St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
May 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 1 1
Pendleton 3b 5 1 2 2
Clark 1b 4 0 2 1
McGee cf 4 0 0 1
Herr 2b 4 0 1 0
Oquendo rf 4 1 1 0
Lake c 4 3 2 0
Forsch p 3 0 2 2
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 3 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
James lf 4 0 3 0
Murphy rf 4 0 1 0
Griffey 1b 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0
Virgil c 4 0 2 1
Oberkfell 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith p 1 0 0 1
  O'Neal p 0 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
  Benedict ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
St. Louis 002 220 0107110
Atlanta 020 000 0002101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (4-1) 7.0 10 2 2 1 4
  Dayley   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (4-2) 5.0 6 6 5 3 3
  O'Neal   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Olwine   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
6
5

  E–Griffey (1).  DP–St. Louis 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–St. Louis Pendleton (9,off Z Smith); Forsch (4,off Z Smith), Atlanta James (15,off Forsch).  SH–Forsch (2,off Z Smith); Z Smith (6,off Forsch).  SF–McGee (2,off Z Smith).  SB–James (2,2nd base off Forsch/Lake).  WP–Z Smith (1).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:34.  A–9,579.
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