Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 1, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou 1b 5 1 3 0
Jones cf 5 0 0 0
Aaron rf 5 0 2 0
Torre c 4 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 2 2 0
de la Hoz 3b 4 1 2 0
Menke ss 2 0 1 2
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 1
Kelley p 1 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Mathews ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Buchek 2b 4 1 1 1
  Javier 2b 0 0 0 0
Flood cf 3 0 0 1
Cepeda 1b 2 2 0 0
Shannon rf 3 1 1 0
McCarver c 3 2 2 2
Smith 3b 4 0 1 2
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0
Carlton p 2 0 1 0
  Hoerner p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 8 6
Atlanta 100 102 0004111
St. Louis 122 000 02x782
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  L (4-3) 2.1 5 5 4 1 0
  Ritchie   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Niekro   4.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Abernathy   1.0 1 2 2 3 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
5
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (3-2) 5.1 9 4 3 1 4
  Hoerner  SV (12) 3.2 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
1
8

  E–Menke (18), Cepeda (10), Smith (10).  DP–Atlanta 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta de la Hoz (1,off Carlton); Alou (28,off Hoerner), St. Louis Shannon (17,off Kelley).  3B–St. Louis Brock (10,off Kelley); McCarver (13,off Ritchie); Smith (4,off Abernathy).  HR–St. Louis Buchek (4,3rd inning off Kelley 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Menke (6,off Carlton); Flood (4,off Kelley).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Hoerner (3,off Niekro).  IBB–McCarver (6,by Abernathy); Maxvill (7,by Abernathy).  Team–5.  IBB–Abernathy 2 (11,McCarver,Maxvill).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:32.  A–11,493.
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