St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1974 at Veteran's Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 2 2 1
  Melendez rf 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 3 3 2
McBride cf 5 0 2 2
Smith rf 3 1 2 2
  Cruz lf 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 2
Torre 1b 5 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0
Tyson ss 5 1 2 0
Gibson p 3 1 1 0
  Folkers p 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 5 2 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 3
Montanez 1b,rf 5 1 2 1
Unser cf 3 0 0 0
Johnstone rf 2 0 2 0
  Robinson ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Boone c 4 0 1 2
Hutton lf 3 1 1 0
  Taylor ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Ruthven p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 2
  Schueler p 0 0 0 0
  Bannister ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Harmon ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
St. Louis 050 003 0109140
Philadelphia 002 010 0238120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (6-9) 7.1 8 5 5 5 5
  Folkers   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Garman   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Hrabosky  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (4-8) 1.2 5 5 5 4 0
  Garber   1.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Schueler   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Scarce   2.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Richert   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
5
2

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–St. Louis Reitz (20,off Garber); Sizemore (15,off Scarce); McBride (13,off Richert), Philadelphia Boone (13,off Folkers).  3B–St. Louis Smith (5,off Ruthven).  HR–Philadelphia Brown (6,3rd inning off Gibson 1 on, 0 out); Schmidt (23,9th inning off Garman 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Gibson (1,off Scarce).  SF–Simmons (6,off Richert).  IBB–Smith (2,by Richert).  SB–Cash (13,2nd base off Gibson/Simmons).  IBB–Richert (3,Smith).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:42.  A–33,431.
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