St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
July 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1979 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 2 2 2
Brock lf 5 0 0 1
Scott cf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy c 4 1 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 2 3 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 1
  Frazier p 1 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg rf 0 0 0 1
Totals 36 5 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 0 2 3
Matthews rf 4 1 2 1
Office cf 4 0 1 0
Horner 1b 3 1 0 0
Nolan c 4 1 1 0
Spikes lf 3 1 1 1
  Bonnell lf 1 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
Frias ss 4 2 2 1
Matula p 2 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
St. Louis 001 000 013590
Atlanta 040 000 1016102
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   3.2 6 4 4 1 1
  Frazier   2.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Thomas   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Littell  L (6-3) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
10
6
6
3
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Matula   7.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Garber  W (5-10) 2.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
1

  E–Spikes (2), Hubbard (12).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Oberkfell (7,off Matula); Kennedy (4,off Garber), Atlanta Hubbard (12,off Forsch); Frias (13,off Littell).  3B–St. Louis Templeton (10,off Matula).  HR–St. Louis Templeton (5,9th inning off Garber 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Matthews (19,7th inning off Thomas 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Forsch (2,off Matula); Iorg (1,off Garber).  SH–Matula (5,off Forsch).  IBB–Burroughs (7,by Littell).  IBB–Littell (3,Burroughs).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:12.  A–4,160.
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