St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
May 16, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1981 at Fulton County Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 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 6, Atlanta Braves 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 0 1 0
Scott cf 5 2 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 2 3
Iorg lf 3 0 1 1
  Landrum lf 1 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 0
Sanchez c 4 1 2 0
Herr 2b 4 0 1 1
Martinez p 4 0 1 1
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 4 0 1 0
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba 3b 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0
Murphy cf 4 0 2 1
Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gomez 2b 2 1 1 0
Benedict c 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1
Boggs p 1 0 0 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
  Montefusco p 0 0 0 0
  Linares ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
St. Louis 200 121 0006111
Atlanta 000 000 0022102
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (1-2) 8.2 10 2 2 0 3
  Sutter  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs  L (1-6) 5.0 8 5 4 0 1
  Hrabosky   3.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Montefusco   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
0
1

  E–Sanchez (1), Ramirez 2 (9).  DP–St. Louis 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–St. Louis Sanchez (1,off Hrabosky), Atlanta Pocoroba (2,off Martinez); Chambliss 2 (11,off Martinez 2); Ramirez (6,off Martinez).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (6,5th inning off Boggs 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Harper (3,2nd base off Martinez/Sanchez).  WP–Hrabosky (1).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Steve Fields.  T–2:02.  A–21,051.
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