Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 21, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 5 1 3 0
Milner cf 4 0 1 1
  Davis ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 0
Esasky 1b 5 0 2 1
Bell 3b 5 0 2 1
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 0 1 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Denny p 3 1 1 0
  Price p 0 0 0 0
  Runnells 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 1 1 0
Clark 1b 4 2 1 0
Van Slyke rf 3 2 2 2
Pendleton 3b 4 2 2 1
Heath c 3 1 1 2
Smith ss 3 0 1 2
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 1 1
  Dayley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Cincinnati 210 000 0003111
St. Louis 000 104 30x8101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  L (2-5) 5.1 7 5 5 2 2
  Price   1.0 2 3 3 2 1
  Power   1.2 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (3-2) 6.0 10 3 2 4 2
  Dayley  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
4
3

  E–Bell (6), Herr (3).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Cincinnati Esasky (5,off Forsch); Milner (2,off Forsch); Bell (8,off Forsch), St. Louis Herr (5,off Denny); Pendleton (5,off Denny); Heath (3,off Denny); Landrum (3,off Price).  HR–St. Louis Van Slyke (1,6th inning off Denny 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Parker 2 (3,by Forsch 2); Oester (1,by Forsch).  HBP–Smith (1,by Denny).  SB–Jones (3,2nd base off Forsch/Heath); Coleman (14,2nd base off Denny/Diaz).  CS–Heath (2,3rd base by Power/Diaz).  HBP–Denny (3,Smith).  IBB–Forsch 3 (6,Parker 2,Oester).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:40.  A–24,160.
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