Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 5, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1964 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Amalfitano 2b 4 1 0 0
Burke rf 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 2 1
Banks 1b 3 0 2 1
Cowan cf 3 0 0 0
Bertell c 3 0 1 0
  Roznovsky ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
Buhl p 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Clemens ph 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Gabrielson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 3 1 1 0
Brock lf 5 1 2 0
White 1b 4 2 2 3
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0
Flood cf 4 0 3 1
Shannon rf 3 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 1 0
Buchek ss 4 0 0 0
Richardson p 2 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 11 4
Chicago 200 000 000270
St. Louis 100 030 00x4111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L (12-8) 4.1 7 4 4 3 4
  McDaniel   1.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Shantz   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
5
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Richardson  W (2-1) 5.0 5 2 1 3 5
  Humphreys  SV (2) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
3
8

  E–Boyer (17).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  PB–Bertell (6).  3B–St. Louis Brock (7,off Buhl).  HR–St. Louis White (14,5th inning off Buhl 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Cowan (1,off Humphreys); Humphreys (1,off Shantz).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  CS–Boyer (3,Home by Buhl/Bertell).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:44.  A–11,614.
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