St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
August 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 5 0 0 0
Jones ss 5 0 2 1
Guerrero 1b 5 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 5 1 1 1
Pendleton 3b 5 1 2 0
Oquendo 2b 3 2 2 0
Ford lf 4 1 3 2
Pena c 3 1 1 2
Terry p 2 0 0 0
  Laga ph 1 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 2b 2 0 1 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
James lf 3 0 0 0
  Smith L. ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy rf 4 2 3 1
Thomas ss 4 1 1 0
Runge 3b 3 1 1 1
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
  Virgil ph 1 0 0 0
Blocker cf 4 0 0 0
Smith P. p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph,2b 2 0 1 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 2
St. Louis 010 310 0016112
Atlanta 020 000 002481
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  W (6-3) 7.0 7 2 2 2 1
  Dayley   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Worrell  SV (27) 1.0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (7-13) 5.0 9 5 4 2 4
  Puleo   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Sutter   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Acker   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
2
6

  E–Coleman (7), Jones (1), Thomas (25).  DP–St. Louis 4.  PB–Pena (7).  2B–St. Louis Ford 2 (2,off P Smith 2); Oquendo (7,off P Smith), Atlanta Murphy (32,off Terry).  HR–St. Louis Brunansky (20,9th inning off Acker 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Murphy (23,9th inning off Dayley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Terry (4,off P Smith).  IBB–Pena (9,by P Smith).  SB–Jones (3,2nd base off P Smith/Benedict).  WP–Worrell (6), P Smith (4).  IBB–P Smith (3,Pena).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:44.  A–6,358.
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