Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 1, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1969 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 2 1
  Purdin p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
Mota lf 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Kosco rf 4 0 1 0
Boyer 1b 4 0 1 0
Sudakis 3b 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0
Torborg c 3 0 0 0
Drysdale p 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Grabarkewitz ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 3 2
Flood cf 4 1 0 0
Pinson rf 3 1 1 1
Torre 1b 4 0 2 2
McCarver c 2 1 1 0
Shannon 3b 4 1 1 0
Javier 2b 3 1 3 1
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 1
Carlton p 2 1 1 0
Totals 31 7 13 7
Los Angeles 000 001 100281
St. Louis 014 101 00x7130
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (5-4) 2.0 6 5 5 1 1
  Lamb   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Purdin   2.0 3 1 1 2 0
  McBean   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
6
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (13-5) 9.0 8 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
7

  E–Sizemore (20).  DP–Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 2.  PB–Torborg (3); McCarver (13).  2B–Los Angeles Davis (11,off Carlton), St. Louis Carlton (4,off Drysdale); Torre (23,off Lamb); Javier (20,off Purdin).  SH–Carlton (4,off Lamb).  WP–Purdin (3), Carlton (5).  U-HP–Frank Dezelan, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:24.  A–29,919.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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