Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 29, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1987 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 5 1 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 1 0
Perry 1b 5 0 3 1
Murphy rf 4 1 2 1
Roenicke lf 2 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 0 0 0 0
Virgil c 4 0 2 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Puleo p 2 0 1 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Olwine p 0 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 12 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 1 0 0
Clark 1b 3 1 0 0
McGee cf 3 1 2 2
Johnson rf 3 0 1 2
Oquendo 2b 3 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
Magrane p 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4
Atlanta 000 100 1002120
St. Louis 400 000 00x451
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  L (5-7) 5.0 5 4 4 3 3
  Olwine   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Assenmacher   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  W (7-6) 6.1 10 2 2 2 2
  Forsch   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Dayley   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Worrell  SV (27) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
4
5

  E–Pendleton (19).  DP–Atlanta 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Atlanta Perry (25,off Magrane); Murphy (22,off Worrell), St. Louis McGee (28,off Puleo).  3B–St. Louis McGee (8,off Puleo).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (36,4th inning off Magrane 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Griffey (11,by Worrell).  SB–Perry (31,2nd base off Magrane/Pena); Hall (21,2nd base off Magrane/Pena); Coleman 3 (88,2nd base off Puleo/Virgil 2,3rd base off Puleo/Virgil); Pendleton (15,2nd base off Puleo/Virgil).  IBB–Worrell (10,Griffey).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:49.  A–39,208.
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