Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 3, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1969 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Aaron H. rf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 3 1 1 1
Carty lf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Tillman c 3 0 0 0
Baker cf 3 0 0 0
Pappas p 2 0 1 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 1 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 1 0
Flood cf 4 2 1 0
Pinson rf 4 1 3 2
  Davalillo rf 0 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 0 1 2
McCarver c 4 0 2 1
Shannon 3b 4 0 0 0
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Atlanta 010 001 000252
St. Louis 102 020 00x590
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (3-5) 4.1 8 5 2 0 4
  Britton   2.2 1 0 0 0 4
  Raymond   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
2
0
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (6-4) 9.0 5 2 2 1 9
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
9

  E–Millan (6), Carty (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–Tillman (3).  2B–Atlanta Carty (1,off Carlton).  HR–Atlanta Cepeda (11,2nd inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out); H Aaron (13,6th inning off Carlton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Carlton (2,off Britton).  SF–Torre (1,off Pappas).  SB–Brock (23,2nd base off Pappas/Tillman).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–1:53.  A–23,318.
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