St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 12, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1984 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 5 0 1 0
Herr 2b 5 0 2 1
Pendleton 3b 5 1 2 0
Porter c 4 1 1 1
  Howe ph 1 0 0 0
Smith L. lf 4 0 0 0
  Householder lf 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 4 2 2 0
Green 1b 4 0 2 1
Smith O. ss 2 1 1 2
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 2 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 5 1 1 0
Stone lf 3 1 1 1
  Virgil c 0 0 0 0
Hayes cf 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1
Corcoran 1b 2 0 2 0
  Aguayo pr 0 1 0 0
  Lezcano rf 0 0 0 0
Wockenfuss c 4 0 2 1
  Schu pr 0 1 0 0
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Russell rf 3 0 0 0
  Matuszek ph,1b 1 1 1 3
Jeltz ss 4 0 1 0
Gross p 3 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
St. Louis 000 300 1105111
Philadelphia 102 000 03x6102
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   3.0 5 3 3 3 2
  Allen   4.1 4 2 2 0 2
  Sutter  L (5-5) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross   6.2 8 4 4 1 8
  McGraw  W (2-0) 2.1 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
10

  E–McGee (5), K Gross (2), McGraw (1).  2B–St. Louis Pendleton (10,off K Gross).  3B–St. Louis Van Slyke (3,off McGraw); O Smith (4,off McGraw), Philadelphia Samuel (17,off Forsch).  HR–Philadelphia Matuszek (12,8th inning off Sutter 2 on, 1 out).  SH–O Smith (9,off K Gross).  SF–Stone (1,off Forsch).  SB–O Smith (28,2nd base off K Gross/Wockenfuss).  WP–Allen (6).  BK–K Gross (4).  T–2:44.  A–18,811.
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