St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 17, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1986 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 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Ford lf 5 1 2 0
Smith ss 3 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 0 0
Clark 1b 3 2 1 1
McGee cf 3 1 0 1
Hurdle rf 3 2 1 3
  Landrum ph,rf 1 0 0 0
LaValliere c 5 0 2 1
Oquendo 2b 3 0 2 1
Mathews p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 3 0 1 0
Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 3 1 1 0
Bream 1b 2 1 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Brown rf 2 0 1 1
Belliard ss 3 0 1 1
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Khalifa ph 1 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
St. Louis 000 200 401790
Pittsburgh 010 100 000253
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  W (3-1) 9.0 5 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (4-6) 7.0 7 6 5 4 4
  McWilliams   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
5
6

  E–Reynolds 2 (6), T Pena (7).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Ford (1,off Reuschel); LaValliere (1,off Reuschel), Pittsburgh Bonds (7,off Mathews).  HR–St. Louis Hurdle (1,7th inning off Reuschel 2 on, 2 out); Clark (8,9th inning off McWilliams 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Smith (6,off Reuschel); Mathews (2,off McWilliams).  SF–Oquendo (2,off Reuschel); McGee (3,off Reuschel); Brown (3,off Mathews).  SB–McGee (8,2nd base off Reuschel/T Pena); Smith 2 (12,2nd base off Reuschel/T Pena,3rd base off Reuschel/T Pena); Bonds (5,2nd base off Mathews/LaValliere).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:35.  A–9,424.
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