St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1977 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 3 1 2 1
Cruz lf 2 0 0 1
  Hernandez ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Freed 1b 3 0 0 0
  Brock ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Anderson rf 3 0 2 0
  Rader ph 1 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Kessinger ph 0 0 0 0
Underwood p 2 0 0 0
  Scott ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 1 0
Parker rf 3 1 2 0
Fregosi 1b 3 0 0 1
Oliver lf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 1 2 0
  Mendoza pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 4 1 2 3
Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Gossage p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 4
St. Louis 002 000 000251
Pittsburgh 200 100 02x590
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (4-4) 6.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Metzger   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Hrabosky   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (6-5) 6.1 5 2 0 1 5
  Gossage  SV (14) 2.2 0 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
3
11

  E–Tyson (7).  PB–Simmons (3); Dyer (5).  2B–St. Louis Templeton (8,off Rooker), Pittsburgh Gonzalez (5,off Underwood); Parker (23,off Underwood).  3B–St. Louis Templeton (6,off Rooker), Pittsburgh Parker (4,off Underwood).  HR–Pittsburgh Moreno (4,8th inning off Hrabosky 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Tyson (2,off Rooker); Rooker (1,off Underwood).  SF–Cruz (2,off Rooker).  HBP–Parker (4,by Underwood).  SB–Mumphrey (6,2nd base off Rooker/Dyer); Templeton (13,2nd base off Gossage/Dyer).  CS–Taveras (10,2nd base by Underwood/Simmons).  HBP–Underwood (1,Parker).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:15.
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