Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 21, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 2001 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 0 1 0
Matthews cf 5 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 1 0 0
Stairs 1b 1 0 0 0
  Cairo pr,3b 1 1 1 0
Coomer 3b,1b 5 0 1 1
Gutierrez ss 4 0 2 2
Dunwoody lf 5 1 1 1
Girardi c 4 1 1 0
Lieber p 3 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 1 1
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 1 2 1
Polanco 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 3 1 0 0
Pujols rf 3 0 2 0
Paquette 1b,3b 3 0 0 1
Lankford lf 4 0 1 0
Renteria ss 3 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Marrero c 2 0 1 0
  Matheny c 2 0 0 0
Benes p 1 0 0 0
  Clapp ph 1 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  McGwire ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Chicago 001 110 011590
St. Louis 100 100 000282
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (8-4) 7.0 7 2 2 1 4
  Fassero   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Gordon  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (6-5) 5.0 4 3 3 5 6
  Timlin   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Kline   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Veres   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
7
8

  E–Lankford (3), Renteria (11).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 2.  PB–Matheny (3).  2B–Chicago Matthews (6,off Andy Benes); Girardi (7,off Kline); White (16,off Kline), St. Louis Lankford (15,off Lieber).  HR–Chicago Dunwoody (1,4th inning off Andy Benes 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Vina (2,1st inning off Lieber 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Paquette (1,off Lieber).  SB–Young (11,2nd base off Andy Benes/Marrero).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Mike Fichter.  T–3:05.  A–47,950.
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