Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 1, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1974 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf,lf 4 2 1 3
Foster 2b 4 1 2 1
Murrell 1b 4 0 1 0
  Tepedino ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Aaron lf 4 0 1 0
  Office cf 0 0 0 1
Baker cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Perez 3b 2 1 0 0
  Evans ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Robinson ss 4 2 2 0
Morton p 3 0 0 0
  Oates ph 0 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 2 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 3 1 1 1
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
McBride cf 4 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 2 1
Torre 1b 4 0 1 0
Tyson ss 3 0 0 1
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Curtis p 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 5 9 4
Atlanta 040 000 002692
St. Louis 100 100 021592
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Morton  W (3-2) 8.0 8 4 2 2 5
  Frisella   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis   7.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Garman  L (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Folkers   0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Pena   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
2

  E–Foster (2), Casanova (1), Reitz (1), Tyson (9).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–St. Louis Brock (3,off Morton); Torre (5,off Morton).  HR–Atlanta Garr (1,2nd inning off Curtis 2 on, 2 out); Foster (1,2nd inning off Curtis 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Hickman (2,9th inning off Frisella 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Oates (2,off Folkers); Sizemore (5,off Morton).  SF–Office (2,off Pena).  SB–Garr (3,2nd base off Curtis/Simmons); Brock (14,2nd base off Morton/Casanova).  CS–Foster (1,2nd base by Curtis/Simmons); Sizemore (2,Home by Morton/Casanova).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:26.  A–14,202.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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