Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 12, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1966 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf,rf 6 2 2 2
Geiger cf 4 1 3 0
Aaron rf 3 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Olivo p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 0 0 0 0
  Alomar pr 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Torre c 5 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 1
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 0 0
Woodward ss 5 0 0 0
Blasingame p 3 0 0 0
  Keough lf 0 0 0 0
  Carty ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Javier 2b 5 0 0 0
Shannon rf 6 1 3 1
Flood cf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0
Smith 3b 5 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 1 1 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Brock lf 1 0 1 1
McCarver c 5 0 0 0
Buchek ss 4 1 2 1
Washburn p 2 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
  Stallard p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson ph 1 0 1 0
  Woodeshick p 1 0 1 0
  Dennis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 12 4
Atlanta 000 101 010 000362
St. Louis 002 000 001 0014120
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame   7.0 5 2 2 1 3
  O'Dell   2.1 5 1 1 1 1
  Olivo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Niekro  L (2-3) 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
11.0
12
4
4
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn   7.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Stallard   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Hoerner   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick   2.2 0 0 0 3 2
  Dennis  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
6
3
3
5
4

  E–Torre (3), Keough (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta Geiger 2 (3,off Washburn 2), St. Louis Woodeshick (1,off Niekro).  3B–St. Louis Shannon (1,off Blasingame).  HR–Atlanta Alou 2 (8,6th inning off Washburn 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Stallard 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bolling (2,off Washburn); Cepeda (1,off Niekro).  SF–Thomas (1,off Washburn).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Flood (1,by Niekro).  IBB–Buchek (1,by Blasingame); Javier (1,by Niekro); Smith (1,by Niekro).  Team–14.  WP–Blasingame (2).  HBP–Niekro (2,Flood).  IBB–Blasingame (1,Buchek); Niekro 2 (4,Javier,Smith).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:28.  A–46,048.
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