St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 16, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1974 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 3 1
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 1
Smith rf 3 0 1 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 1
Melendez cf 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson ss 3 1 1 0
  Papi ss 1 0 0 0
Gibson p 2 0 1 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 0 3 3
Bowa ss 5 0 0 0
Unser cf 2 2 2 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
  Robinson lf 1 0 1 0
Hutton 1b 5 2 1 0
Anderson rf 4 2 2 2
Boone c 2 2 1 1
Schmidt 3b 2 2 1 1
Carlton p 3 0 2 2
Totals 33 10 13 9
St. Louis 110 010 000391
Philadelphia 001 015 30x10131
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (0-1) 6.0 9 7 7 4 4
  Richert   0.2 2 3 1 2 0
  Pena   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Thompson   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
8
6
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (1-0) 9.0 9 3 3 4 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–Richert (1), Carlton (1).  DP–St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 3.  2B–St. Louis Smith (3,off Carlton); Tyson (1,off Carlton); Sizemore (2,off Carlton); Simmons (3,off Carlton), Philadelphia Anderson (2,off Gibson).  3B–Philadelphia Cash (1,off Gibson).  SF–Simmons (2,off Carlton); Carlton (1,off Gibson); Boone (1,off Richert).  IBB–Torre (1,by Carlton); Boone (1,by Gibson).  SB–Brock (5,2nd base off Carlton/Boone); Unser (1,2nd base off Richert/Simmons).  CS–Cash (1,2nd base by Gibson/Simmons).  IBB–Gibson (1,Boone); Carlton (1,Torre).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:07.  A–8,107.
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