St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 17, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1974 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 6 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 5 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 1 1 1
Torre 1b 6 0 1 1
McBride cf 4 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 5 0 0 0
Tyson ss 2 0 1 0
  Heidemann ph,ss 3 0 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 1 0
  Herndon pr 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 6 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 6 0 1 0
Oliver cf 5 1 1 1
Stargell lf 5 0 1 0
Zisk rf 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 5 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 3 0 1 0
  Macha ph 1 0 0 0
  Robertson 1b 1 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
  Clines ph 0 0 0 0
Reuss p 4 0 0 0
  Howe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 1 5 1
St. Louis 000 000 100 000 1282
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 000 0153
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson   9.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Hrabosky  W (7-1) 4.0 0 0 0 1 6
Totals
13.0
5
1
1
2
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (15-10) 13.0 8 2 2 5 11
Totals
13.0
8
2
2
5
11

  E–Torre (13), Tyson (26), Oliver (7), Sanguillen (12), Reuss (3).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis Torre (26,off Reuss).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (9,1st inning off Gibson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Sizemore (17,off Reuss).  SF–Simmons (8,off Reuss).  IBB–Smith (10,by Reuss).  SB–Brock 2 (109,2nd base off Reuss/Sanguillen 2).  CS–Brock (32,2nd base by Reuss/Sanguillen); Gibson (1,2nd base by Reuss/Sanguillen).  BK–Reuss (1).  IBB–Reuss (16,Smith).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:17.  A–21,458.
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