Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 1, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 4 0 1 1
Bonilla rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Ray 2b 4 1 1 1
Morrison 3b 3 1 1 0
Diaz lf 4 0 2 0
  Almon lf 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
Pena c 4 1 2 1
Bream 1b 3 1 1 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 1 1
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Orsulak rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 1 1 0
Herr 2b 4 1 4 1
Hurdle 1b 2 1 0 0
  Landrum ph 0 0 0 0
  Laga ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 3 0 1 1
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 1
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Horton p 1 0 0 0
  Soff p 1 0 0 0
  Lawless 3b 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 000 030 0104101
St. Louis 000 210 000370
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   6.0 5 3 3 2 1
  McWilliams  W (3-11) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Robinson  SV (14) 1.2 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Horton   5.1 8 3 3 1 0
  Soff  L (4-2) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Perry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
2

  E–Belliard (12).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Morrison (34,off Horton); T Pena (26,off Soff), St. Louis McGee (22,off Reuschel).  HR–Pittsburgh Ray (6,8th inning off Soff 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Washington (4,off Soff); LaValliere (10,off Robinson).  SF–Pendleton (7,off Reuschel).  IBB–Van Slyke (5,by Robinson).  CS–Bonilla (4,2nd base by Horton/LaValliere); Coleman (13,2nd base by Reuschel/T Pena).  SB–Coleman (105,3rd base off Robinson/T Pena); Herr (21,2nd base off Robinson/T Pena).  WP–Robinson (4).  IBB–Robinson (3,Van Slyke).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:36.  A–16,039.
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