Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 27, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 1, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sample rf 2 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 0
Horner 1b 2 0 1 1
Griffey lf 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
  Moreno ph 1 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
Mahler p 3 0 1 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 1 0
McGee cf 2 1 2 0
Herr 2b 3 0 0 0
Van Slyke 1b 3 0 2 1
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 1
Morris rf 3 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 1 0
Lake c 3 0 0 0
Tudor p 2 0 0 0
  Worrell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 6 2
Atlanta 000 001 000191
St. Louis 100 000 01x260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (11-14) 8.0 6 2 2 6 6
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
6
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor   6.2 8 1 1 4 4
  Worrell  W (8-9) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
5
5

  E–Ramirez (26).  DP–Atlanta 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Atlanta Benedict (10,off Tudor); Horner (16,off Tudor); Sample (9,off Tudor), St. Louis McGee (10,off Mahler); Van Slyke (15,off Mahler).  3B–Atlanta Murphy (4,off Tudor).  IBB–McGee (7,by Mahler); Van Slyke (3,by Mahler).  CS–Ramirez (7,2nd base by Tudor/Lake); Griffey 2 (5,2nd base by Tudor/Lake,2nd base by Worrell/Lake); Van Slyke (7,2nd base by Mahler/Benedict); McGee (12,2nd base by Mahler/Benedict).  WP–Mahler (5).  IBB–Mahler 2 (8,McGee,Van Slyke).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:39.  A–23,887.
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