Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 10, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 10, 1981 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 5 0 2 0
Landreaux cf 5 0 2 2
Baker lf 5 0 2 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Monday rf 3 0 2 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone rf 1 0 0 0
Guerrero 3b 4 1 2 0
Scioscia c 3 0 1 1
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Reuss p 4 1 1 1
Totals 39 4 14 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Lezcano rf 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0
Tenace c 2 0 0 0
Landrum lf 3 0 1 0
Sorensen p 1 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Brummer ph 1 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Los Angeles 000 021 0104140
St. Louis 100 000 000131
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (5-2) 9.0 3 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen  L (5-5) 5.1 9 3 2 0 1
  Littell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Shirley   2.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Kaat   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
4
3
1
3

  E–Templeton (9).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Los Angeles Scioscia (5,off Sorensen); Baker (11,off Shirley); Guerrero (11,off Shirley).  HR–St. Louis Templeton (1,1st inning off Reuss 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Scioscia (1,off Shirley).  IBB–Garvey (3,by Shirley).  SB–Thomas (3,2nd base off Sorensen/Tenace).  IBB–Shirley (2,Garvey).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:05.  A–17,779.
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