Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 21, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1990 at Busch Stadium II. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 5 0 0 0
Gant cf 5 2 2 1
Justice rf 4 1 1 1
Presley 3b 4 0 1 0
Cabrera 1b 3 1 1 0
  Gregg ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Olson c 4 1 1 0
Thomas ss 4 2 2 1
Lemke 2b 4 0 2 2
Smoltz p 3 0 0 1
  McDowell ph 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 0 1 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 0
Smith ss 5 0 2 0
McGee rf 5 0 0 0
Zeile 1b 4 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 1 2 1
Hudler 2b 4 0 2 1
Pagnozzi c 4 0 2 0
Magrane p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 11 2
Atlanta 120 002 1017100
St. Louis 000 000 0202113
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (10-9) 8.0 10 2 2 1 2
  Mercker   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  L (8-14) 7.0 7 6 4 0 3
  Niedenfuer   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
1
3

  E–Pendleton (18), Hudler 2 (3).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta Gant (27,off Niedenfuer); Olson (10,off Niedenfuer), St. Louis Zeile (15,off Smoltz); Lankford (1,off Smoltz).  HR–Atlanta Gant (22,6th inning off Magrane 0 on, 0 out); Thomas (5,7th inning off Magrane 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Gant (21,2nd base off Magrane/Pagnozzi); Lankford (1,2nd base off Smoltz/Olson); Coleman (69,2nd base off Smoltz/Olson).  CS–Presley (1,2nd base by Magrane/Pagnozzi).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:40.  A–27,388.
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