Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 14, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1989 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 0 1 0
Blauser 3b 4 1 1 0
Smith lf 4 1 1 0
Murphy rf 3 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 0 2 2
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
  Wetherby ph 1 0 0 0
Romero 2b 3 1 2 1
  Treadway ph 1 1 1 0
Smoltz p 1 0 0 0
  Berroa ph 1 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 2 2 0
Smith ss 3 1 0 0
Thompson cf 4 1 3 3
Guerrero 1b 4 0 0 1
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 0 1 1
Morris rf 3 1 1 0
Pena c 3 1 1 0
Magrane p 3 1 1 1
  Lindeman 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 6
Atlanta 001 100 011491
St. Louis 005 010 10x791
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  L (11-11) 6.0 7 6 6 2 5
  Eichhorn   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  W (15-7) 8.0 6 3 3 3 6
  Quisenberry   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Worrell  SV (17) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
8

  E–Davis (5), Smith (16).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta L Smith (26,off Magrane); McDowell (7,off Quisenberry), St. Louis Coleman (19,off Eichhorn).  HR–Atlanta Romero (1,3rd inning off Magrane 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Smoltz (5,off Magrane); Coleman (7,off Smoltz).  SB–Thompson (20,2nd base off Smoltz/Davis).  WP–Smoltz (6).  BK–Smoltz (3).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:35.
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