Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 23, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1975 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 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 5 0 1 1
Evans 3b 5 0 2 1
Williams 1b 3 0 0 0
Baker rf 4 0 1 0
Office cf 4 0 1 0
Correll c 4 0 1 0
Belloir ss 4 1 2 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 1 0 1 0
  Beard p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 2 0
  Melendez lf 1 0 0 0
McBride cf 3 2 2 1
Davis rf 4 1 2 1
Simmons c 3 1 1 4
Smith 1b 3 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson ss 4 0 1 0
Denny p 4 0 2 0
Totals 34 7 11 6
Atlanta 001 000 1002102
St. Louis 100 051 00x7112
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (12-12) 4.2 8 6 5 2 1
  Dal Canton   1.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Beard   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
6
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (9-3) 9.0 10 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
5

  E–Correll (13), Belloir (6), Sizemore (18), Denny (2).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Baker (13,off Denny), St. Louis Smith (21,off Niekro).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (15,5th inning off Niekro 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Williams (3,by Denny); Smith (3,by Niekro).  SB–Garr (10,3rd base off Denny/Simmons); McBride (21,2nd base off Niekro/Correll); Tyson (5,2nd base off Niekro/Correll); Brock (46,2nd base off Dal Canton/Correll).  CS–Garr (9,2nd base by Denny/Simmons); Brock (13,2nd base by Niekro/Correll).  HBP–Niekro (10,Smith); Denny (2,Williams).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:12.  A–30,930.
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