Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 8, 1984 Box Score

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

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 5 0 1 0
Lacy rf 4 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 5 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 2 0
Pena c 3 2 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 2 3 0
Ray 2b 4 1 2 1
Berra ss 4 1 2 5
Candelaria p 3 0 0 0
  Tunnell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 4 1 1 1
Landrum lf 4 0 2 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 0
Hendrick rf 3 1 1 0
Green 1b 4 1 2 2
Herr 2b 4 0 2 1
Nieto c 2 0 0 0
  Porter ph,c 2 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
Horton p 2 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 1 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 204 0006110
St. Louis 020 110 0004100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (10-8) 6.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Tunnell  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Horton  L (6-2) 5.0 8 5 5 2 3
  Lahti   3.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Gonzalez (1,off Horton); Ray (19,off Horton), St. Louis Hendrick (24,off Candelaria); Pendleton (4,off Candelaria); Green (10,off Candelaria).  3B–St. Louis Herr (2,off Candelaria).  HR–Pittsburgh Berra (8,6th inning off Lahti 3 on, 0 out), St. Louis McGee (4,5th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Herr (6,Home by Candelaria/Pena).  WP–Horton (4).  BK–Horton (5).  T–2:12.  A–18,325.
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