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Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 31, 1980 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1980 at Busch Stadium II. 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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"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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| Game played on Sunday, August 31, 1980 at Busch Stadium II |
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| Atlanta |
0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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| Atlanta Braves |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Niekro W (12-14) |
9.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Sykes |
5.0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Otten L (0-5) |
2.1 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
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Littlefield |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Martin |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
E–None. DP–Atlanta 2, St. Louis 2. PB–Benedict (10); Kennedy (3). 2B–Atlanta Niekro 2 (5,off Sykes 2); Chambliss 2 (31,off Otten 2); Royster (15,off Otten); Benedict (12,off Littlefield). HR–Atlanta Murphy (25,2nd inning off Sykes 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Hendrick (23,4th inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out). IBB–Murphy 2 (7,by Otten 2). SB–Matthews (9,2nd base off Sykes/Kennedy); Horner (2,2nd base off Otten/Kennedy). CS–Iorg (1,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict). IBB–Otten 2 (5,Murphy 2). U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jerry Crawford. T–2:16. A–27,821. |
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| Game played on Sunday, August 31, 1980 at Busch Stadium II |
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