Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 8, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1984 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 5 0 1 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Altamirano p 0 0 0 0
  Owen ss 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 1 2 0
Moreland rf 4 1 2 1
Cey 3b 4 1 2 1
Davis c 4 0 2 2
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Trout p 2 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Woods lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 2 1 0 0
  McGee cf 0 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 0 0 1
Landrum cf 2 0 0 0
  Rajsich ph,1b 2 0 1 1
Hendrick rf 3 0 0 1
Howe 3b 3 1 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke 1b,cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Smith O. ss 3 0 1 1
Brummer c 2 0 0 0
  Porter ph,c 1 1 1 1
LaPoint p 1 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Totals 28 5 5 5
Chicago 000 004 0004110
St. Louis 000 001 40x550
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   5.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Brusstar   1.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Stoddard  L (3-1) 0.1 0 1 1 4 0
  Altamirano   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
7
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint   6.0 9 4 4 1 3
  Lahti  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  SV (14) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
6

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis O Smith (12,off Trout); Van Slyke (6,off Brusstar).  3B–Chicago Davis (1,off LaPoint).  IBB–Bowa (2,by LaPoint).  HBP–L Smith (5,by Brusstar).  CS–Howe (2,2nd base by Trout/Davis).  WP–LaPoint 2 (8).  HBP–Brusstar (1,L Smith).  IBB–LaPoint (5,Bowa).  T–2:37.  A–38,457.
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