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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1983 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy lf 4 1 0 0
Ray 2b 5 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 1
Parker rf 4 1 2 0
Hebner 1b 4 1 1 0
Pena c 4 0 1 2
Wynne cf 1 0 0 0
  Harper ph 0 0 0 1
  Orsulak cf 2 0 2 0
Berra ss 4 0 2 0
McWilliams p 1 0 1 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 1 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Wotus ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 1 3 0
Smith O. ss 4 1 1 1
McGee cf 4 1 1 2
Hendrick 1b 1 1 1 1
Green rf 4 0 1 0
Rayford 3b 1 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Lyons 2b 1 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,2b 3 1 1 1
Brummer c 1 0 0 0
  Porter ph,c 2 0 0 0
Allen p 1 1 1 0
  LaPoint p 2 0 1 2
Totals 29 7 10 7
Pittsburgh 100 300 0004110
St. Louis 004 000 03x7100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams   2.1 5 4 4 1 0
  Sarmiento   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Guante   2.1 3 0 0 1 1
  Scurry  L (4-9) 2.2 2 3 3 4 5
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
6
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Allen   3.1 5 4 4 1 2
  LaPoint  W (12-8) 5.2 6 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis L Smith (24,off McWilliams).  3B–St. Louis McGee (6,off McWilliams).  SF–Harper (4,off LaPoint); Hendrick (10,off Sarmiento).  IBB–Porter (10,by Scurry).  SB–Lacy (30,2nd base off Allen/Brummer).  CS–McWilliams (1,2nd base by Allen/Brummer); Orsulak (1,2nd base by LaPoint/Porter); L Smith (14,2nd base by McWilliams/Pena); Van Slyke (4,2nd base by Guante/Pena).  IBB–Scurry (7,Porter).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:44.
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