St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 12, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1983 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 5 0 1 1
Smith O. ss 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 5 2 2 1
Porter c 5 0 1 1
Hendrick rf 4 0 2 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 0 0 0 0
  Brummer pr 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 1
Green cf 4 0 0 0
Ramsey 2b 4 1 2 0
LaPoint p 2 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy rf 5 0 2 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 5 0 1 1
Thompson 1b 1 1 0 0
  Tenace pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Harper lf 2 1 1 2
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 0 0 0 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Berra ss 4 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Rhoden p 2 0 0 0
  Easler lf 2 1 2 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
St. Louis 000 002 100 14100
Pittsburgh 010 010 010 0380
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint   5.1 4 2 2 3 1
  Lahti   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Bair   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sutter  W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Kaat   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rasmussen  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
6
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   7.0 7 3 3 2 7
  Scurry   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Bibby  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0
  Tekulve   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
6
10

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–St. Louis Hernandez 2 (2,off Rhoden,off Bibby); Porter (1,off Rhoden); Hendrick (2,off Scurry), Pittsburgh Pena (2,off LaPoint).  HR–Pittsburgh Harper (1,5th inning off LaPoint 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Oberkfell (1,off Bibby); Harper (1,off LaPoint).  IBB–Thompson (1,by LaPoint); Hebner (1,by Sutter).  SB–Ramsey (1,2nd base off Rhoden/Pena); Landrum (1,2nd base off Scurry/Pena).  CS–Madlock (1,2nd base by Sutter/Porter).  WP–LaPoint (1).  IBB–LaPoint (1,Thompson); Sutter (1,Hebner).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:18.  A–46,869.
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