Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 5 0 2 0
Ramirez ss 5 0 2 0
Perry 1b 5 1 2 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 2 2 3
Harper lf 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
Barker p 2 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Komminsk ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 2 1 1
Smith ss 4 2 3 0
McGee cf 4 1 2 1
Clark 1b,rf 2 0 0 1
Van Slyke rf 2 1 0 0
  Herr ph 1 0 1 2
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Lawless 2b 4 0 0 0
Nieto c 4 0 1 1
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Horton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Atlanta 010 002 000391
St. Louis 201 100 20x690
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barker  L (1-4) 5.0 6 4 4 2 2
  Garber   1.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Forster   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (4-1) 5.1 7 3 3 3 4
  Horton  SV (1) 3.2 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
7

  E–Benedict (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  HR–Atlanta Horner 2 (3,2nd inning off Cox 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Cox 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis Coleman (1,3rd inning off Barker 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Clark (2,off Barker).  IBB–Clark (4,by Garber).  CS–Washington (1,2nd base by Cox/Nieto).  SB–O Smith (7,2nd base off Barker/Benedict); McGee 3 (14,2nd base off Barker/Benedict 2,2nd base off Garber/Benedict).  IBB–Garber (1,Clark).  T–2:40.  A–27,541.
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