Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 7, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hill 2b 7 1 2 1
Hermansen cf 4 1 1 2
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Stynes ph 1 0 0 0
  Choi 1b 1 0 0 0
Sosa rf 6 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 5 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Echevarria ph 1 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
Bellhorn 3b 4 1 0 0
Gonzalez ss 6 1 3 0
Girardi c 6 1 1 0
Smyth p 1 0 1 1
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 1 0 0 0
  Patterson cf 3 0 0 0
Totals 51 5 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 1 1 0
Marrero lf 4 1 1 1
Edmonds cf 4 1 0 0
Perez rf 5 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 6 1 2 3
Martinez 1b 6 1 2 1
Renteria ss 5 1 2 0
Matheny c 5 0 1 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Molina p 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 1 0
  Hackman p 1 0 0 0
  Crudale p 0 0 0 0
  Drew ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 46 6 12 6
Chicago 050 000 000 000 05101
St. Louis 301 000 100 000 16122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Smyth   2.0 3 3 3 3 2
  Cunnane   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Borowski   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Cruz   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Mahomes   3.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Alfonseca  L (2-4) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
12.2
12
6
6
7
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Finley   1.2 5 5 4 3 1
  Molina   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hackman   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Crudale   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  White   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Kline   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Veres   3.0 4 0 0 0 5
  Fassero  W (6-6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
13.0
10
5
4
4
12

  E–Smyth (1), Martinez (5), Renteria (16).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Chicago Hill (5,off Finley); Hermansen (13,off Finley); Gonzalez (26,off Veres), St. Louis Perez (9,off Borowski).  HR–St. Louis Rolen (23,1st inning off Smyth 2 on, 2 out); Martinez (17,3rd inning off Cunnane 0 on, 2 out); Marrero (14,7th inning off Cruz 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Alou (4,by Finley); Edmonds (14,by Mahomes).  SH–Marrero (4,off Mahomes).  SB–Renteria (17,2nd base off Alfonseca/Girardi).  IBB–Mahomes (2,Edmonds); Finley (3,Alou).  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–4:35.  A–46,779.
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