Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 28, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1974 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 1 3 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0
Driessen 3b 5 0 2 1
Perez 1b 5 0 1 1
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Griffey rf 3 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Kirby p 1 0 0 0
  McQueen p 0 0 0 0
  Osburn p 1 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Kosco ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 1 0 0
  Cruz lf 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 2 3 1
Smith rf 5 2 3 2
Simmons c 5 1 2 1
McBride cf 5 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 1 2 2
Torre 1b 4 0 2 1
Tyson ss 4 0 1 0
Gibson p 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 9 15 8
Cincinnati 100 000 1002102
St. Louis 432 000 00x9151
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (1-3) 1.1 8 7 6 0 2
  McQueen   1.1 5 2 2 1 1
  Osburn   3.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Hall   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
9
8
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (1-2) 9.0 10 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
5

  E–Driessen 2 (3), Tyson (8).  DP–St. Louis 2.  PB–Bench (2).  2B–Cincinnati Rose (9,off Gibson); Driessen (3,off Gibson); Perez (5,off Gibson), St. Louis Sizemore 2 (6,off Kirby,off McQueen); Torre (4,off McQueen); Gibson (1,off McQueen).  HBP–Rose (1,by Gibson).  IBB–Griffey (1,by Gibson).  SB–McBride (3,2nd base off Kirby/Bench).  WP–Hall (1).  HBP–Gibson (3,Rose).  IBB–Gibson (3,Griffey).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:13.  A–21,146.
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