St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
August 15, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1969 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Atlanta Braves 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 2
Flood cf 3 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
Pinson rf 4 0 0 0
Torre 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 4 1 1 0
Javier 2b 3 1 2 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0
Briles p 1 0 0 0
  Campisi p 0 0 0 0
  Nossek ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 3
Aaron rf 3 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 1
Millan 2b 4 2 1 1
Didier c 3 0 1 0
Garrido ss 3 1 1 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Doyle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 6
St. Louis 000 000 020253
Atlanta 002 240 00x890
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (12-10) 4.1 9 8 6 1 2
  Campisi   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Giusti   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hilgendorf   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
6
3
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (11-8) 7.1 5 2 2 1 5
  Doyle  SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
5

  E–Javier (18), Campisi 2 (2).  2B–Atlanta H Aaron (27,off Briles); Boyer (11,off Briles).  3B–Atlanta Gonzalez (2,off Briles).  HR–Atlanta Gonzalez (11,3rd inning off Briles 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Reed (9,off Briles).  SF–Cepeda (3,off Briles).  WP–Briles (7).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:06.  A–23,336.
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