San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 22, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1988 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 0 1 1
Thompson 2b 5 0 2 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 0
Maldonado rf 5 0 2 0
Mitchell 3b 4 0 0 1
Nixon lf 5 0 0 0
Melvin c 2 0 0 0
  Riles pr 0 1 0 0
  Brenly c 0 0 0 0
Uribe ss 4 0 1 0
Robinson p 2 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 1 2 0
Smith ss 5 1 2 1
McGee cf 5 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 1
Pendleton 3b 5 0 1 0
Laga 1b 4 1 2 0
Oquendo 2b 4 1 2 2
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Magrane p 2 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi ph 1 0 0 0
  Costello p 0 0 0 0
  Lawless ph 1 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 10 4
San Francisco 000 100 100 00270
St. Louis 200 000 000 024102
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   6.0 6 2 2 2 6
  Lefferts  L (2-7) 4.1 4 2 2 0 5
Totals
10.1
10
4
4
2
11
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane   7.0 6 2 2 3 5
  Costello   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Dayley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Quisenberry  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
7
2
2
5
8

  E–Smith (15), Magrane (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Thompson (18,off Magrane), St. Louis Pendleton (14,off Lefferts).  3B–St. Louis Coleman (10,off Robinson).  HR–St. Louis Oquendo (3,11th inning off Lefferts 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Brunansky (3,off Robinson).  SB–Thompson (9,2nd base off Magrane/Pena); Smith (31,2nd base off Robinson/Melvin); McGee (28,2nd base off Robinson/Melvin); Coleman (48,2nd base off Robinson/Melvin).  CS–Maldonado (4,2nd base by Magrane/Pena); Brenly (2,2nd base by Costello/Pena).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:23.  A–44,472.
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