St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 21, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1980 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 3 0 1 1
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 2 0
Simmons c 4 1 2 2
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Bonds lf 3 0 1 0
Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 1 0
  Herr pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 9 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 2 1 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 2 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 1
Baker lf 4 1 1 3
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 1 0
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
Goltz p 1 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutcliffe p 0 0 0 0
  Hatcher 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 5
St. Louis 000 200 010391
Los Angeles 000 001 04x561
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   7.1 3 2 1 3 5
  Kaat   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Littell  L (0-2) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
3
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz   6.2 5 2 2 2 4
  Beckwith  W (3-0) 1.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Sutcliffe   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Castillo  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
4

  E–Phillips (2), Ferguson (4).  DP–St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 4.  HR–St. Louis Simmons (4,4th inning off Goltz 1 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Baker (7,8th inning off Littell 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Forsch (2,off Beckwith); Goltz (2,off Forsch).  SF–Smith (7,off Forsch).  CS–Templeton (7,2nd base by Goltz/Ferguson); Hernandez (3,2nd base by Goltz/Ferguson).  SB–Thomas (2,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:27.  A–31,174.
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