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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1983 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 1 2 0
  Lyons 2b 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick 1b 3 2 1 1
Van Slyke rf 4 1 3 1
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 2
Porter c 2 0 0 0
Ramsey 2b 2 0 1 0
  Braun ph,lf 2 1 2 1
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  LaPoint p 0 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
  Adduci ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 2 1 0
Ray 2b 4 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 2 1
  Morrison pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 1 2
  Frobel rf 1 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 1 1
  Hebner 3b 0 0 0 0
Easler lf 4 1 1 0
Pena c 4 1 2 1
Berra ss 4 0 2 2
Tunnell p 2 1 1 0
  Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
St. Louis 300 001 1005100
Pittsburgh 000 322 00x7120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (2-4) 4.0 6 4 4 1 0
  LaPoint   1.1 4 3 3 1 2
  Lahti   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Rucker   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Baker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tunnell  W (9-5) 6.0 8 5 5 3 1
  Sarmiento  SV (4) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–St. Louis L Smith (25,off Tunnell); Oberkfell (23,off Tunnell); Van Slyke (13,off Tunnell), Pittsburgh Pena (19,off Cox); Berra (20,off Cox); Wynne (13,off LaPoint).  HR–St. Louis Braun (3,7th inning off Tunnell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tunnell (7,off Cox).  SF–Parker (5,off LaPoint).  IBB–Ray (3,by Lahti).  IBB–Lahti (11,Ray).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–3:01.  A–10,458.
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