Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 30, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 4 0 2 0
Bonilla lf 3 1 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
Bonds cf 4 0 1 1
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 3 1 1 0
Belliard ss 1 0 0 0
  Washington ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Rhoden p 3 1 2 2
Totals 31 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 2 0
Herr 2b 3 1 2 1
Laga 1b 4 1 1 0
Van Slyke rf 3 1 3 3
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 3 0 1 1
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Cox p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 110 010 000370
St. Louis 200 200 01x5111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (15-12) 8.0 11 5 5 2 4
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (12-12) 9.0 7 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
3

  E–Coleman (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Morrison (33,off Cox); Rhoden (9,off Cox), St. Louis Laga (4,off Rhoden); Pendleton (26,off Rhoden).  HR–Pittsburgh Rhoden (1,5th inning off Cox 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Van Slyke (12,4th inning off Rhoden 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Belliard (11,off Cox).  IBB–Van Slyke (4,by Rhoden).  SB–Van Slyke (21,2nd base off Rhoden/T Pena).  CS–McGee 2 (16,2nd base by Rhoden/T Pena 2).  BK–Rhoden (4).  IBB–Rhoden (8,Van Slyke).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:29.  A–12,338.
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