Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1974 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 0, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 3 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Correll c 1 0 1 0
Robinson ss 2 0 1 0
  Foster ss 2 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
Baker rf 4 0 0 0
Office cf 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0
  Tepedino 1b 1 0 1 0
Perez 2b 3 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
Capra p 0 0 0 0
  Krausse p 1 0 0 0
  Murrell ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 1 2 0 0
  Cruz lf 2 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 3 2 1 1
Smith rf 3 0 1 4
  Dwyer rf 1 1 0 0
Simmons c 3 1 1 0
Torre 1b 3 1 2 1
McBride cf 4 1 2 2
Reitz 3b 4 1 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 1 1 1
Forsch p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 10 9 9
Atlanta 000 000 000043
St. Louis 900 000 01x1091
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Capra  L (9-4) 0.2 3 9 3 4 1
  Krausse   4.1 3 0 0 0 1
  Niekro   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  House   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
10
4
7
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (1-1) 9.0 4 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
5

  E–Perez (6), Oates (4), Capra (2), Torre (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis McBride (12,off Capra); Smith (21,off Krausse).  SH–Heidemann (1,off Capra).  SF–Smith (7,off Capra).  HBP–Simmons (4,by Capra); Torre (5,by Krausse).  IBB–Reitz (3,by Capra); Brock (8,by Capra).  SB–Brock (54,2nd base off Capra/Oates).  HBP–Capra (2,Simmons); Krausse (1,Torre).  IBB–Capra 2 (5,Reitz,Brock).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:01.  A–47,944.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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