San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 9, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 9, 2002 at Busch Stadium II. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 3 2 1
Aurilia ss 4 1 1 1
Kent 2b 5 1 2 0
Bonds lf 2 2 1 2
Santiago c 5 1 3 4
Snow 1b 4 0 1 0
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 1
Rueter p 3 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 0 0 1
Marrero rf 4 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 4 1 2 0
Pujols lf 4 1 1 2
Renteria ss 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 1 0
Cairo 3b 4 2 3 2
Matheny c 4 0 1 0
Morris p 1 0 0 0
  Crudale p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Drew ph 1 1 1 1
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
San Francisco 141 012 0009110
St. Louis 010 022 0106110
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  W (1-0) 5.0 9 5 5 1 1
  Rodriguez   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Worrell   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Nen  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (0-1) 4.1 10 7 7 4 2
  Crudale   1.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Veres   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Kline   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
5
7

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Marrero (1,off Rueter); Edmonds (1,off Rueter).  3B–San Francisco Bonds (1,off Morris).  HR–San Francisco Lofton (1,3rd inning off Morris 0 on, 2 out); Bell (1,5th inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out); Santiago (1,6th inning off Crudale 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Pujols (1,5th inning off Rueter 1 on, 2 out); Cairo (1,6th inning off Rueter 1 on, 0 out); Drew (1,8th inning off Worrell 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Aurilia (1,off Morris); Morris (1,off Rueter).  HBP–Renteria (1,by Rueter).  SB–Lofton (1,2nd base off Morris/Matheny).  CS–Robinson (1,2nd base by Rodriguez/Santiago).  HBP–Rueter (1,Renteria).  U–Randy Marsh, Jeff Nelson, Dale Scott, Jeff Kellogg, Charlie Reliford, Tim Welke.  T–3:31.  A–52,175.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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