Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 22, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 3 1 1 3
  Davis pr 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Runnells 2b 0 0 0 0
Milner cf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 2 1 0
Diaz c 4 1 2 1
Oester 2b 2 1 1 1
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Soto p 2 0 0 0
  Venable ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Totals 30 6 5 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 1 3 1
McGee cf 5 1 2 2
Herr 2b 5 0 0 1
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
LaValliere c 3 0 1 0
  Lawless pr 0 0 0 0
  Heath c 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 1 0
Cox p 2 1 1 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  Bargar p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Cincinnati 100 010 400650
St. Louis 003 000 100491
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  W (3-6) 6.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Robinson   2.0 3 1 1 2 1
  Franco  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (0-4) 6.2 4 6 6 5 3
  Horton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bargar   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
6
6
5
3

  E–Coleman (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Cincinnati Concepcion (4,off Cox); Jones (2,off Cox), St. Louis McGee (1,off Soto); Cox (2,off Soto); Smith (8,off Robinson); Pendleton (6,off Robinson).  3B–St. Louis Coleman (4,off Soto); McGee (2,off Soto).  SF–Oester (2,off Cox).  IBB–Oester (2,by Cox).  SB–Jones (4,2nd base off Cox/LaValliere); Coleman (15,2nd base off Robinson/Diaz).  WP–Cox (2).  IBB–Cox (3,Oester).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:43.  A–26,791.
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