Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1986 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno lf 3 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Sample rf 3 0 0 0
  Perry ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 1b 4 1 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 1
Virgil c 3 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  Harper ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 2 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 1 1 0
Clark 1b 2 1 0 0
Landrum rf 2 1 0 0
  Van Slyke ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 2 3
Heath c 3 0 1 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  LaValliere c 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 2 0 1 0
Tudor p 2 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 6 3
Atlanta 020 000 000251
St. Louis 300 000 00x361
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (4-4) 7.0 5 3 3 7 4
  Garber   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
8
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor  W (4-3) 7.1 5 2 2 1 3
  Horton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Worrell  SV (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
3

  E–Smith (1), Heath (4).  DP–Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta Ramirez (11,off Tudor), St. Louis Pendleton (7,off Smith); Smith (9,off Smith).  SH–Tudor (4,off Smith).  IBB–Pendleton (4,by Garber).  SB–Coleman 3 (18,2nd base off Smith/Virgil 2,3rd base off Smith/Virgil); Pendleton (6,2nd base off Smith/Virgil); Herr (8,2nd base off Garber/Virgil); Van Slyke (7,2nd base off Garber/Virgil).  WP–Garber (2).  IBB–Garber (3,Pendleton).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:35.  A–33,774.
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