St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
August 26, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1983 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 0 1 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 4 1 1 0
Van Slyke 3b 3 1 1 0
Hendrick 1b 4 1 2 1
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Green rf 3 0 0 1
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Ramsey 2b 2 0 1 0
  Braun ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Rayford ph 1 0 0 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyons 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 5 0 0 0
Walker lf 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss,3b 4 1 1 0
Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0
Bench 3b 4 1 1 1
  Foley ss 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 2 1 1
Householder rf 4 1 2 1
Bilardello c 4 1 3 2
Puleo p 4 0 1 1
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
St. Louis 100 100 001372
Cincinnati 000 015 01x7111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (1-2) 5.1 8 6 5 0 2
  Lahti   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Rucker   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Forsch   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
6
2
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  W (5-9) 8.2 7 3 2 2 3
  Scherrer  SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
3

  E–Green (5), Ramsey (6), Puleo (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Hendrick (28,off Puleo), Cincinnati Driessen (13,off Cox); Householder (13,off Forsch).  HR–Cincinnati Bilardello (5,5th inning off Cox 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Green (3,off Puleo).  SB–Van Slyke (12,2nd base off Puleo/Bilardello); Ramsey (4,2nd base off Puleo/Bilardello); L Smith (32,2nd base off Puleo/Bilardello); McGee (31,2nd base off Puleo/Bilardello).  CS–Green (15,2nd base by Puleo/Bilardello).  WP–Puleo (3).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:20.  A–16,576.
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