Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 6, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1981 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller lf 4 3 2 0
Washington rf 5 1 2 1
Chambliss 1b 5 2 2 5
Horner 3b 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 5 1 1 0
Pocoroba c 2 1 2 1
  Benedict c 1 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 5 0 2 2
Ramirez ss 5 0 0 0
Perry p 4 1 1 0
Totals 40 10 14 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 1 2 0
Scott cf 4 1 1 2
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 0 1 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
  Otten p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 0 0
Lezcano lf 3 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 0 1 0
Forsch p 2 0 1 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Edelen p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Atlanta 010 003 20410142
St. Louis 200 000 000260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (3-2) 9.0 6 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (2-2) 5.0 3 3 3 1 3
  Kaat   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Edelen   1.1 5 3 3 1 1
  Otten   2.1 6 4 4 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
3
4

  E–Ramirez (6), Perry (1).  DP–Atlanta 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta Horner (5,off Otten).  3B–Atlanta Hubbard (2,off Forsch); Washington (2,off Edelen).  HR–Atlanta Chambliss (2,9th inning off Otten 2 on, 1 out), St. Louis Scott (2,1st inning off Perry 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Miller (2,by Forsch).  SB–Chambliss (1,2nd base off Edelen/Porter).  WP–Edelen (1).  BK–Perry (1), Edelen (1).  HBP–Forsch (1,Miller).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:37.  A–9,640.
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