St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 14, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1974 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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 2 2
  McBride cf 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 1
Smith rf 5 0 0 0
  Cruz pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 4 1 1 0
Simmons c 5 2 1 0
Melendez cf,lf 4 2 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 2 1
Tyson ss 2 0 0 0
Curtis p 3 0 1 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 2 2 2
Clines lf 4 1 1 1
  Parker ph 1 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 0
Zisk rf 2 0 1 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 1
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 0 0 0 1
Brett p 1 0 0 0
  Morlan p 1 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
St. Louis 032 100 000690
Pittsburgh 210 000 002594
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (1-1) 8.2 8 5 5 3 2
  Garman   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Folkers  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  L (0-1) 3.0 5 5 3 3 2
  Morlan   4.0 3 1 1 3 1
  Giusti   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
4
6
4

  E–Stennett (2), Robertson 2 (2), Kirkpatrick (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (2,off Curtis); Hebner (5,off Curtis); Stennett (3,off Garman).  3B–Pittsburgh Clines (1,off Curtis).  HR–Pittsburgh Stennett (2,2nd inning off Curtis 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Reitz (2,off Brett); Stargell (2,off Curtis).  IBB–Tyson 2 (3,by Brett 2).  SB–Brock (3,2nd base off Morlan/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Curtis (1), Morlan (3).  IBB–Brett 2 (3,Tyson 2).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:25.  A–11,949.
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