Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 25, 1919 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1919 at Robison Field. 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 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee cf 4 1 1 0
Caton ss 4 0 0 0
Southworth lf 2 0 0 0
Cutshaw 2b 4 0 1 1
Saier 1b 3 0 0 0
Barbare 3b 4 0 1 0
Mollwitz rf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt c 2 0 1 0
Hamilton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Miller 1b 3 1 1 0
Stock 2b 4 1 2 0
Hornsby 3b 3 1 2 0
Shotton lf 4 0 2 1
McHenry cf 2 0 0 1
Paulette ss 4 0 1 0
Snyder c 3 0 0 0
Doak p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 001 000151
St. Louis 000 000 12x381
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  L (6-5) 8.0 8 3 3 2 2
Totals 8.0 8 3 3 2 2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Doak  W (6-5) 9.0 5 1 1 3 3
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 3 3

  E–Caton (1), Paulette (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Hamilton-Cutshaw-Saier.  3B–St. Louis Hornsby (2).  SH–Schmidt (4); Hamilton (1); McHenry (6).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–McHenry (1).  Team–7.  SB–Bigbee (18); Barbare (3); Stock (9).  U–Hank O'Day, Ernie Quigley.

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