St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
April 16, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 1 0
Flood cf 4 2 1 0
Maris rf 5 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 4 3
McCarver c 4 1 1 0
Shannon 3b 4 1 1 3
Javier 2b 2 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 4 0 0 0
Briles p 4 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Jackson ss 5 0 1 0
Aaron H. rf 4 0 1 1
Alou cf 4 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
Tillman c 4 0 1 0
Valdespino lf 4 0 1 0
Cloninger p 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 1 0 1 0
  Lum ph 1 1 1 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 0 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
St. Louis 100 050 000693
Atlanta 000 000 200291
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (2-0) 8.0 9 2 0 1 4
  Hoerner  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
0
1
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  L (1-1) 4.1 5 4 4 4 0
  Reed   2.2 3 2 2 1 4
  Carroll   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
5

  E–McCarver (1), Javier (1), Briles (1), Valdespino (1).  2B–St. Louis Cepeda 2 (3,off Cloninger 2).  HR–St. Louis Shannon (2,5th inning off Reed 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–McCarver (2,by Reed).  Team LOB–8.  SB–Javier (2,2nd base off Cloninger/Tillman); Brock (1,2nd base off Cloninger/Tillman); Cepeda (1,2nd base off Reed/Tillman).  IBB–Reed (2,McCarver).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:39.  A–8,412.
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