San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1988 at Busch Stadium II. The San Diego Padres defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 3 1 1 1
Alomar 2b 3 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 1 0
Moreland 1b 3 1 2 1
  Wynne pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Martinez lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Brown 3b 4 0 1 1
Parent c 4 0 0 0
Mack cf,lf 3 1 1 0
Show p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 2 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 1
Brunansky rf 3 0 0 0
Laga 1b 4 0 0 0
Oquendo 3b 3 0 1 0
Alicea 2b 3 0 1 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 0 0
Magrane p 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
San Diego 111 000 000362
St. Louis 001 000 000152
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show  W (7-9) 9.0 5 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  L (1-4) 7.0 6 3 2 2 3
  Quisenberry   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
4

  E–Parent (3), Show (1), Oquendo (7), Alicea (12).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–San Diego Thon (5,off Magrane); Moreland (18,off Magrane).  3B–St. Louis Alicea (4,off Show).  SH–R Alomar (8,off Magrane); Show (3,off Magrane).  HBP–Brunansky (2,by Show).  CS–Gwynn (5,2nd base by Magrane/Pagnozzi); Moreland (2,3rd base by Magrane/Pagnozzi).  WP–Magrane (5).  BK–Show (4), Magrane (7).  HBP–Show (5,Brunansky).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:25.  A–27,926.
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