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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 11, Atlanta Braves 5

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St. Louis Cardinals 11, Atlanta Braves 5

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Game Played on Thursday, May 28, 1987 (D) at Busch Stadium II

ATL N    1  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  2
STL N    2  1  1    1  3  3    0  0  x  -  11 18  1
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hall cf                       3   2   1   0       2   0       3   0
Ramirez 3b,ss                 5   1   2   1       0   1       4   2
Roenicke lf                   3   0   1   3       1   1       1   0
Murphy rf                     5   1   2   1       0   1       2   0
Simmons 1b,3b,1b              3   0   1   0       2   1       5   3
Thomas ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
  Assenmacher p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Oberkfell 3b                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Virgil c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   2
Hubbard 2b                    3   1   1   0       1   0       1   4
Mahler p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  O'Neal p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nettles ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Puleo p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Perry 1b                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Garber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       34   5   9   5       6   7      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Ramirez-Hubbard-Perry, Simmons-Ramirez-Garber.
E: Simmons 2 (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Ramirez (9,off Conroy); Hubbard (13,off Dawley); Virgil (3,off Dawley).
HR: Murphy (14,7th inning off Dawley 0 on 1 out).
SH: Mahler (4,off Conroy).
SF: Roenicke (2,off Conroy).
IBB: Simmons (1,by Dawley).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hall (9,2nd base off Conroy/Pena); Ramirez (2,2nd base off Dawley/Pena).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman lf                    5   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
Smith ss                      5   1   3   0       0   0       1   2
Pendleton 3b                  4   2   1   0       1   0       0   2
Clark 1b                      5   2   3   3       0   0       8   2
McGee cf                      5   2   2   2       0   1       5   0
Herr 2b                       3   2   1   0       2   0       4   1
Ford rf                       5   1   2   0       0   1       0   0
Pena c                        4   0   2   3       0   0       8   0
Conroy p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Dawley p                    3   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Soff p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Horton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       40  11  18  10       3   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Pena (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Ford (6,off Mahler); Smith (10,off Mahler); Pena (1,off O'Neal).
HR: Clark 2 (15,1st inning off Mahler 1 on 2 out,5th inning off Mahler 0 on
0 out).
GDP: Clark (2,off Assenmacher); Ford (2,off Garber).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Coleman (31,2nd base off Mahler/Virgil).
CS: Coleman (8,3rd base by Mahler/Virgil).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mahler L(2-6)                 4    10   7   6   2   2   2  23
O'Neal                        1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6
Puleo                         1     5   3   3   0   0   0   8
Assenmacher                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Garber                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8    18  11  10   3   3   2  43
Mahler faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Mahler (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: O'Neal 1-1.
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St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Conroy                        2.1   3   4   3   2   3   0  12
Dawley W(1-4)                 4.2   4   1   1   3   4   1  21
Soff                          1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   8
Horton                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     9   5   4   6   7   1  42
IBB: Dawley (3,Simmons).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Dawley 1-0; Horton 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 33973
Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Hall                cf        Coleman             lf
2. Ramirez             3b        Smith               ss
3. Roenicke            lf        Pendleton           3b
4. Murphy              rf        Clark               1b
5. Simmons             1b        McGee               cf
6. Thomas              ss        Herr                2b
7. Virgil              c         Ford                rf
8. Hubbard             2b        Pena                c
9. Mahler              p         Conroy              p

BRAVES 1ST: Hall singled to center; Hall stole second [Hall to
third (error by Pena)]; Ramirez struck out; Roenicke hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hall scored (unearned)]; Murphy struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Coleman singled to second; Smith flied to right;
Coleman stole second; Pendleton walked; Coleman was caught
stealing third (catcher to third) [Pendleton to second]; Clark
homered to left-center [Pendleton scored]; McGee struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Simmons struck out; Thomas lined to center; Virgil
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Herr singled to right; Ford doubled to left [Herr
to third]; Pena grounded out (shortstop to first) [Herr scored];
Mahler threw a wild pitch [Ford to third]; Conroy struck out
(catcher to first); Coleman grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard walked; Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Hubbard to second]; Hall walked; Ramirez
doubled to center [Hubbard scored, Hall to third]; Roenicke
singled to left [Hall scored, Ramirez scored, Roenicke to second
(on throw to home)]; DAWLEY REPLACED CONROY (PITCHING); Murphy
grounded out (third to first); Simmons was walked intentionally;
Thomas popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith doubled to right; Pendleton grounded out
(second to first) [Smith to third]; Clark popped to catcher in
foul territory; McGee singled to first [Smith scored]; Herr
walked [McGee to second]; Ford grounded out (first to pitcher);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Virgil struck out; Hubbard doubled to left; Mahler
struck out; Hall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Pena flied to center; Dawley singled to second;
Coleman forced Dawley (second to shortstop); Smith singled to
center [Coleman to third]; Coleman advanced to home (error by
Simmons) and Smith advanced to third (error by Simmons); SS
Andres Thomas threw to 1B after play; ball went to backstop;
Pendleton flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Ramirez singled to center; On a bunt Roenicke made
an out to catcher [Ramirez stayed at first]; Gary Roenicke
called for interference for running into his own batted
ball; Ramirez stole second; Murphy flied to center; Simmons
walked; Thomas popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Clark homered to left; McGee singled to right;
O'NEAL REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Herr walked [McGee to
second]; Ford struck out; Pena doubled to left [McGee scored,
Herr to third]; Dawley grounded out (second to first); Coleman
singled to second [Herr scored, Pena to third]; Smith flied to
center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 8.

BRAVES 6TH: Virgil doubled to right; Hubbard lined to second;
NETTLES BATTED FOR O'NEAL; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted) [Virgil to third]; Hall walked; Ramirez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: PULEO REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Pendleton
singled to center; Clark singled to left [Pendleton to third];
McGee forced Clark (first to shortstop) [Pendleton scored]; Herr
flied to right; Ford singled to shortstop [McGee to third]; Pena
singled to right [McGee scored, Ford to second]; Dawley singled
to center [Ford scored, Pena to third]; Coleman lined to left; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 11.

BRAVES 7TH: Roenicke struck out; Murphy homered to right;
Simmons flied to center; Thomas struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 7TH: RAMIREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SIMMONS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ASSENMACHER REPLACED THOMAS
(PITCHING); PERRY REPLACED PULEO (PLAYING 1B); Smith singled to
left; Pendleton popped to shortstop in foul territory; Clark
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Cardinals 11.

BRAVES 8TH: SOFF REPLACED DAWLEY (PITCHING); Virgil lined to
shortstop; Hubbard grounded out (pitcher to first); Perry
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 8TH: SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); OBERKFELL
REPLACED ASSENMACHER (PLAYING 3B); GARBER REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); McGee reached on an error by Simmons [McGee to
first]; Herr popped to shortstop; Ford grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [McGee out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 11.

BRAVES 9TH: Hall lined to center; Ramirez grounded out (third to
first); Roenicke walked; Murphy singled to center [Roenicke to
second]; Simmons singled to right [Roenicke to third, Murphy to
second]; HORTON REPLACED SOFF (PITCHING); Oberkfell grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals
11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           5   9   2   10
 Cardinals       11  18   1    8
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