San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 9, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1984 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Wiggins 2b 3 0 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1
Kennedy c 4 1 1 2
McReynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Martinez lf 3 0 1 0
Thurmond p 2 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 4 1 1 0
Smith O. ss 4 1 1 0
Smith L. lf 3 0 0 1
Hendrick rf 3 0 1 0
Green 1b 4 0 0 1
McGee cf 3 0 1 0
Howe 3b 3 0 0 0
Brummer c 2 0 0 0
Stuper p 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
San Diego 000 003 000351
St. Louis 000 200 000240
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Thurmond  W (2-2) 7.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Gossage  SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper  L (0-2) 6.0 4 3 3 2 4
  Allen   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rucker   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
4

  E–Wiggins (11).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Nettles (2,off Allen).  3B–San Diego Garvey (1,off Stuper).  HR–San Diego Kennedy (2,6th inning off Stuper 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Thurmond (2,off Stuper); Stuper (1,off Thurmond).  SF–L Smith (2,off Thurmond).  SB–Wiggins (15,2nd base off Stuper/Brummer); O Smith (5,2nd base off Thurmond/Kennedy).  T–2:03.  A–14,734.
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