San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 20, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 1, St. Louis Cardinals 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 0 0 0
Tenace c 3 0 1 0
Ivie 3b 4 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 1 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Turner lf 2 1 0 0
Almon ss 4 0 1 0
Champion 2b 3 0 2 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Sawyer p 0 0 0 0
  Scanlon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
  Bosetti lf 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Templeton ss 4 1 2 0
Simmons c 3 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 3
Anderson rf 4 3 3 1
Reitz 3b 4 1 2 1
Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 3 0 1 2
Totals 34 7 10 7
San Diego 000 010 000152
St. Louis 010 105 00x7101
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (5-10) 5.1 8 7 6 1 1
  Freisleben   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sawyer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
1
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (10-11) 9.0 5 1 1 5 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
5

  E–Almon (29), Jones (2), Reitz (7).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Rasmussen (5,off Freisleben).  HR–St. Louis Anderson (4,4th inning off Jones 0 on, 2 out); Hernandez (12,6th inning off Jones 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Richards (11,by Rasmussen); Simmons (19,by Jones).  SB–Champion (1,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons).  BK–Rasmussen (1).  IBB–Jones (7,Simmons); Rasmussen (6,Richards).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:08.  A–35,982.
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