Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 3 0
  Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 0 0 0
  Lum rf 0 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
  Collins lf 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 1 0
  Knight 1b 1 0 0 0
Henderson cf 4 1 1 0
Correll c 4 1 1 2
Driessen 1b 3 0 1 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0
LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 1 0 0 0
  Auerbach ph,ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 1 1 0
Mumphrey lf 4 1 2 2
Hendrick cf 3 2 1 3
Simmons c 3 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 2 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 4 1 2 2
Morales rf 4 1 2 1
Phillips 2b 3 1 1 1
Falcone p 3 2 2 0
  Lentine ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 10 13 10
Cincinnati 000 000 2002100
St. Louis 210 403 00x10131
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  L (3-6) 3.1 7 7 7 4 0
  Borbon   2.2 5 3 3 1 3
  Tomlin   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
5
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (2-6) 7.0 9 2 2 1 4
  Bruno   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
6

  E–Morales (6).  DP–St. Louis 3.  PB–Correll (4).  2B–Cincinnati Rose (46,off Falcone), St. Louis Phillips (6,off LaCoss); Falcone (1,off Borbon); Hendrick (25,off Borbon); Simmons (35,off Borbon); Morales (17,off Tomlin).  3B–St. Louis Morales (7,off LaCoss).  HR–Cincinnati Correll (1,7th inning off Falcone 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Phillips (7,off LaCoss); Hendrick (4,off Borbon).  CS–Driessen (8,2nd base by Falcone/Simmons); Hernandez (5,2nd base by LaCoss/Correll).  WP–Falcone (5).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:18.  A–22,051.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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