Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 23, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1981 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 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 7, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 2 1 1 0
  Russell ss 1 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 4 2 1 1
Baker lf 4 0 0 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 4 1 1 0
Scioscia c 4 1 1 1
Sax 2b 4 2 2 1
Welch p 1 0 1 1
  Forster p 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Frias ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Monday ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 5 2 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 5 3 4 2
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 5 0 2 1
Iorg lf,1b 5 3 3 2
Porter c 5 0 2 1
  Brummer c 0 0 0 0
Lezcano rf 5 0 1 1
Ramsey ss 4 2 2 0
Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 3 0 1 1
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 1 1
  Landrum lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 20 10
Los Angeles 120 100 300790
St. Louis 212 021 21x11202
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (4-5) 2.1 7 5 5 0 0
  Forster   2.0 5 2 2 0 0
  Castillo   1.2 3 1 1 1 3
  Pena   2.0 5 3 3 0 2
Totals
8.0
20
11
11
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen   1.2 5 3 2 2 1
  Shirley  W (5-3) 4.2 3 4 3 2 0
  Littell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  SV (15) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
4
2

  E–Iorg (2), Sorensen (2).  2B–Los Angeles Guerrero (14,off Sorensen); Scioscia (6,off Sorensen), St. Louis Ramsey (2,off Welch); Hernandez (17,off Welch); Lezcano (6,off Pena).  3B–St. Louis Iorg (1,off Welch); Braun (1,off Pena).  HR–Los Angeles Sax (1,4th inning off Shirley 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Hernandez (7,1st inning off Welch 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Ramsey (1,by Castillo).  SB–Garvey (2,2nd base off Sorensen/Porter); Herr (15,2nd base off Pena/Scioscia).  WP–Littell (2).  BK–Sorensen (4).  IBB–Castillo (3,Ramsey).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:54.  A–18,189.
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