Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 28, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 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 13

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 2 1 1 1
  Gonzalez 2b 1 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 1
Parker rf 3 0 0 0
  Hairston rf 1 0 0 0
Robinson lf 2 0 0 0
  Tolan lf 2 0 0 0
Oliver cf 1 0 0 0
  Moreno cf 1 0 0 0
Fregosi 1b 3 2 2 1
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 1 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 3 3 0
  Scott cf 1 1 1 0
Mumphrey cf,lf 5 1 2 0
Templeton ss 5 1 1 2
Freed 1b 3 2 1 1
Reitz 3b 5 3 3 8
Anderson rf 3 1 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 2
  Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0
Rader c 4 0 1 0
Underwood p 2 1 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 13 13
Pittsburgh 110 001 000351
St. Louis 105 400 03x13131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (0-2) 6.0 10 10 6 3 1
  Mendoza   2.0 3 3 3 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
13
9
5
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (4-3) 7.0 5 3 2 3 4
  Carroll   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Metzger   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
5
5

  E–Fregosi (1), Underwood (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Brock 2 (14,off Jackson 2).  3B–St. Louis Tyson (2,off Jackson).  HR–Pittsburgh Fregosi (1,6th inning off Underwood 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Reitz 2 (10,4th inning off Jackson 3 on, 2 out,8th inning off Mendoza 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Stennett (21,2nd base off Underwood/Rader); Garner (10,2nd base off Underwood/Rader).  WP–Mendoza (1).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:24.  A–33,997.
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