Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 23, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 2002 at Busch Stadium II. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 7 1 2 0
Polanco 3b 6 1 2 1
Abreu cf,rf 6 1 3 2
Burrell lf 7 0 0 0
Giambi rf 3 0 1 0
  Coggin p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Glanville ph 1 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Pratt ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 1 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 5 1 3 1
Lee 1b 6 1 3 0
Anderson 2b 4 0 0 0
  Perez 2b 3 0 1 1
Duckworth p 1 0 1 0
  Cormier p 1 0 0 0
  Ledee cf 3 0 2 0
Totals 56 5 18 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 7 0 2 0
Marrero rf,c 7 2 3 0
Edmonds cf 5 1 0 0
Pujols lf 4 1 1 1
Rolen 3b 5 0 4 2
Martinez 1b 5 0 1 0
Renteria ss 6 0 0 0
Matheny c 4 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
  Molina p 0 0 0 0
  Drew ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Morris p 3 0 1 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson rf 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Crudale p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Joseph p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 4 13 3
Philadelphia 200 001 000 100 015180
St. Louis 201 000 000 100 004130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth   2.1 4 3 3 3 3
  Cormier   2.1 4 0 0 0 0
  Coggin   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Timlin   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Plesac   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mesa   2.0 1 1 1 3 2
  Adams  W (5-8) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
14.0
13
4
4
6
11
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   6.0 11 3 3 3 3
  Veres   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kline   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Isringhausen   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Molina   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Crudale   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Joseph  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
14.0
18
5
5
6
8

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 4.  2B–Philadelphia Polanco (23,off Morris), St. Louis Pujols (29,off Duckworth); Marrero (15,off Timlin).  HR–Philadelphia Lieberthal (15,6th inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out); Abreu (15,14th inning off Joseph 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Rolen (11,by Duckworth).  SB–Lee (5,2nd base off Isringhausen/Marrero).  CS–Pujols (4,3rd base by Duckworth/Lieberthal).  WP–Timlin (3), Mesa (7).  HBP–Duckworth (7,Rolen).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–5:13.  A–35,724.
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