St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
August 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Cincinnati Reds 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Morris rf 4 0 0 0
Ford lf 4 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 4 1
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Hurdle 1b 4 0 1 0
LaValliere c 4 0 1 0
Oquendo ss 4 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 1 0
  Smith ph 0 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 4 1 1 0
  Milner cf 0 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 2 2 2
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Davis cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Diaz c 3 0 1 1
Larkin ss 3 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 0 1 0
Gullickson p 3 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
St. Louis 000 000 001191
Cincinnati 100 020 00x370
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (12-7) 7.0 7 3 2 0 3
  Horton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
0
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullickson  W (10-8) 8.2 9 1 1 1 2
  Franco  SV (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
2

  E–Oquendo (6).  DP–St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–St. Louis Van Slyke 2 (12,off Gullickson 2); LaValliere (6,off Gullickson), Cincinnati Parker (22,off Forsch).  3B–Cincinnati Daniels (3,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Van Slyke (8,9th inning off Gullickson 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Bell (15,5th inning off Forsch 1 on, 1 out).  CS–Van Slyke (6,3rd base by Gullickson/Diaz).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:07.  A–18,026.
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