St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
May 15, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1977 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 12, Atlanta Braves 15

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 1 1 1
  Cruz rf 2 0 0 0
Templeton ss 6 1 2 0
McBride cf 6 2 3 4
Hernandez 1b 3 2 1 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf,lf 5 2 3 2
Reitz 3b 5 2 1 0
Rader c 5 1 5 3
Tyson 2b 4 1 1 1
Denny p 3 0 1 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 2 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 12 18 11
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss,2b 3 3 2 0
Moore 3b 5 1 1 1
Office cf 3 1 1 1
  Bonnell cf 2 1 1 3
Burroughs rf 4 2 1 3
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 2 2 4
Pocoroba c 3 1 2 0
Paciorek 1b 4 1 2 1
Chaney 2b 3 1 1 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Correll ph 0 0 0 1
  Asselstine rf 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Rockett ph,ss 4 2 3 1
Totals 35 15 16 15
St. Louis 010 900 02012181
Atlanta 001 035 06x15162
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   5.0 8 4 4 4 2
  Capilla   0.1 2 4 4 2 0
  Schultz   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Hrabosky  L (1-1) 2.1 4 4 4 1 1
  D'Acquisto   0.1 1 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
16
15
15
11
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   3.0 6 6 6 2 1
  LaCorte   0.1 3 4 2 1 1
  Campbell   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Johnson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Camp  W (2-1) 2.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Collins  SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
12
10
5
5

  E–Cruz (4), Royster (5), Office (2).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Rader 3 (3,off Niekro,off Camp 2); McBride (4,off LaCorte), Atlanta Moore (2,off Denny); Royster (1,off Denny); Office (4,off Denny); Matthews (5,off Denny); Pocoroba (7,off Hrabosky).  3B–St. Louis Mumphrey (2,off Niekro).  HR–St. Louis McBride (3,8th inning off Camp 0 on, 0 out); Mumphrey (2,8th inning off Camp 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Burroughs (8,5th inning off Denny 1 on, 2 out); Matthews (3,6th inning off Schultz 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–Tyson (3,by Camp).  SH–Niekro (3,off Denny); Royster (3,off Hrabosky).  SF–Correll (1,off Hrabosky).  SB–Pocoroba (1,2nd base off Schultz/Rader).  IBB–Camp (3,Tyson).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:23.  A–36,693.
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