St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 3, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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
Herr 2b 3 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 1 0 0
Green rf 4 0 1 2
Hendrick 1b 4 0 2 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke lf 3 0 0 0
Porter c 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 3 0 1 0
Forsch p 2 0 1 0
  Braun ph 1 1 1 2
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 2 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 1 1 2
  Lacy pr 0 1 0 0
Easler lf 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 2 1
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
McWilliams p 1 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Tunnell p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
St. Louis 200 000 200481
Pittsburgh 000 002 001360
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (6-7) 6.0 4 2 2 2 0
  Lahti   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Sutter  SV (7) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams   4.1 4 2 2 2 2
  Sarmiento  L (1-3) 2.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Tunnell   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3

  E–Van Slyke (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Pena (11,off Forsch).  3B–St. Louis Green (5,off McWilliams).  HR–St. Louis Braun (2,7th inning off Sarmiento 1 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Thompson (10,6th inning off Forsch 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Herr (8,off McWilliams); O Smith (5,off Sarmiento).  SB–Ray (7,2nd base off Forsch/Porter).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:27.  A–14,469.
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