St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
April 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1979 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 1 1 0
Scott rf 5 0 1 2
Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 1 1 1
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 5 1 2 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0
Grieve lf 3 0 1 0
  Mumphrey pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 1 2 3
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Swisher c 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 5 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 4 1 3 0
Murphy c 5 0 2 1
Matthews rf 5 1 1 1
Lum 1b 4 2 2 1
  Spikes ph 1 0 0 0
Bonnell cf 5 1 2 0
Frias ss 5 0 2 2
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Beall pr 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Macha ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 14 5
St. Louis 010 200 200 16101
Atlanta 010 010 030 05140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   7.0 12 5 5 0 3
  Martinez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Littell  W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Schultz  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
14
5
5
1
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   7.0 8 5 5 2 6
  Skok   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Garber  L (1-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
6
6
2
8

  E–Templeton (5).  DP–St. Louis 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (7,off M Mahler); Hendrick (3,off M Mahler), Atlanta Burroughs (1,off Forsch); Bonnell (3,off Forsch).  3B–St. Louis Tyson (1,off M Mahler); Scott (3,off M Mahler).  HR–St. Louis Tyson (1,2nd inning off M Mahler 0 on, 2 out); Simmons (4,10th inning off Garber 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Lum (1,2nd inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out); Matthews (4,8th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Forsch (1,off M Mahler).  SB–Hendrick (1,2nd base off Skok/Murphy).  WP–Littell (3).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Hank Rountree, 2B–Andy Anderson, 3B–Ed Norris.  T–2:41.  A–1,643.
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