Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 10, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1999 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 0 2 1
Benjamin ss 4 1 1 1
Giles cf 4 1 1 0
Young 1b 3 1 3 1
Brown B. rf 3 0 0 0
  Hermansen ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Morris 2b 4 0 0 1
Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 1
  Schourek p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Sprague ph 1 0 0 0
Oliver c 4 0 0 0
Benson p 2 2 2 0
  Boyd p 0 0 0 0
  Brown A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Sveum 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Renteria ss 4 3 2 2
Drew cf 5 2 1 1
McGwire 1b 3 2 2 4
  Perez 1b 0 0 0 0
Lankford lf 5 1 2 1
  McGee rf 0 0 0 0
Howard rf 4 0 2 0
  McEwing rf,lf 0 0 0 0
Paquette 3b 4 1 1 3
Kennedy 2b 4 1 2 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Benes p 0 0 0 0
Marrero c 4 1 1 0
Bottenfield p 2 0 0 0
  Tatis ph 1 0 0 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 13 11
Pittsburgh 110 100 2005101
St. Louis 130 031 03x11132
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (10-13) 4.1 9 7 6 2 5
  Boyd   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Garcia   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Schourek   1.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Williams   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
3
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield  W (17-7) 5.0 8 3 3 4 2
  Aybar   1.0 0 2 0 0 0
  Mohler   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Painter   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Benes   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
4
6

  E–Morris (12), Kennedy (3), Painter (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Martin (34,off Bottenfield); Benson (3,off Bottenfield), St. Louis Kennedy 2 (8,off Benson,off Boyd).  3B–Pittsburgh Benjamin (6,off Bottenfield).  HR–St. Louis Paquette (8,5th inning off Benson 2 on, 1 out); Renteria (9,6th inning off M Garcia 0 on, 0 out); McGwire (55,8th inning off Williams 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Benjamin (3,off Bottenfield).  HBP–Young (11,by Aybar).  SB–Martin (17,2nd base off Painter/Marrero); Renteria (33,2nd base off Benson/Oliver).  WP–Boyd (1), Bottenfield (1).  HBP–Aybar (3,Young).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:09.  A–36,590.
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