Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 10, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1981 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 0 0
Foli ss 5 1 1 2
Parker rf 5 1 4 3
  Lacy pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Easler lf,rf 5 1 1 0
Milner 1b 5 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 2 1 1
Pena c 4 1 2 0
Berra 3b 3 1 1 1
Candelaria p 3 0 1 1
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Lezcano lf 3 1 1 0
Tenace c 4 0 1 1
Oberkfell 3b 2 0 0 1
Herr 2b 3 0 0 0
Sorensen p 1 0 1 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Sykes p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Edelen p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 020 110 1038110
St. Louis 000 000 200261
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (2-2) 6.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Romo  SV (4) 3.0 3 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen  L (4-1) 6.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Sykes   2.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Edelen   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Kaat   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
2
2

  E–Oberkfell (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (3,off Sorensen), St. Louis Sorensen (1,off Candelaria); Hernandez (9,off Candelaria); Lezcano (3,off Romo).  HR–Pittsburgh Parker (4,5th inning off Sorensen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Romo (1,off Edelen).  HBP–Berra (2,by Edelen).  IBB–Moreno (1,by Edelen).  SF–Oberkfell (1,off Romo).  SB–Berra (2,2nd base off Sorensen/Tenace); Lacy (5,2nd base off Kaat/Tenace).  HBP–Edelen (1,Berra).  IBB–Edelen (1,Moreno).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:29.  A–11,112.
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