New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 31, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1993 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Thompson cf 5 0 1 0
Orsulak lf 3 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
  Kent 2b 0 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 1 2 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 1 1
  Young p 0 0 0 0
Walker 2b,3b 4 1 2 0
O'Brien c 2 0 0 0
  McKnight ph 1 0 1 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 0 0 0
  Hundley ph 1 0 0 0
Hillman p 2 0 1 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gilkey lf 4 2 3 3
  Brewer 1b 0 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 0
Jordan cf,lf 4 0 2 1
Zeile 3b 4 0 0 0
Whiten rf 4 0 3 0
Pappas c 4 1 1 0
Woodson 1b 3 1 1 0
  Lankford cf 0 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 4 0 0 0
Arocha p 3 0 1 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
  Smith L. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 12 4
New York 000 100 011391
St. Louis 120 000 10x4120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman  L (1-5) 6.2 11 4 4 0 1
  Innis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Young   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
1
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Arocha  W (8-3) 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Guetterman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith  SV (36) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
8

  E–Bogar (9).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Murray (17,off Arocha); Thompson (3,off Arocha), St. Louis Whiten (7,off Hillman); Arocha (1,off Hillman); Jordan (6,off Hillman).  HR–St. Louis Gilkey (10,1st inning off Hillman 0 on, 0 out).  WP–Arocha (2), L Smith (1).  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:28.  A–50,948.
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