Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 16, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1987 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 3 2 2 0
Larkin ss 4 1 2 1
Parker rf 4 0 2 1
Jones cf 4 1 1 1
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Concepcion 1b 4 1 2 0
Stillwell 3b 4 0 2 1
Oester 2b 4 0 0 0
Soto p 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  McClendon ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  O'Neill ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 1 1 1
Smith ss 4 1 1 1
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 3
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 2 2 1
Lake c 3 0 0 0
Conroy p 2 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph 1 0 1 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Cincinnati 100 002 1105110
St. Louis 310 110 00x680
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  L (3-2) 4.0 5 5 5 1 1
  Williams   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Robinson   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Conroy  W (2-1) 5.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Dawley   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Horton   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Worrell  SV (7) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Cincinnati Larkin (1,off Conroy); Daniels (7,off Conroy), St. Louis Smith (7,off Soto); Ford (5,off Soto); Clark (10,off Williams).  HR–St. Louis Clark (10,1st inning off Soto 1 on, 1 out); Ford (1,4th inning off Soto 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Jones (2,off Conroy).  IBB–Parker (1,by Worrell).  SB–Daniels (9,2nd base off Worrell/Lake); Coleman 2 (24,2nd base off Soto/Diaz 2).  CS–Oquendo (3,2nd base by Robinson/Diaz).  WP–Soto (1).  IBB–Worrell (1,Parker).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:31.  A–46,887.
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