St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
September 1, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1986 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 1 2 0
Van Slyke 1b 4 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 2
Morris rf 4 1 1 1
Smith ss 4 1 1 1
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
  Lawless pr 0 0 0 0
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Mathews p 2 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Lake c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sample rf 3 0 1 0
  Moreno ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 1b 4 1 1 1
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 1
Acker p 3 0 1 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
St. Louis 000 100 004570
Atlanta 000 110 000263
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews   7.0 4 2 2 2 5
  Soff  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Worrell  SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Acker  L (3-4) 8.1 7 5 3 1 2
  Assenmacher   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
1
2

  E–Thomas (17), Hubbard 2 (17).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Herr (23,off Acker); McGee (12,off Acker); Pendleton (23,off Acker).  3B–St. Louis Smith (4,off Acker).  HR–Atlanta Horner (20,4th inning off Mathews 0 on, 1 out); Hubbard (4,5th inning off Mathews 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Lawless (1,2nd base by Acker/Benedict).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:19.  A–4,572.
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