Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1974 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 5 3 3 3
Oliver cf 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 5 0 2 1
Zisk rf 4 0 0 0
  Giusti p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 1 1 0
  Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 2 0 0 0
  Ryan c 2 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 0 0 0 1
  Taveras ss 1 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 1 1 0
  Clines rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 6 1 2 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 1
Smith rf 4 0 2 2
Torre 1b 5 1 1 0
Simmons c 5 1 2 0
McBride cf 4 1 3 2
Reitz 3b 4 0 3 0
  Dwyer pr 0 0 0 0
Tyson ss 3 0 1 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 1
Gibson p 3 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 41 6 18 6
Pittsburgh 002 000 110 15101
St. Louis 003 000 100 26181
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   7.0 12 4 4 5 0
  Giusti  L (0-1) 2.0 5 2 2 0 3
  Hernandez   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.2 18 6 6 5 3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson   8.0 8 4 3 0 3
  Pena   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hrabosky  W (1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals 10.0 10 5 4 0 5

  E–Zisk (1), Brock (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (1,off Hrabosky), St. Louis McBride (1,off Reuss); Smith (1,off Reuss).  3B–St. Louis Simmons (1,off Reuss).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner 2 (2,3rd inning off Gibson 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Kirkpatrick (1,off Gibson); McBride (1,off Reuss).  HBP–Oliver (1,by Gibson); Parker (1,by Gibson).  IBB–Reitz (1,by Reuss).  CS–Brock (1,2nd base by Reuss/Ryan).  HBP–Gibson 2 (2,Oliver,Parker).  IBB–Reuss (1,Reitz).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:36.  A–24,210.

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