Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 15, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 2002 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
McDonald lf 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 1 2 1
Sweeney 1b 4 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 1 1 1
Ibanez rf 4 1 2 0
Mayne c 4 0 1 1
Febles 2b 2 0 1 0
Suppan p 1 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Mullen p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 1 2 0
Polanco 3b 3 2 1 0
Drew rf 2 1 1 1
Pujols lf 3 0 1 2
Martinez 1b 4 0 1 1
Renteria ss 4 0 0 0
Marrero cf 4 1 1 0
  Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0
Matheny c 4 0 0 0
Simontacchi p 3 0 2 1
  Stechschulte p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Kansas City 000 001 101372
St. Louis 003 001 10x590
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan  L (5-6) 6.0 9 4 3 1 2
  Mullen   0.1 0 1 0 1 0
  Bailey   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
3
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Simontacchi  W (5-0) 6.1 6 2 2 0 3
  Stechschulte   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Kline   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Timlin   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Veres  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
4

  E–Suppan (2), Mullen (1).  2B–Kansas City Beltran (13,off Simontacchi); Ibanez (13,off Simontacchi), St. Louis Drew (13,off Suppan); Pujols (19,off Suppan); Marrero (8,off Suppan).  HR–Kansas City Beltran (11,6th inning off Simontacchi 0 on, 2 out); Randa (7,9th inning off Timlin 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Suppan (1,off Simontacchi); Drew (1,off Mullen).  IBB–Pujols (3,by Bailey).  CS–Vina (7,2nd base by Suppan/Mayne).  WP–Stechschulte (2).  BK–Bailey (1).  IBB–Bailey (7,Pujols).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:45.  A–47,453.
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