Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 0, St. Louis Cardinals 14

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 0 2 0
  Komminsk cf 1 0 1 0
Horner 3b 3 0 0 0
  Runge 3b 1 0 0 0
Harper lf 4 0 1 0
Perry 1b 3 0 1 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  McMurtry p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 1 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 1 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 2 2 0
Smith ss 2 1 1 1
  DeJesus ss 1 0 1 0
Herr 2b 2 1 1 0
  Lawless 2b 3 1 1 0
Clark 1b 2 2 1 1
  Jorgensen 1b 1 1 1 0
McGee cf 5 3 3 5
Pendleton 3b 4 2 2 3
Van Slyke rf 4 1 2 3
Nieto c 5 0 1 1
Andujar p 5 0 0 0
Totals 39 14 16 14
Atlanta 000 000 000062
St. Louis 104 602 01x14160
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (2-3) 2.1 5 5 5 2 3
  McMurtry   1.1 5 6 6 3 1
  Camp   3.1 3 2 0 0 1
  Forster   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
16
14
12
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  W (7-1) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
4

  E–Horner (8), McMurtry (1).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–St. Louis Clark (11,off Smith); Pendleton 2 (7,off McMurtry,off Camp).  HR–St. Louis McGee (1,3rd inning off Smith 2 on, 1 out); Van Slyke (3,4th inning off McMurtry 1 on, 2 out).  SH–O Smith (2,off McMurtry).  SB–Coleman 2 (28,2nd base off Smith/Cerone,3rd base off Smith/Cerone); O Smith (6,2nd base off Smith/Cerone); Pendleton (5,2nd base off McMurtry/Cerone); Lawless (1,2nd base off McMurtry/Cerone).  T–2:37.  A–25,112.
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