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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 2002 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Reese 2b 3 1 1 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 5 1 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 1 3
  Osik c 0 0 0 0
Giles lf 4 1 1 1
  Benjamin 3b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 1
  Boehringer p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez 2b 0 0 0 0
Mackowiak cf 4 1 1 1
Wilson C. 1b 4 1 2 1
Hyzdu rf 4 1 1 1
Benson p 3 1 2 0
  Rios ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 3 0 0 0
Robinson rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
  Matheny 1b 1 0 0 0
Pujols lf 3 0 0 0
  Joseph p 0 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 2 0 0 0
  Matthews p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo lf,ss 1 0 0 0
Renteria ss 2 0 0 0
  Marrero ph,cf 1 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 0 0 0
Hackman p 1 0 0 0
  Molina p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph,1b,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0
Pittsburgh 023 100 0208111
St. Louis 000 000 000012
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (5-6) 7.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Boehringer   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Reyes   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hackman  L (3-4) 4.0 6 6 5 1 3
  Molina   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Matthews   1.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Joseph   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
3
5

  E–Benjamin (2), Rolen (11), Renteria (14).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Kendall (18,off Hackman).  HR–Pittsburgh Giles (31,2nd inning off Hackman 0 on, 0 out); C Wilson (11,2nd inning off Hackman 0 on, 2 out); Hyzdu (9,4th inning off Hackman 0 on, 1 out); Ramirez (10,8th inning off Matthews 0 on, 0 out); Mackowiak (15,8th inning off Matthews 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Reese (2,by Joseph).  CS–Robinson (4,2nd base by Benson/Kendall).  BK–Hackman (1).  HBP–Joseph (2,Reese).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Mike DiMuro, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–2:39.  A–34,997.
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