St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 17, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1980 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 6 2 4 0
Oberkfell 2b 4 2 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 1
Simmons c 4 3 2 0
Bonds lf 3 2 2 3
  Lentine pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Hendrick rf 5 1 4 6
Reitz 3b 5 0 2 1
Scott cf 4 0 1 0
Sykes p 4 0 1 0
  Littell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 17 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 2 0
Foli ss 4 2 3 2
Parker rf 5 0 1 2
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b,1b 5 2 2 1
Lacy lf 5 2 4 2
Garner 2b 5 1 2 0
Nicosia c 5 0 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Easler ph 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 0
  Solomon p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Berra ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 16 8
St. Louis 440 003 01012170
Pittsburgh 021 000 2229161
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes  W (1-0) 7.2 13 7 7 3 2
  Littell   1.1 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (0-1) 2.0 9 8 7 2 2
  Roberts   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Solomon   1.2 2 3 3 2 1
  Romo   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Scurry   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Tekulve   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
12
11
4
5

  E–Garner (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–St. Louis Bonds (1,off Candelaria); Templeton (4,off Solomon), Pittsburgh Garner (2,off Sykes); Foli (3,off Sykes); Sanguillen (1,off Sykes); Parker (2,off Sykes); Lacy (1,off Littell).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (1,8th inning off Scurry 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh B Robinson (2,3rd inning off Sykes 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Bonds (1,by Solomon).  IBB–Simmons (1,by Solomon).  SB–Templeton 2 (2,2nd base off Candelaria/Nicosia 2); Moreno 2 (6,2nd base off Sykes/Simmons 2); Madlock (1,2nd base off Sykes/Simmons).  CS–Templeton (1,3rd base by Solomon/Nicosia).  HBP–Solomon (1,Bonds).  IBB–Solomon (1,Simmons).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:42.  A–5,233.
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