Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1977 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 2 3 0
Moreno cf 4 0 2 2
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Oliver lf 2 0 0 0
  Dilone lf 2 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Macha 1b 0 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
  Demery pr 0 0 0 0
Reuss p 2 1 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Helms ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 1 0
  Youngblood lf 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 3 0 1 1
McBride cf 2 0 1 1
  Scott cf 1 0 1 0
Anderson rf 3 0 0 0
  Mumphrey pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 1 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 1 1 0
Denny p 1 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 1 1
  DaVanon pr 0 1 0 0
  Schultz p 1 0 0 0
  Urrea p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 101 010 0003100
St. Louis 010 030 00x492
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (0-2) 4.1 7 4 4 1 0
  Jackson   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Forster   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (3-0) 5.0 7 3 3 0 2
  Schultz   3.2 3 0 0 0 0
  Urrea  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
2

  E–Simmons (1), Denny (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Moreno (2,off Denny); Garner (3,off Schultz).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (2,2nd inning off Reuss 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Templeton (1,off Jackson).  SB–Taveras 2 (4,2nd base off Denny/Simmons 2); Dilone 2 (3,2nd base off Schultz/Simmons,3rd base off Schultz/Simmons); Brock (2,2nd base off Reuss/Dyer); Scott 2 (2,2nd base off Forster/Dyer,3rd base off Forster/Dyer).  CS–Parker (2,2nd base by Denny/Simmons); Templeton (3,2nd base by Reuss/Dyer); McBride (1,2nd base by Reuss/Dyer).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:11.  A–28,574.
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