Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 9, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Almon rf,lf 3 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph,rf 3 0 0 0
Bonilla 1b,lf 6 2 2 0
Ray 2b 5 2 3 3
Morrison 3b 5 1 2 0
Diaz lf 1 2 1 0
  Reynolds rf,lf 1 0 1 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Pena c 4 0 2 2
Bonds cf 5 0 2 2
Khalifa ss 3 0 0 0
Walk p 3 0 0 0
  Clements p 1 0 0 0
  Bream 1b 1 1 1 1
Totals 41 8 14 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 4 1 2 1
Smith ss 3 0 1 3
Herr 2b 5 0 0 0
Ford lf 5 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 5 1 2 0
Morris rf 3 0 1 0
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
  Lawless ph 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 1b 2 1 1 1
  Landrum ph,rf 1 0 0 0
LaValliere c 1 1 0 0
  Knicely ph,c 1 1 1 0
Conroy p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 2 0 0 0
  Van Slyke rf,1b 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 300 013 0018144
St. Louis 120 001 010590
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  W (5-6) 5.0 6 4 3 5 1
  Clements   2.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Robinson  SV (6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
5
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Conroy   0.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Burris  L (4-5) 4.2 5 2 2 2 0
  Soff   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Perry   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
6
2

  E–Almon (8), Bonilla (3), Walk 2 (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds (16,off Conroy); Ray (26,off Burris); T Pena (19,off Burris); Bonilla (2,off Burris); Morrison (18,off Soff); Reynolds (27,off Perry), St. Louis Van Slyke (8,off Clements).  HR–Pittsburgh Ray (4,1st inning off Conroy 1 on, 1 out); Bream (12,9th inning off Perry 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Khalifa 2 (6,by Conroy,by Burris); Reynolds (4,by Soff); T Pena (5,by Perry).  SF–Hurdle (2,off Walk).  IBB–Conroy (5,Khalifa); Burris (4,Khalifa); Soff (1,Reynolds); Perry (6,T Pena).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–3:16.  A–40,723.
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