St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 15, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McBride cf 4 1 1 0
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Anderson lf 3 1 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 1 1 1
Cruz 3b 4 0 1 2
Hernandez 1b 3 0 2 0
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
McGlothen p 2 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Richard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 2 3 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 0 0
Oliver cf 4 2 3 3
Stargell 1b 3 2 1 1
Parker rf 4 1 1 2
Zisk lf 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 1
Taveras ss 4 0 1 2
Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 9
St. Louis 200 001 000361
Pittsburgh 500 000 40x9101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  L (1-1) 5.0 7 5 4 1 1
  Wallace   1.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Hrabosky   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
2
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (1-0) 6.0 5 3 3 3 1
  Hernandez  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
3

  E–Anderson (2), Taveras (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Stennett (1,off McGlothen).  HR–St. Louis Smith (1,6th inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Oliver (1,7th inning off Hrabosky 2 on, 2 out); Stargell (1,7th inning off Hrabosky 0 on, 2 out).  BK–Hernandez (1).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:37.  A–9,490.
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