Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 18, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1968 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 1, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 0 1 0
  Lum cf 1 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 1 1
Aaron H. rf 1 0 0 0
  Page rf 3 0 1 0
Francona lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson D. 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson B. 3b 4 0 2 0
Tillman c 4 0 1 0
Martinez ss 3 1 1 0
  Kester p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 0 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson K. p 2 0 1 0
  Causey ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 2 1 1
Gagliano 2b 5 1 1 2
Maris rf 5 1 3 1
  Spiezio rf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 1 3 2
McCarver c 5 1 1 0
Shannon 3b 5 2 4 1
Davis cf 5 1 1 1
Maxvill ss 3 1 1 0
Washburn p 2 0 1 2
Totals 40 10 16 10
Atlanta 001 000 000192
St. Louis 900 100 00x10160
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (10-8) 0.1 5 8 4 2 1
  Johnson   5.2 9 2 1 0 3
  Kester   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
16
10
5
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  W (11-5) 9.0 9 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
4

  E–B Johnson (8), Martinez (12).  DP–Atlanta 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta B Johnson (4,off Washburn), St. Louis Davis (13,off Reed); Shannon (20,off K Johnson).  SF–Millan (3,off Washburn).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Maxvill (6,by Reed).  Team–9.  SB–Brock 2 (33,2nd base off Reed/Tillman,2nd base off K Johnson/Tillman).  WP–Reed (5).  IBB–Reed (8,Maxvill).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:07.  A–37,571.
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