Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 3 2 2 2
  Alley ph 1 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 2 0
Robertson 1b 2 0 1 1
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Campanis ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  McKee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 0
McBride cf 3 0 1 0
  Agee ph 1 1 1 1
  Cruz cf 1 0 0 0
Simmons c 5 0 1 0
Torre 1b 3 1 0 0
Carbo rf 1 3 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 1 2 1
Tyson ss 1 0 0 1
  Alou ph 0 1 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Foster p 3 0 1 1
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 2
  Kelleher ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7
Pittsburgh 020 000 100371
St. Louis 020 001 13x7101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   6.0 4 3 3 5 0
  Walker  L (7-11) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Lamb   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  McKee   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
6
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  W (13-8) 8.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Hrabosky  SV (5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
4

  E–Sanguillen (14), Carbo (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Stargell (40,off Foster); Hebner (27,off Foster), St. Louis Reitz (17,off Blass); Brock (26,off Lamb).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (22,7th inning off Foster 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Agee (10,7th inning off Walker 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Robertson (2,off Foster); Tyson (3,off Blass).  HBP–Carbo (1,by Blass); Reitz (4,by Blass).  IBB–Tyson (9,by Blass); Alou (1,by Lamb).  HBP–Blass 2 (12,Carbo,Reitz).  IBB–Blass (3,Tyson); Lamb (3,Alou).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:09.  A–31,938.
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