St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
October 3, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 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 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Templeton ss 2 0 0 0
  Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Cruz 3b 4 0 1 0
Alvarado 2b 2 0 0 0
  Richard 2b 2 0 0 0
Potter lf 4 0 0 0
Rudolph c 3 0 0 0
Mejias rf 3 0 2 0
Falcone p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ph,ss 3 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
  Reynolds 2b 0 0 0 0
Zisk lf 3 0 1 0
  Dilone pr 0 1 0 0
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0
Armas cf 4 0 2 1
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
St. Louis 000 000 000051
Pittsburgh 000 000 001141
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (12-16) 8.2 4 1 1 4 7
Totals
8.2
4
1
1
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (14-9) 9.0 5 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
6

  E–Templeton (24), Hebner (16).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (21,off Reuss), Pittsburgh Zisk (35,off Falcone).  SB–Mejias (2,2nd base off Reuss/Dyer); Dilone (5,2nd base off Falcone/Rudolph).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–1:48.  A–24,228.
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