St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
July 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 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 5, Atlanta Braves 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 3 3 2
Mumphrey lf 5 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1
Hendrick rf 5 0 1 0
Scott cf 5 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 1
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph,c 1 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 2 1 1 1
  Oberkfell ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Thomas p 3 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
  Brock ph 1 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b,3b 5 1 1 0
Matthews rf 4 0 3 1
Office cf 3 1 1 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
  Bonnell pr,cf 1 0 1 0
Horner 3b,1b 5 0 0 0
Nolan c 4 1 2 1
Spikes lf 5 1 3 1
Lum 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Chaney ss 4 0 1 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 1
  McLaughlin J. p 1 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Frias ph 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin B. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 12 4
St. Louis 001 300 000 15100
Atlanta 021 000 100 04121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Thomas   6.1 9 4 4 2 1
  McEnaney   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Frazier  W (1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
12
4
4
4
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   3.2 6 4 4 2 5
  McLaughlin J.   3.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Garber   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Skok  L (1-3) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  McLaughlin B.   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
3
8

  E–Royster (17).  DP–St. Louis 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Spikes 2 (7,off Thomas,off Frazier); Nolan (7,off McEnaney); Bonnell (10,off Frazier).  3B–Atlanta Royster (2,off Thomas).  HR–St. Louis Reitz (5,4th inning off M Mahler 0 on, 0 out); Tyson (4,4th inning off M Mahler 0 on, 1 out); Templeton 2 (4,4th inning off M Mahler 0 on, 2 out,10th inning off Skok 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Nolan (4,2nd inning off Thomas 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Hubbard (2,by McEnaney).  CS–Mumphrey (5,2nd base by J McLaughlin/Nolan).  SB–Matthews (9,2nd base off Thomas/Swisher).  IBB–McEnaney (5,Hubbard).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:58.  A–24,701.
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