Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1977 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 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 0 1 1
Royster 3b,ss 3 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 2 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0
Paciorek lf 4 1 1 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 2 1
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0
Rockett ss 2 0 0 0
  Moore ph,3b 2 1 2 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 1 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 2 0
  Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 3 1 1 1
McBride cf 4 0 1 0
  Scott cf 0 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 1 2 1
Simmons c 3 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 1
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 4
Atlanta 010 000 1002102
St. Louis 410 000 00x590
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-4) 6.0 8 5 4 3 3
  Easterly   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (4-1) 6.2 9 2 2 2 5
  Hrabosky  SV (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
11

  E–Paciorek (1), Rockett (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–Pocoroba (4).  2B–Atlanta Paciorek (1,off Forsch), St. Louis Simmons (3,off Niekro); Brock (3,off Niekro).  SF–Reitz (1,off Niekro).  CS–Office (2,2nd base by Forsch/Simmons); McBride (2,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba); Cruz (1,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba).  SB–Brock (3,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Hernandez (2,2nd base off Easterly/Pocoroba).  WP–Forsch (1).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:25.  A–17,658.
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