San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 21, 1986 Box Score

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

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San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 8

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Kutcher cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 3 0 1 0
Leonard lf 3 0 0 0
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Brown 3b 3 0 0 0
Brenly 1b 3 1 0 0
Melvin c 4 1 2 0
Uribe ss 3 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
Carlton p 2 1 1 3
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 1 1
Smith ss 3 1 0 0
McGee cf 3 3 2 3
Knicely 1b 3 1 1 0
  Ford ph,rf 1 0 1 3
Herr 2b 3 0 1 1
Van Slyke rf,1b 4 0 1 0
Lawless 3b 2 0 1 0
  Pendleton ph,3b 2 1 1 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Mathews p 2 0 0 0
  Forsch pr 0 1 0 0
  Soff p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 9 8
San Francisco 030 000 000341
St. Louis 100 201 40x891
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (4-10) 6.0 5 4 3 1 1
  Robinson   0.1 2 3 3 0 0
  Minton   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
7
3
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  W (5-2) 7.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Soff   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
5

  E–Leonard (5), Lawless (2).  2B–San Francisco Melvin (10,off Mathews), St. Louis Knicely (3,off Carlton); Ford (9,off Minton).  HR–San Francisco Carlton (1,2nd inning off Mathews 2 on, 2 out), St. Louis McGee 2 (6,1st inning off Carlton 0 on, 2 out,4th inning off Carlton 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Brown (5,by Mathews); Mathews (1,by Robinson).  SH–Herr (5,off Carlton).  IBB–McGee (6,by Minton); LaValliere (1,by Minton).  SB–Leonard (16,2nd base off Mathews/LaValliere).  CS–Brown (8,2nd base by Mathews/LaValliere).  HBP–Robinson (1,Mathews); Mathews (1,Brown).  IBB–Minton 2 (12,McGee,LaValliere).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:32.  A–23,340.
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