Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Martinez 2b 3 1 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 3 0
Smith rf,cf 3 0 0 1
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 1
Lacy lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Burke cf 2 0 0 0
  Baker ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
  Powell ph 1 0 0 0
John p 2 0 1 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 1 0 1 0
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 3 1 1 1
  McBride cf 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 2 2 0
Anderson rf 4 1 2 1
Tyson 2b 4 0 3 3
Rasmussen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Los Angeles 100 000 1002100
St. Louis 000 103 10x5110
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (6-4) 5.0 10 4 4 2 2
  Sosa   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Wall   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (5-7) 9.0 10 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Los Angeles Goodson (1,off Rasmussen); Baker (9,off Rasmussen), St. Louis Tyson 2 (4,off John 2); Hernandez (16,off John); Reitz (20,off John).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (11,7th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Cruz (2,7th inning off Sosa 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Martinez (3,off Rasmussen); Rasmussen (2,off Sosa).  SF–Smith (4,off Rasmussen).  SB–Russell (8,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons).  CS–Russell (4,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons); Mumphrey (4,2nd base by Sosa/Yeager).  WP–John (3).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:10.  A–43,846.
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