St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
August 25, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1985 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 2 2 0
McGee cf 4 1 1 0
Herr 2b 5 0 3 2
Porter c 4 1 1 1
Van Slyke rf 4 1 1 1
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 1
Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
Kepshire p 4 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Thompson rf 4 0 0 0
  Cerone ph 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Harper lf 4 2 3 2
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 2 0 0 0
Zuvella 2b 4 0 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
  Komminsk ph 1 0 0 0
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Washington ph 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 0 0 0 0
  Horner ph 0 0 0 0
  Runge pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
St. Louis 011 001 2005100
Atlanta 000 000 101270
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Kepshire  W (10-7) 7.2 5 1 1 2 3
  Lahti   1.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Dayley   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Campbell  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (16-12) 6.1 10 5 5 2 3
  Forster   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Dedmon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
4

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–St. Louis Herr (32,off Mahler); Porter (8,off Mahler), Atlanta Zuvella (3,off Lahti).  3B–St. Louis Herr (3,off Mahler).  HR–St. Louis Van Slyke (11,2nd inning off Mahler 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Harper 2 (16,7th inning off Kepshire 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Lahti 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Horner (3,by Lahti).  IBB–Lahti (7,Horner).  T–2:39.  A–14,711.
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