St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
August 21, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 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 4, Cincinnati Reds 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lawless 2b 3 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 1 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 2
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Knicely 1b 4 1 1 0
Landrum lf 3 1 1 0
Morris rf 3 0 1 0
Lake c 3 0 0 1
  Coleman ph 1 0 1 0
Oquendo ss 3 1 1 1
Mathews p 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 1 1 0
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
  Herr ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 1 1 1
Bell 3b 5 2 2 1
Parker rf 4 1 2 0
Davis cf,lf 3 2 2 4
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
  Milner cf 0 0 0 0
Esasky lf,1b 4 1 1 1
Oester 2b 4 0 3 0
Welsh p 1 1 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 1 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 7
St. Louis 000 002 200482
Cincinnati 013 012 02x9120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  L (9-4) 4.0 9 5 5 0 1
  Burris   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Soff   1.0 1 2 0 1 2
  Perry   2.0 2 2 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
6
2
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Welsh  W (5-4) 6.0 6 4 4 1 2
  Murphy   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Robinson  SV (10) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
5

  E–Lake (1), Oquendo (7).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  HR–Cincinnati Davis 2 (19,2nd inning off Mathews 0 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Mathews 2 on, 1 out); Bell (16,5th inning off Mathews 0 on, 0 out); Esasky (9,8th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Oquendo (3,off Murphy); Larkin (1,off Perry).  SH–Welsh (3,off Mathews).  SB–Welsh (1,3rd base off Soff/Lake); Larkin (2,2nd base off Soff/Lake).  WP–Perry (3).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:25.  A–18,242.
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