Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 4, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1991 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Espy cf 4 0 2 0
Wilkerson ss 3 0 0 0
  Bell ss 1 0 0 0
Merced 1b 4 2 1 0
Bonilla 3b,rf 4 0 1 1
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Varsho rf 3 0 1 0
  Wehner ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Lind 2b 4 0 1 0
Prince c 2 0 0 0
Smiley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 0
Jose rf 4 0 1 0
Gilkey lf 3 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 2 1 1 0
  Pena pr 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 0 2 1
Hill p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gedman c 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 100 001 000261
St. Louis 000 010 000151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (13-7) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  L (8-8) 8.0 5 2 1 2 4
  McClure   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
4

  E–Espy (1), O Smith (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  PB–Pagnozzi (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla (26,off Hill), St. Louis Pagnozzi (13,off Smiley); Oquendo (8,off Smiley).  SH–Smiley 2 (5,off Hill 2); Hill (5,off Smiley).  HBP–Prince (1,by Hill).  IBB–Bonds (12,by Hill).  HBP–Hill (4,Prince).  IBB–Hill (2,Bonds).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:13.  A–34,243.
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