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 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 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 2 2
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 2
Melendez cf 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Simmons c 5 1 3 0
Hughes 1b 4 1 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 1
Carbo rf 4 2 2 2
Tyson ss 3 2 1 0
Folkers p 1 0 0 1
  Pena p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf 4 0 2 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Cash 3b 4 0 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Zisk rf 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 1
Robertson 1b 4 1 2 1
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 1
Hernandez ss 3 0 1 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
Walker p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Parker ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
St. Louis 000 602 0008100
Pittsburgh 010 002 000391
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Folkers  W (4-4) 5.1 8 3 3 0 2
  Pena  SV (5) 3.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (7-10) 3.2 5 6 1 2 1
  Johnson   3.1 5 2 2 1 1
  Lamb   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
3
3
3

  E–Stennett (14).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Simmons (20).  2B–Pittsburgh J Hernandez (1,off Folkers).  HR–St. Louis Carbo (6,6th inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Stennett (9,2nd inning off Folkers 0 on, 1 out); Sanguillen (12,6th inning off Folkers 0 on, 1 out); Robertson (13,6th inning off Folkers 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Folkers (1,off Johnson).  SF–Folkers (1,off Walker).  IBB–Tyson (7,by Walker).  SB–Brock (58,2nd base off Johnson/Sanguillen); Sizemore (5,2nd base off Johnson/Sanguillen).  IBB–Walker (6,Tyson).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:24.  A–43,839.
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