Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 8, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 4 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
Bonds cf 2 0 1 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
Reynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 3 1 0 0
Khalifa ss 2 0 1 0
  Washington ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Distefano ph,rf 1 0 0 1
Totals 29 1 3 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 2 2 0
Ford lf 4 0 2 1
Pendleton 3b 4 0 4 1
Morris rf 3 0 1 1
  Landrum ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Hurdle 1b 4 0 2 0
LaValliere c 4 0 1 0
Cox p 4 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 15 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 010130
St. Louis 100 010 10x3152
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (7-13) 7.0 14 3 3 0 3
  Clements   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
3
3
0
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (6-9) 8.0 3 1 0 2 5
  Horton  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
2
5

  E–Morris (1), Cox (4).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Hurdle (3,off Reuschel).  SB–Coleman (78,2nd base off Reuschel/T Pena); Landrum (3,2nd base off Clements/T Pena).  CS–Smith (5,2nd base by Reuschel/T Pena); Pendleton (4,2nd base by Reuschel/T Pena).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:29.  A–36,244.
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