Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 23, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1980 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 2 1
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
  Unser ph 0 0 0 1
Boone c 3 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Saucier p 1 0 0 0
  Aguayo ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Aviles ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Oberkfell 3b 5 1 2 2
Templeton ss 5 2 3 1
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 2 1
Hendrick cf 3 1 2 0
Durham lf 4 0 1 0
Iorg rf 4 1 1 0
  Landrum rf 0 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 1 0 0
Olmsted p 3 0 1 1
  Littlefield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 13 5
Philadelphia 000 000 102361
St. Louis 030 010 02x6132
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  L (10-6) 1.2 6 3 3 0 1
  Saucier   3.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Lyle   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Reed   1.0 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Olmsted  W (1-0) 8.1 6 3 2 1 2
  Littlefield  SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
2

  E–Maddox (10), Templeton (28), Simmons (10).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Schmidt (22,off Olmsted); Luzinski (19,off Olmsted).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (43,9th inning off Olmsted 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Unser (1,off Littlefield).  SH–Olmsted (1,off Walk).  HBP–Hendrick (4,by Walk).  IBB–Herr (4,by Reed).  SB–Schmidt (12,2nd base off Olmsted/Simmons); Templeton 2 (31,2nd base off Walk/Boone,2nd base off Saucier/Boone).  WP–Walk (6).  HBP–Walk (2,Hendrick).  IBB–Reed (10,Herr).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:09.  A–6,915.
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