Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 25, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1974 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 12, St. Louis Cardinals 13

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 2 2 0
Hebner 3b 6 2 3 0
Oliver cf 4 0 2 4
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Howe ph 1 0 1 0
  Dilone pr 0 1 0 0
  Jimenez p 0 0 0 0
  Minshall p 0 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 2 1 0
Parker rf,cf 5 2 1 1
Sanguillen c 5 2 3 4
Kirkpatrick 1b 6 0 1 2
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Brett p 1 0 1 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Morlan p 0 0 0 0
  Macha ph 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Zisk ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Totals 48 12 16 11
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 6 2 3 0
Smith rf 5 2 3 1
Simmons c 5 2 3 2
Torre 1b 5 2 1 2
  Herndon pr 0 1 0 0
McBride cf 4 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 6 2 2 4
Tyson ss 1 0 1 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 1
  Heidemann ss 3 0 1 0
  Dwyer ph 0 0 0 1
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Godby ph 1 0 0 0
  Osteen p 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 2 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 13 17 12
Pittsburgh 500 012 001 0312163
St. Louis 006 030 000 0413171
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Brett   2.1 7 5 5 0 0
  Demery   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Morlan   2.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Hernandez   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Giusti   3.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Jimenez   0.0 2 3 2 1 0
  Minshall  L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
10.2
17
13
11
3
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   0.1 3 5 5 2 0
  Folkers   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Osteen   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Hrabosky   6.1 10 6 5 0 9
  Garman  W (7-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
16
12
11
4
10

  E–Stennett 2 (19), Hebner (25), McBride (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (10,off Forsch); Oliver (35,off Osteen); Stennett (28,off Hrabosky); Kirkpatrick (8,off Hrabosky), St. Louis Reitz (28,off Demery); Simmons (33,off Jimenez).  HR–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (7,1st inning off Forsch 2 on, 1 out), St. Louis Reitz (7,5th inning off Morlan 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Oliver (5,off Forsch); McBride (5,off Morlan); Dwyer (2,off Minshall).  HBP–Parker (3,by Hrabosky); Torre (8,by Morlan).  IBB–Stargell 2 (19,by Forsch,by Osteen); Brock (16,by Giusti); McBride (9,by Giusti).  SH–Hrabosky (1,off Giusti); Simmons (1,off Giusti).  CS–Sizemore (4,2nd base by Morlan/Sanguillen).  WP–Morlan (7).  HBP–Morlan (3,Torre); Hrabosky (1,Parker).  IBB–Giusti 2 (11,Brock,McBride); Forsch (4,Stargell); Osteen (6,Stargell).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:41.  A–41,345.
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