Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 18, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 1 0
  Hamilton 3b 1 0 0 0
Stubbs lf 4 1 1 2
Matuszek 1b 4 1 1 1
Scioscia c 3 0 0 0
Duncan ss 3 0 1 0
Williams rf 3 1 1 1
Valenzuela p 3 0 1 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 1 1 0
McGee cf 4 1 1 0
Knicely 1b 3 0 1 1
  Van Slyke ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 2
Herr 2b 4 0 1 0
Landrum rf 3 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
  Lawless pr 0 0 0 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph 0 1 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Los Angeles 300 010 000461
St. Louis 100 000 020351
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (12-6) 7.0 4 2 2 2 8
  Howell   0.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Niedenfuer  SV (5) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
5
10
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (3-8) 8.0 6 4 4 0 2
  Horton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
0
3

  E–Matuszek (4), Pendleton (13).  DP–Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Los Angeles Madlock (6,off Cox), St. Louis McGee (8,off Valenzuela).  HR–Los Angeles Stubbs (16,1st inning off Cox 1 on, 2 out); Matuszek (5,1st inning off Cox 0 on, 2 out); Williams (1,5th inning off Cox 0 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:32.  A–34,704.
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