St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 28, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1923 at Baker Bowl. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flack rf 4 1 2 0
Smith lf 5 1 2 1
Hornsby 2b 4 2 1 0
Bottomley 1b 4 2 3 2
Mueller cf 4 1 1 0
Stock 3b 4 1 1 3
Toporcer ss 5 0 1 1
McCurdy c 5 0 2 1
Stuart p 4 0 2 0
  North p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sand ss 5 1 2 0
Williams cf 2 0 0 0
Wrightstone 3b 3 1 0 0
Tierney 2b 5 1 1 2
Walker rf 5 2 2 1
Lee lf 4 1 1 0
Holke 1b 3 1 2 2
Henline c 4 0 2 2
Couch p 3 0 1 0
  Leach ph 1 0 0 0
  Behan p 0 0 0 0
  Mokan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
St. Louis 200 030 210–8150
Philadelphia 200 002 021–7111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stuart  W(6-3) 7.0 6 6 6 7 3
  North  SV(1) 2.0 5 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
7
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Couch  L(3-10) 8.0 15 8 6 4 3
  Behan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
6
4
4
  E–Tierney (21).  DP–St. Louis 1. Hornsby-Toporcer-Bottomley, Philadelphia 1. Tierney-Sand-Holke.  2B–St. Louis Bottomley (31); McCurdy (9), Philadelphia Walker (22); Holke (28); Couch (1).  3B–St. Louis Flack (8); Smith (5), Philadelphia Sand (4).  HR–Philadelphia Tierney (12,1st inning off Stuart 0 on).  SH–Stock (21); Holke (17).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Henline (7).  Team–11.  SB–Mueller (2); Williams (9).  CS–Stuart (1).  U–Bill Finneran, Hank O'Day, Barry McCormick.
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