St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
July 5, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 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 4, Atlanta Braves 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 5 0 4 2
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
McGee cf 5 1 2 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 1
Ford rf 4 0 1 0
Pena c 3 1 1 0
Mathews p 4 1 2 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
Roenicke lf 4 1 2 1
Murphy rf 2 0 0 0
Simmons 1b 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 2 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 2 0 0 0
  Blauser ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
St. Louis 000 100 2104111
Atlanta 000 001 000131
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  W (6-6) 8.2 3 1 1 3 4
  Worrell  SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (4-4) 8.0 10 4 4 4 2
  Garber   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
4

  E–Mathews (3), Murphy (5).  DP–Atlanta 2.  PB–Pena (5).  2B–St. Louis Pena (6,off Alexander).  HR–Atlanta Roenicke (2,6th inning off Mathews 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Pendleton (6,off Alexander).  SB–Smith (20,2nd base off Garber/Virgil).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:41.  A–29,359.
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