St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 9, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1986 at Three Rivers Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 1 2 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 3 1
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
  Landrum ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Hurdle 1b 2 2 1 1
  Manrique ph 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
LaValliere c 4 0 0 0
Horton p 2 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
  Soff p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Lindeman 1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 5 0 3 0
Pena c 5 0 1 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Morrison 3b 3 1 1 0
Diaz lf 3 0 0 1
Bream 1b 4 0 1 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
  Orsulak ph 1 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 0 1 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 1 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 10 1
St. Louis 001 101 000391
Pittsburgh 000 100 0001102
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Horton  W (3-3) 5.0 7 1 1 1 4
  Soff   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Perry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Worrell  SV (32) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
2
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (8-16) 7.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Smiley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
3

  E–Pendleton (20), T Pena (14), Reuschel (2).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Lindeman (1,off McWilliams).  3B–Pittsburgh Morrison (4,off Horton).  HR–St. Louis Hurdle (3,4th inning off Reuschel 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Diaz (2,off Horton).  SB–Coleman (92,2nd base off Reuschel/T Pena); Bonds 2 (31,2nd base off Horton/LaValliere,2nd base off Worrell/LaValliere).  WP–Soff (2), Reuschel (5).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:29.  A–4,291.
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