St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 5, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1981 at Dodger Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 6 0 0 0
Landrum lf 3 0 0 0
  Roof lf 3 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 6 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 2 0
Tenace c 0 1 0 0
  Porter ph,c 2 0 0 1
Lezcano rf 3 0 1 1
  Iorg ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 2 1
Ramsey ss 5 0 1 0
Andujar p 2 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 11 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 1 1
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 1 1 1
Landreaux cf 4 0 1 0
Monday lf 1 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph,lf 3 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 5 0 2 0
Cey 3b 5 1 1 0
Guerrero rf 3 0 2 1
  Thomas rf 1 0 0 0
Scioscia c 5 1 1 1
Russell ss 4 0 3 0
Reuss p 3 0 1 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Howe p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
  Lopes 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 14 4
St. Louis 020 000 100 003111
Los Angeles 000 210 000 014142
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   3.1 8 2 2 1 1
  Shirley   1.2 2 1 0 0 0
  Littell   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Sutter   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Kaat  L (6-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
14
4
3
4
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   6.1 8 3 3 3 2
  Pena   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Howe   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Niedenfuer  W (3-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
11
3
3
6
3

  E–Ramsey (5), Sax (3), Russell (13).  DP–St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 3.  2B–St. Louis Oberkfell (10,off Reuss), Los Angeles Landreaux (14,off Andujar).  HR–Los Angeles Baker (7,11th inning off Kaat 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Tenace (4,by Reuss).  IBB–Landreaux (3,by Littell).  SB–Sax (5,2nd base off Littell/Tenace).  CS–Guerrero (8,2nd base by Littell/Porter).  HBP–Reuss (3,Tenace).  IBB–Littell (4,Landreaux).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–3:32.  A–36,058.
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