5
5
0
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   7.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Hernandez   2.2 3 1 1 1 0
  Giusti  W (9-2) 3.1 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
13.0
11
4
4
2
5

  E–J Cruz (5), Stennett (13), Oliver (11), J Hernandez (7).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Brock (24,off Briles); Simmons (29,off Briles); Melendez (15,off R Hernandez), Pittsburgh Hebner (23,off Cleveland); Parker (5,off Cleveland).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (19,8th inning off Cleveland 1 on, 0 out); Stargell (37,8th inning off Cleveland 0 on, 0 out); Hebner (21,13th inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sizemore (18,off Briles); J Cruz (5,off R Hernandez).  SF–J Cruz (7,off Briles); Stargell (4,off Cleveland).  IBB–Torre (12,by R Hernandez).  SB–Brock 3 (57,2nd base off Briles/May,3rd base off Briles/May,2nd base off Giusti/Sanguillen).  IBB–R Hernandez (8,Torre).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:13.
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