Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 24, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ledee cf 5 0 1 0
Rollins ss 5 2 2 0
Abreu rf 4 1 3 1
Burrell lf 4 1 1 3
Lee 1b 4 0 1 0
Lieberthal c 3 0 0 0
Polanco 3b 4 0 2 0
Anderson 2b 2 0 0 0
Padilla p 4 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 0 0
Drew rf 4 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
Pujols lf 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 0 0 0
Matheny c 3 0 1 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Philadelphia 001 010 0024101
St. Louis 000 000 000050
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Padilla  W (13-8) 8.0 4 0 0 0 4
  Plesac   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Timlin   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Mesa  SV (35) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (3-4) 6.1 7 2 2 3 4
  White   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Kline   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Rodriguez   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
4

  E–Anderson (15).  DP–Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Lee (18,off Benes); Abreu (40,off Benes); Polanco (24,off Benes), St. Louis Robinson (4,off Padilla).  HR–Philadelphia Abreu (16,3rd inning off Benes 0 on, 2 out); Burrell (32,9th inning off N Rodriguez 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Burrell (5,off Benes).  HBP–Lieberthal (12,by Benes); Rolen (12,by Padilla).  IBB–Anderson 2 (11,by Benes 2).  HBP–Padilla (12,Rolen); Benes (4,Lieberthal).  IBB–Benes 2 (3,Anderson 2).  U-HP–Brian Runge, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–3:04.  A–41,033.
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