Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 15, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 2 0
Garner 3b 5 1 1 0
Parker rf 3 2 2 2
Oliver lf 4 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 2 2 2
Dilone cf 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 1 1 2
Rooker p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
  Youngblood lf 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
McBride cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 2 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Kessinger 2b 3 0 1 0
Falcone p 1 0 0 0
  Tyson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 1 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Pittsburgh 001 004 0117111
St. Louis 000 000 000030
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (1-1) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (0-1) 6.0 6 5 5 3 4
  Sutton   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Hrabosky   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
3
5

  E–Taveras (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (2,off Falcone); Parker (3,off Sutton).  HR–Pittsburgh Dyer (2,3rd inning off Falcone 0 on, 0 out); Parker (1,6th inning off Falcone 1 on, 1 out); Stennett (1,6th inning off Falcone 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Dyer (1,off Hrabosky).  SB–Stennett (2,2nd base off Hrabosky/Simmons); Brock (1,2nd base off Rooker/Dyer).  CS–Taveras (2,2nd base by Falcone/Simmons); Robinson (1,2nd base by Falcone/Simmons).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:05.  A–41,226.
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