Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 6, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 2002 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hill 2b 4 0 0 0
Patterson cf 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 3 0 0 0
  Hermansen rf 1 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 2 0
  Brown lf 1 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 2 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
  Orie ph 1 0 0 0
Bellhorn 3b 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 2
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Benes p 1 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 1 0 0 0
  Choi 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 2 2 1
  Cairo 2b 1 0 1 0
Drew rf 0 0 0 0
  Marrero rf,cf 3 2 1 1
Edmonds cf 3 2 2 2
  Cruz 1b 1 0 0 0
Pujols lf 3 1 2 4
  Robinson pr,lf 2 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 1 2
  Perez rf 0 0 0 0
Renteria ss 2 1 1 0
  Delgado ss 1 0 0 0
Matheny c 4 0 0 0
Benes p 4 2 2 1
Totals 36 11 12 11
Chicago 000 000 002291
St. Louis 0011 000 00x11120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (1-1) 2.2 7 8 8 3 2
  Sanchez   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Cunnane   2.1 0 0 0 0 5
  Mahomes   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Beltran   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
4
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (5-4) 9.0 9 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
6

  E–Patterson (3).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Alou (21,off Benes); Hundley (8,off Benes), St. Louis Renteria (31,off Benes); Martinez (24,off Benes); Edmonds (29,off Sanchez); Pujols (33,off Sanchez).  HR–Chicago Gonzalez (16,9th inning off Benes 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Renteria (6,by Benes).  WP–Benes (2), Cunnane (1).  IBB–Benes (1,Renteria).  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:34.  A–38,661.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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