St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1986 at Veteran's Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 0 0
McGee cf 4 1 2 1
Herr 2b 5 1 1 0
Lindeman 1b 5 2 2 1
Pendleton 3b 4 0 2 2
Landrum rf 2 1 0 0
  Morris ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 1 1 1
Lake c 1 0 0 0
  Ford ph 0 1 0 0
  LaValliere c 2 0 1 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 1
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 4 0 0 0
Thompson cf 3 1 1 1
Hayes 1b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 2 2 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 3 1 1 1
Reynolds c 3 1 1 2
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 4 0 1 0
Ruffin p 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 4
St. Louis 200 500 100890
Philadelphia 130 100 000564
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (14-8) 7.1 5 5 5 1 5
  Worrell  SV (34) 1.2 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
3
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  L (8-4) 3.1 5 6 3 2 0
  Hume   1.2 0 1 0 2 0
  Hudson   3.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Schatzeder   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
4
4
4

  E–Samuel 2 (23), Jeltz (18), Ruffin (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–St. Louis McGee (16,off Ruffin); Herr (27,off Ruffin), Philadelphia Wilson (27,off Forsch); Reynolds (4,off Forsch).  3B–Philadelphia Wilson (4,off Forsch).  HR–Philadelphia Thompson (6,1st inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Forsch (9,off Hudson).  SF–Forsch (1,off Hume); Samuel (7,off Forsch).  SB–Coleman (97,2nd base off Ruffin/Reynolds); Ford (13,2nd base off Hume/Reynolds); Lindeman (1,2nd base off Hume/Reynolds).  CS–McGee (13,2nd base by Ruffin/Reynolds).  WP–Forsch (6).  BK–Hudson (2).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:48.  A–15,737.
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