Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 13, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1988 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 1 1 0
  Eichelberger p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 0 0 0 0
Thomas ss 5 0 1 2
Murphy rf 4 1 0 0
Griffey lf 3 0 1 1
Perry 1b 4 1 3 1
Virgil c 4 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0
Gant 2b 4 1 1 1
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 1 1
Smith ss 4 1 1 0
McGee cf 4 2 2 0
  Oquendo cf 0 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 2 3 2
Horner 1b 4 0 1 2
Alicea 2b 3 1 1 1
Pena c 4 1 3 0
DeLeon p 3 0 1 1
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 7
Atlanta 000 101 003580
St. Louis 013 002 10x7130
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (1-4) 5.2 9 6 6 2 3
  Alvarez   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Eichelberger   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon  W (3-3) 8.2 7 5 5 4 10
  Dayley  SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
10

  E–None.  2B–Atlanta James (3,off DeLeon); Perry (5,off DeLeon), St. Louis Pendleton (10,off P Smith); Horner (5,off P Smith); McGee (9,off Eichelberger).  SH–P Smith (3,off DeLeon); DeLeon (1,off Eichelberger).  SB–Perry (9,2nd base off DeLeon/Pena); Pendleton (2,2nd base off P Smith/Virgil).  CS–Alicea (1,2nd base by P Smith/Virgil).  BK–P Smith (1).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:53.  A–43,206.
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