Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1973 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lum rf 4 1 2 1
Perez ss 5 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 1 2 0
Aaron lf 5 1 2 1
  Jackson lf 0 0 0 0
Baker cf 3 1 1 2
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 0
Dietz 1b 2 0 0 0
  Tepedino ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Schueler p 4 0 1 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
McBride cf 4 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
McCarver 1b 3 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Tyson ss 3 1 1 0
Folkers p 1 0 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 1 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Atlanta 000 040 0004111
St. Louis 000 010 000150
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schueler  W (7-6) 8.0 5 1 1 1 6
  Niekro  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Folkers  L (3-4) 4.2 7 4 4 3 3
  Sprague   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Nagy   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Pena   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
4

  E–Evans (19).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Brock (18,off Schueler).  3B–Atlanta Aaron (1,off Folkers).  HR–Atlanta Lum (12,5th inning off Folkers 0 on, 1 out); Baker (11,5th inning off Folkers 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Lum (5,by Folkers); Baker (3,by Nagy).  SB–Lum (2,2nd base off Folkers/Simmons).  CS–Lum (5,2nd base by Nagy/Simmons).  HBP–Folkers (2,Lum); Nagy (1,Baker).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:09.  A–38,041.
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