Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 4, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1974 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 0, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson cf 3 0 1 0
Brown lf 3 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
  Hernaiz p 0 0 0 0
Anderson rf 3 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Bannister ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Cox ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 2 2 0
  Melendez rf 1 0 0 1
Sizemore 2b 3 2 1 0
McBride cf 3 2 1 2
McCarver 1b 2 0 1 1
  Torre ph,1b 3 2 2 2
Cruz rf,lf 3 2 2 2
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 1
Hill c 3 0 0 0
Tyson ss 4 0 0 0
Curtis p 4 1 1 0
Totals 32 11 11 9
Philadelphia 000 000 000052
St. Louis 102 030 41x11110
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (4-9) 2.2 3 3 3 4 1
  Garber   1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Scarce   2.0 5 5 5 1 2
  Watt   1.0 2 2 1 1 0
  Hernaiz   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
11
9
7
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (6-10) 9.0 5 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
5

  E–Brown (3), Boone (15).  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 2.  PB–Boone (5).  2B–St. Louis McBride (14,off Ruthven); Cruz 2 (4,off Scarce,off Watt); Reitz (22,off Scarce); Curtis (1,off Hernaiz).  SH–Sizemore (10,off Scarce).  SB–Brock 3 (72,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone 2,2nd base off Scarce/Boone); Sizemore (3,2nd base off Scarce/Boone).  WP–Ruthven (7), Watt (3).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:21.  A–48,245.
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