Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 5, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1983 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."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy lf 5 1 2 1
Mazzilli cf 3 2 2 1
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0
Thompson 1b 4 1 2 3
Parker rf 5 0 1 0
Ray 2b 4 1 0 0
Pena c 3 0 2 1
Berra ss 4 1 1 1
Candelaria p 5 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 3 1 1 0
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 1
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Porter c 2 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
Ramsey 2b 3 0 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Santana 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Pittsburgh 100 110 0137110
St. Louis 100 000 000141
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 10
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
10
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (0-1) 5.1 6 3 3 4 2
  Martin   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lahti   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Kaat   0.2 0 1 0 0 1
  Bair   1.1 3 3 3 2 3
  Rasmussen   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
7
8

  E–Ramsey (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Thompson (1,off Forsch), St. Louis Hendrick (1,off Candelaria).  HR–Pittsburgh Lacy (1,1st inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out); Berra (1,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 2 out); Mazzilli (1,5th inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out); Thompson (1,9th inning off Bair 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Pena (1,off Bair).  SB–Mazzilli (1,2nd base off Forsch/Porter); Lacy (1,2nd base off Lahti/Porter); Parker (1,2nd base off Bair/Porter); L Smith (1,2nd base off Candelaria/Pena); Green (1,2nd base off Candelaria/Pena).  T–2:22.  A–43,509.
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