Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 5 2 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 1 0
Griffey rf 4 0 2 2
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 1
Bench c 3 0 1 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 2 0
Moskau p 3 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 1 2 2
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf 3 0 1 0
Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0
Denny p 2 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Cincinnati 200 020 0015100
St. Louis 100 000 001270
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moskau  W (4-4) 8.2 7 2 2 2 4
  Bair  SV (22) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  L (11-9) 8.0 8 4 4 5 5
  Schultz   1.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
8

  E–None.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (22,off Denny); Rose (44,off Schultz); Griffey (29,off Schultz), St. Louis Hernandez (27,off Moskau).  HR–St. Louis Simmons (19,9th inning off Moskau 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Moskau (1,off Denny).  IBB–Foster (13,by Schultz).  SB–Driessen (25,2nd base off Denny/Simmons); Griffey (20,2nd base off Denny/Simmons).  CS–Griffey (5,2nd base by Denny/Simmons); Driessen (7,2nd base by Denny/Simmons).  BK–Denny (4).  IBB–Schultz (6,Foster).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:32.  A–17,257.
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