St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 20, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1999 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Renteria ss 4 0 1 1
Kennedy 2b 4 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 1
  McEwing rf 0 0 0 0
Lankford lf 4 1 2 0
Howard rf 3 1 1 2
  Paquette rf,1b,3b 1 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 3 1 1 0
  Marrero pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Drew cf 4 1 1 2
Jensen c 4 1 1 0
Thompson p 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 1 1 1
  Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 3 0 0 0
Brown lf 3 0 0 0
  Porter ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Andrews 3b 4 1 1 2
Santiago c 4 0 2 0
Nieves ss 4 0 1 0
Meyers 2b 3 0 1 0
  Morandini ph 1 0 0 0
Lieber p 2 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Liniak ph 1 0 1 0
  McNichol p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
St. Louis 000 000 700790
Chicago 000 000 002281
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  W (1-2) 6.0 4 0 0 2 5
  Slocumb   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Painter   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Bottalico   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  L (8-11) 6.2 6 6 6 0 9
  Myers   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  McNichol   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
1
10

  E–Grace (7).  DP–St. Louis 2, Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis Renteria (32,off Myers), Chicago Santiago (18,off Bottalico).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (59,7th inning off Lieber 0 on, 2 out); T Howard (5,7th inning off Lieber 1 on, 2 out); Drew (13,7th inning off Lieber 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Andrews (15,9th inning off Bottalico 1 on, 1 out).  WP–Myers (2).  U-HP–Ian Lamplugh, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–C.B. Bucknor, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–2:26.  A–38,085.
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