Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 3, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1988 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 3 0 0 0
Thompson cf 4 1 1 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Parrish c 3 1 0 0
Young rf 3 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 4 0 1 2
Jeltz ss 2 0 0 0
Gross p 2 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 3 1 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 2 4 2
Pendleton 3b 3 1 1 1
Oquendo 2b 4 0 1 0
Laga 1b 4 0 0 1
Pagnozzi c 4 0 1 0
Forsch p 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Philadelphia 000 200 000230
St. Louis 012 010 00x490
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  L (10-8) 6.0 8 4 4 3 4
  Harris   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (5-3) 6.0 3 2 2 4 4
  Terry  SV (3) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
4
5

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Jordan (2,off Forsch); Schmidt (20,off Forsch).  3B–St. Louis Brunansky (3,off K Gross).  HR–St. Louis Brunansky (15,5th inning off K Gross 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Jeltz (8,by Forsch).  CS–Brunansky (2,2nd base by K Gross/Parrish).  WP–K Gross (2).  IBB–Forsch (6,Jeltz).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:34.  A–23,277.
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