Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 12, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1975 at Busch Stadium II. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes cf 2 0 1 0
Lacy 2b 5 0 0 1
Crawford lf 5 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 5 1 2 0
Cey 3b 5 1 1 0
Ferguson c 3 1 0 0
Paciorek rf 5 2 2 1
Auerbach ss 4 1 2 3
Messersmith p 3 0 2 1
  Brewer p 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 10 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 3 3 0
Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 1
Melendez cf 4 0 1 1
Simmons c 4 0 2 0
  McBride pr 0 1 0 0
  Rudolph c 1 0 1 1
Fairly rf,1b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1
Tyson ss 4 0 0 0
Denny p 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 1 0 0 0
  Cater ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Brinkman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 4
Los Angeles 030 000 000 36101
St. Louis 101 000 001 14103
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   6.0 5 2 1 1 3
  Brewer  W (2-1) 4.0 5 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
4
3
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   3.1 5 3 1 3 4
  Sosa   3.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Garman  L (1-2) 3.0 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
10.0
10
6
4
6
6

  E–Ferguson (1), Sizemore (7), Fairly (2), Tyson (3).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Los Angeles Messersmith (4,off Denny).  SF–Melendez (1,off Messersmith).  CS–Crawford (3,2nd base by Garman/Rudolph).  SB–Brock 3 (10,2nd base off Messersmith/Ferguson 2,2nd base off Brewer/Ferguson).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:45.  A–13,342.
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