Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 24, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1976 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 0 0 1
  Reynolds ss 1 1 1 1
Hebner 3b 3 1 0 0
Oliver cf 2 1 2 0
  Moreno cf 1 1 0 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 2
Parker rf 4 0 1 2
Zisk lf 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Ott c 4 1 1 0
Candelaria p 1 0 0 0
  Dilone ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Armas ph 1 0 0 0
  Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 6 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 3 1 0 0
Templeton ss 4 2 1 1
Brock lf 5 1 3 2
  Chant lf 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 1 2 1
Ferguson rf 3 0 0 0
  Kessinger 3b 1 0 1 2
Hernandez 1b 5 1 3 1
Cruz 3b 2 1 1 0
  Mejias pr,rf 2 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 2 2 3
Forsch p 2 1 0 0
Totals 35 10 13 10
Pittsburgh 200 012 100665
St. Louis 131 203 00x10130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (15-7) 4.0 7 7 4 0 0
  Bair   2.0 3 3 3 3 1
  Langford   2.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
10
7
4
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (8-10) 9.0 6 6 6 3 0
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
3
0

  E–Taveras 2 (35), Moreno (3), Stargell (13), Parker (13).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (22,off Forsch); Ott (2,off Forsch), St. Louis Tyson (10,off Langford); Brock (24,off Langford).  3B–St. Louis Brock (4,off Candelaria).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (20,6th inning off Forsch 1 on, 0 out); Reynolds (1,7th inning off Forsch 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Tyson (3,2nd inning off Candelaria 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Forsch 2 (9,off Candelaria,off Langford); Mumphrey (2,off Candelaria).  SF–Templeton (2,off Candelaria).  IBB–Simmons (18,by Bair).  CS–Mumphrey (5,2nd base by Candelaria/Ott); Brock (19,3rd base by Langford/Ott).  IBB–Bair (1,Simmons).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:07.
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