Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 9, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1973 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 0 0 0
Parker cf 5 1 1 0
Oliver 1b 5 2 3 1
Stargell lf 5 2 3 3
Hebner 3b 4 2 3 0
Zisk rf 5 0 2 1
May c 4 0 2 2
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Briles p 3 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 2 2 1 0
  Grabarkewitz ph,2b 2 0 1 1
Unser cf 3 1 3 2
  Harmon ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Robinson rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 5 1 1 0
Montanez 1b,rf 4 2 2 2
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 2 1 0 0
Bowa ss 2 0 1 0
  Anderson ph,rf 1 1 1 2
  Hutton ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Rogodzinski ph 1 0 0 0
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
  Tovar ph 1 0 1 1
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Brett ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Pittsburgh 023 200 0007142
Philadelphia 100 006 0018130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   5.2 8 7 2 2 6
  Lamb   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Walker   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Johnson  L (4-2) 2.0 3 1 1 3 3
Totals
8.0
13
8
3
5
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   2.2 7 5 5 1 3
  Wallace   2.1 5 2 2 0 1
  Lersch   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brandon   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Scarce  W (1-6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
2
7

  E–Stennett (15), May (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (37,off Ruthven,off M Wallace); Oliver 2 (28,off Ruthven,off Lersch); May (7,off M Wallace); Parker (7,off M Wallace), Philadelphia B Robinson (25,off Johnson).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (39,3rd inning off Ruthven 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Unser (10,6th inning off Briles 1 on, 0 out); Montanez (11,9th inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Montanez (6,by Johnson).  CS–Bowa (6,2nd base by Briles/May).  WP–Brandon (5).  IBB–Johnson (7,Montanez).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:55.  A–14,356.
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