Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 2 0
Oliver lf 4 1 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 1
  Gossage p 1 0 1 1
Stennett 2b 3 0 1 1
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
Ott c 3 0 1 0
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Helms ph 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood lf,3b 4 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 1 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 1 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Anderson rf 3 0 1 1
  Mumphrey ph 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 2 0 1 0
  Brock ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Kessinger 2b 3 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0
  McBride ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 201372
St. Louis 000 100 000151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (1-0) 6.0 3 1 0 0 2
  Gossage  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (0-2) 8.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Hrabosky   1.0 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
2

  E–Moreno (2), Robinson (2), Hernandez (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Robinson (2,off Rasmussen); Gossage (1,off Hrabosky), St. Louis Reitz (2,off Candelaria); Scott (1,off Candelaria); McBride (3,off Gossage).  IBB–Ott (2,by Rasmussen); Garner (2,by Hrabosky).  SB–Parker (1,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons).  CS–Oliver (1,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons); Ott (1,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons); Parker (1,2nd base by Hrabosky/Simmons).  IBB–Rasmussen (1,Ott); Hrabosky (1,Garner).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:02.  A–12,513.
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