New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 9, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2002 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 2 0
Perez cf 5 0 1 0
Piazza c 3 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 2 1 1 1
Wigginton 3b 3 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno lf 2 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Leiter p 3 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  McEwing ph 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 3 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Pujols lf 3 0 0 0
Perez rf 2 1 1 1
Martinez 1b 4 0 1 0
Marrero cf 4 0 1 0
Matheny c 3 0 0 0
  Edmonds ph 0 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 1 0
  Matthews p 0 0 0 0
  Duff p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Drew ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
New York 000 101 000251
St. Louis 010 000 000151
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (10-8) 7.0 5 1 1 3 2
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Benitez  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   5.0 4 1 1 2 3
  Matthews  L (2-1) 1.2 1 1 0 2 2
  Duff   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Kline   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
6
6

  E–Wigginton (4), Matthews (1).  DP–New York 2, St. Louis 1.  PB–Matheny (4).  HR–New York Vaughn (19,4th inning off Benes 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Perez (8,2nd inning off Leiter 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Wigginton (1,by Benes).  IBB–Ordonez (6,by Matthews); Vaughn (4,by Duff).  SH–Renteria (3,off Leiter).  SB–Wigginton (2,2nd base off Benes/Matheny); Cedeno (13,2nd base off Matthews/Matheny); Renteria (15,2nd base off Leiter/Piazza); Vina (14,2nd base off Leiter/Piazza); Edmonds (3,2nd base off Benitez/Piazza).  WP–Matthews (5).  BK–Leiter (1).  HBP–Benes (2,Wigginton).  IBB–Matthews (2,Ordonez); Duff (2,Vaughn).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–3:05.  A–44,299.
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