Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 29, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1974 at Busch Stadium II. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Russell ss 5 1 4 1
Buckner lf 4 0 1 0
Crawford cf 4 0 1 1
  Marshall p 1 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Ferguson rf 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 3 1 1 3
Yeager c 4 0 0 0
Auerbach 2b 4 1 2 0
John p 3 0 0 0
  Paciorek cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McBride cf 5 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 5 1 3 0
Smith rf 5 0 2 1
Simmons c 5 0 0 0
Torre 1b 4 0 1 0
Melendez lf 3 1 2 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0
Tyson ss 3 0 1 1
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Alvarado ss 0 0 0 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 0 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 11 2
Los Angeles 001 003 1005111
St. Louis 001 100 0002110
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (8-1) 6.1 8 2 2 2 0
  Marshall  SV (7) 2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (3-5) 6.1 10 5 5 0 2
  Hrabosky   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Garman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Pena   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
2

  E–Cey (10).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (9,off Pena), St. Louis Sizemore 2 (11,off John,off Marshall); Smith 2 (12,off John 2); Melendez (2,off John); Reitz (10,off John).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (4,6th inning off Gibson 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Buckner (4,by Pena).  SB–Russell 2 (4,2nd base off Gibson/Simmons,2nd base off Hrabosky/Simmons); Auerbach (2,2nd base off Gibson/Simmons).  IBB–Pena (1,Buckner).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dutch Rennert.
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