Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1985 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Ray 2b 5 1 1 0
Orsulak cf 5 0 1 2
Madlock 3b 5 1 1 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Dybzinski pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 2 0 1 1
Pena c 3 0 2 0
Frobel lf 3 1 1 0
Foli ss 3 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Tunnell p 2 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Lezcano ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Smith L. lf 4 1 1 1
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 0 0 1
Clark 1b 3 0 1 0
Van Slyke rf 0 1 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 1 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 1 0
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 1
Cox p 3 1 1 0
  McGee cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 3
Pittsburgh 000 100 200373
St. Louis 002 002 00x452
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tunnell  L (0-1) 6.0 5 4 3 5 5
  Guante   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Robinson   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
5
4
3
7
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (1-0) 7.0 7 3 1 1 2
  Hassler   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Allen  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
3
3

  E–Ray (2), Orsulak (2), Frobel (2), Hassler (1), Clark (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Madlock (3,off Cox); Pena (2,off Cox); Frobel (1,off Cox); Orsulak (1,off Cox), St. Louis Clark (2,off Tunnell).  3B–St. Louis L Smith (1,off Tunnell).  SH–Pena (1,off Allen).  SF–Hendrick (1,off Cox).  IBB–Frobel (1,by Allen).  HBP–Van Slyke (1,by Tunnell).  CS–Van Slyke (2,2nd base by Robinson/Pena).  HBP–Tunnell (1,Van Slyke).  IBB–Allen (2,Frobel).  T–2:28.  A–32,978.
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