Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1978 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 1 1 0
Office cf 3 1 1 0
Matthews rf 4 1 1 3
Burroughs lf 2 0 0 0
  Bonnell pr 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Nolan c 4 0 2 0
  Gilbreath pr 0 0 0 0
Beall 1b 3 0 0 0
Ruiz 2b 4 0 1 0
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph 1 0 0 0
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 2 3 0
Scott lf 2 1 1 0
Hendrick cf 2 0 0 2
Simmons c 2 0 1 1
Freed 1b 3 0 1 1
  Hernandez ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0
Denny p 2 1 1 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4
Atlanta 000 000 003360
St. Louis 000 002 20x470
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (4-7) 5.1 5 2 2 4 3
  Camp   1.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Skok   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Leon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
6
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (10-8) 8.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Littell  SV (7) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Ruiz (3,off Denny), St. Louis Templeton (25,off Camp).  HR–Atlanta Matthews (13,9th inning off Littell 2 on, 0 out).  HBP–Office (4,by Denny).  SF–Hendrick (3,off Mahler).  IBB–Simmons (14,by Mahler); Scott (1,by Camp).  CS–Beall (2,2nd base by Denny/Simmons).  SB–Templeton (21,2nd base off Mahler/Nolan).  WP–Mahler (8).  HBP–Denny (5,Office).  IBB–Mahler (5,Simmons); Camp (8,Scott).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:17.  A–10,543.
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