San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 21, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1983 at Busch Stadium II. The San Diego Padres defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Salazar 3b 4 0 1 0
Wiggins lf 4 2 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0
Kennedy c 3 0 2 3
Lezcano rf 2 0 0 0
Templeton ss 3 0 0 0
Jones cf 3 1 1 0
Bonilla 2b 3 0 0 0
  DeLeon p 0 0 0 0
Thurmond p 2 0 0 0
  Flannery 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 1 1 0
Herr 2b 2 0 0 0
Green rf 3 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph 1 0 0 0
Hendrick 1b 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 1 1 0
Rayford 3b 2 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 1 1
Smith O. ss 3 0 0 0
Andujar p 2 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 1 0
  Ramsey pr 0 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 1
San Diego 100 020 001471
St. Louis 000 110 000241
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Thurmond  W (3-1) 5.1 3 2 1 2 1
  DeLeon  SV (7) 3.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (4-13) 8.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Rucker   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Lahti   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
4
4

  E–Kennedy (7), O Smith (12).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Kennedy (17,off Andujar).  SH–Lezcano (4,off Andujar); DeLeon (3,off Rucker).  SF–Kennedy (7,off Andujar).  HBP–Salazar (1,by Andujar).  SB–Templeton (5,2nd base off Andujar/Porter); Wiggins (25,2nd base off Andujar/Porter); Salazar (13,2nd base off Andujar/Porter); L Smith (17,2nd base off Thurmond/Kennedy); McGee (19,2nd base off Thurmond/Kennedy).  CS–Salazar (6,2nd base by Andujar/Porter); Templeton (4,2nd base by Andujar/Porter).  HBP–Andujar (2,Salazar).  U–Harry Wendelstedt, Charlie Williams, Gerry Davis.  T–2:42.  A–22,289.
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