St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 15, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1974 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 4 2 2 2
Hickman 1b 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 2 0
  Dwyer pr 0 0 0 0
McBride cf 2 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Tyson ss 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Papi ss 0 0 0 0
Foster p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 2 1 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Unser cf 3 0 2 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
Anderson rf 3 1 1 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  Hutton ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 1
St. Louis 000 000 101263
Philadelphia 010 000 02x362
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  L (0-1) 8.0 6 3 2 2 5
Totals
8.0
6
3
2
2
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (1-0) 8.0 4 1 1 2 4
  Watt   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Scarce  SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–Sizemore (2), Hickman (1), Tyson (3), Cash (1), Boone (3).  DP–St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 1.  3B–St. Louis Simmons (2,off Ruthven).  HR–St. Louis Smith 2 (2,7th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 1 out,9th inning off Watt 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–McBride (1,by Ruthven).  HBP–Cash (1,by Foster).  SB–Brock (4,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone).  HBP–Foster (1,Cash).  IBB–Ruthven (1,McBride).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:01.  A–6,713.
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