New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 12, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 2000 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Perez rf 5 1 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 2 2 1
Piazza c 2 2 1 1
Zeile 1b 3 0 2 2
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 1 0
  McEwing pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Agbayani lf 4 0 1 1
Payton cf 4 0 1 1
Abbott ss 3 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Leiter p 3 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
  Bordick ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 1 1 0
Renteria ss 5 1 3 1
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 1 1
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez c 1 1 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 0
Dunston rf,lf 3 1 1 0
Lankford lf 3 0 1 0
  Polanco ph 0 0 0 0
  Drew ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Marrero c 3 0 0 1
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  McGwire ph 0 0 0 0
  Kile pr 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Ankiel p 0 0 0 0
  Reames p 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Paquette 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
New York 201 000 021690
St. Louis 010 020 0205103
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter   7.0 8 3 3 0 9
  Franco   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Wendell  W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Benitez  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
11
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Ankiel   0.2 1 2 2 3 1
  Reames   4.1 3 1 1 3 6
  Morris   2.2 3 2 2 2 2
  Veres   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Timlin  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
8
9

  E–Vina (1), Edmonds (1), Clark (1).  PB–Marrero (1).  2B–New York Agbayani (1,off Ankiel); Zeile (1,off Morris), St. Louis Dunston (1,off Leiter); Clark (2,off Leiter); Renteria (1,off Leiter); Tatis (1,off Leiter); Drew (1,off Wendell).  3B–New York Alfonzo (1,off Reames).  HR–New York Piazza (1,3rd inning off Reames 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Agbayani (1,off Timlin); Dunston (1,off Leiter).  SF–Zeile (1,off Ankiel).  IBB–Piazza 2 (2,by Reames,by Morris); McGwire (1,by Wendell).  SB–Renteria 3 (3,2nd base off Leiter/Piazza 2,3rd base off Leiter/Piazza).  WP–J Franco (1), Ankiel 2 (2).  IBB–Wendell (1,McGwire); Reames (1,Piazza); Morris (1,Piazza).  U–Tim Tschida, Ed Rapuano, Dale Scott, Dana DeMuth, Bruce Froemming, Steve Rippley.  T–3:59.  A–52,250.
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