St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
September 3, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 1 0
McGee cf 5 1 1 0
Landrum lf,rf 3 1 1 1
Pendleton 3b 4 1 4 1
Lindeman 1b 3 1 1 1
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Lake c 4 0 1 2
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Coleman lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 5 1 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 2 0
Murphy cf 3 0 0 0
Horner 1b 4 1 2 1
Griffey lf 4 1 2 1
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Sample ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
St. Louis 300 002 000591
Atlanta 100 001 010391
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (9-11) 6.2 7 2 2 2 4
  Worrell  SV (31) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (7-14) 6.2 9 5 5 3 5
  Dedmon   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
7

  E–Pendleton (19), Moreno (5).  DP–St. Louis 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Griffey (14,off Cox); Oberkfell (21,off Cox).  HR–Atlanta Horner (21,6th inning off Cox 0 on, 0 out); Griffey (11,8th inning off Worrell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cox (14,off Smith); Smith (7,off Cox).  SF–Lindeman (1,off Smith).  HBP–Murphy (2,by Cox).  HBP–Cox (2,Murphy).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:35.  A–4,127.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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