Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 8, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2001 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 0 2 1
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 0 0
Giles cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0
Vander Wal lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 1
Morris 2b 2 0 0 0
Wilson ss 3 0 0 0
Anderson p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 1 0 0
Polanco ss 4 1 2 0
Edmonds cf 2 2 1 0
Pujols 3b 3 1 1 1
Bonilla 1b 4 1 2 3
Drew rf 4 1 1 3
Lankford lf 4 1 1 1
Matheny c 3 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Paquette ph 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Sutton ph 1 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 8 8
Pittsburgh 000 001 100240
St. Louis 600 000 11x882
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (2-2) 5.0 5 6 6 4 3
  Mulholland   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Williams   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
8
8
5
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (2-2) 6.0 2 1 1 2 4
  Kline   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
  Timlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Christiansen   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Veres   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
3
8

  E–Pujols 2 (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Kendall (6,off Andy Benes), St. Louis Polanco (5,off Anderson); Edmonds (8,off Mulholland).  HR–St. Louis Drew (11,1st inning off Anderson 2 on, 0 out); Lankford (8,8th inning off M Williams 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Pujols (4,by Anderson).  CS–E Wilson (3,2nd base by Andy Benes/Matheny).  HBP–Anderson (1,Pujols).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:43.  A–35,771.
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