St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 20, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 2002 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 15

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 3 0 2 0
  Cairo ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Marrero lf,cf 4 1 1 2
Edmonds cf 2 0 1 0
  Perez ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Pujols 3b 5 1 1 1
Martinez 1b 5 1 1 2
Drew rf 2 1 1 1
Renteria ss 3 0 2 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 0
DiFelice c 5 1 3 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Polanco ph 1 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Matthews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 3 1 2 0
  Villone p 1 0 0 0
  Manzanillo p 0 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 2 1 0 1
Giles lf 3 1 0 0
  Hermansen cf 1 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 5 2 2 1
Mackowiak rf 4 2 1 1
Young 1b 2 3 1 1
  Wilson C. 1b 1 0 1 1
Hyzdu cf,lf 5 3 4 7
Reese 2b 2 1 1 1
  Osik c 2 0 0 0
Benson p 2 0 1 1
  Nunez ph,2b 2 1 1 1
Totals 35 15 14 15
St. Louis 000 100 3206142
Pittsburgh 502 040 13x15140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (3-1) 3.0 8 7 7 2 1
  Veres   1.1 2 4 4 3 1
  Benes   3.0 1 2 2 2 2
  Matthews   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
15
15
7
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (3-4) 5.0 8 1 1 2 2
  Villone   2.0 3 3 3 2 3
  Manzanillo   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
5
5

  E–Pujols (7), Difelice (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–St. Louis Difelice 2 (7,off Benson,off Manzanillo); Perez (3,off Villone), Pittsburgh Ramirez (11,off Matthews).  HR–St. Louis Drew (13,4th inning off Benson 0 on, 1 out); Martinez (11,7th inning off Villone 1 on, 2 out); Marrero (10,8th inning off Manzanillo 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Hyzdu 2 (4,1st inning off T Smith 2 on, 2 out,5th inning off Veres 2 on, 1 out); Nunez (2,7th inning off Benes 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Drew (2,by Villone); Mackowiak (5,by Matthews).  SH–J Wilson (12,off T Smith).  SF–J Wilson (1,off Benes).  CS–Vina (10,2nd base by Benson/Kendall); Marrero (1,2nd base by Benson/Kendall).  HBP–Matthews (1,Mackowiak); Villone (5,Drew).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:11.  A–35,101.
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