Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 20, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 2000 at Busch Stadium II. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Abreu rf 3 2 2 2
Sefcik cf 6 1 0 0
Rolen 3b 5 1 0 0
Lieberthal c 4 0 1 2
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Burrell lf 4 1 2 2
Anderson 2b 3 1 3 0
Perez ss 4 0 2 0
Bottenfield p 5 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 1 0
  Stechschulte p 0 0 0 0
Drew rf 3 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 1 0
Lankford lf 3 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Dunston ss 1 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 0 1 0
Polanco 3b,ss,2b 4 0 1 0
Reames p 1 0 0 0
  Benes p 1 0 1 0
  Paquette 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Philadelphia 220 020 0006100
St. Louis 000 000 000053
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield  W (1-1) 9.0 5 0 0 4 5
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Reames  L (0-1) 4.0 4 4 2 6 5
  Benes   2.0 5 2 2 2 0
  Timlin   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Stechschulte   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
10
8

  E–Vina (3), Drew (8), Renteria (18).  2B–Philadelphia Burrell (19,off Reames); Lieberthal (29,off Reames); Anderson (2,off Alan Benes).  3B–Philadelphia Anderson (1,off Reames).  IBB–Perez (1,by Alan Benes); Abreu (6,by Stechschulte).  SB–Abreu 2 (18,2nd base off Reames/Hernandez 2).  WP–Reames (1), Stechschulte (2).  IBB–Alan Benes (1,Perez); Stechschulte (1,Abreu).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–3:01.  A–43,000.
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