St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 8, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1989 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 6 1 2 0
  Costello p 0 0 0 0
Oquendo ss 5 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero 1b 5 1 1 1
Brunansky rf 3 2 1 2
Pena c 5 0 3 0
Thompson cf 5 0 2 1
Jones 2b 5 0 1 0
Terry p 4 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Morris ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 10 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Hayes cf,rf 4 1 3 2
Herr 2b 4 0 1 0
James lf 4 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Jeltz ph 1 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 0
Jones rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 5 1 1 1
Daulton c 4 1 1 2
Thon ss 4 1 1 0
Carman p 1 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Ryal ph 0 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 5
St. Louis 010 030 000 004101
Philadelphia 020 000 020 01591
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Terry   7.0 5 3 2 1 4
  Dayley   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Worrell   2.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Costello  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
10.2
9
5
4
4
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carman   5.0 7 4 1 2 4
  McWilliams   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Parrett  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
10
4
1
3
9

  E–Pendleton (1), Thon (1).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Pena (1,off Carman); Coleman (1,off Parrett), Philadelphia Thon (1,off Terry); Schmidt (2,off Costello).  HR–St. Louis Brunansky (1,5th inning off Carman 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Daulton (2,2nd inning off Terry 1 on, 1 out); V Hayes (1,8th inning off Dayley 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Oquendo (1,off Parrett); Morris (1,off Parrett).  IBB–Jones (1,by Costello).  CS–Herr (1,2nd base by Worrell/Pena).  WP–Carman (1).  IBB–Costello (1,Jones).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:20.  A–23,741.
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