St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
October 12, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 1 1 0
Renteria ss 3 0 0 1
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 2
Pujols 3b 3 0 1 0
Drew rf 3 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Marrero lf 4 1 1 1
Matheny c 4 1 1 1
Finley p 2 1 0 0
  DiFelice ph 1 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 0 0
Aurilia ss 2 1 1 1
Kent 2b 5 1 2 0
Bonds lf 2 1 1 3
Santiago c 5 0 2 0
Sanders rf 5 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 3 1 2 0
Ortiz p 1 0 1 0
  Fultz p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Feliz ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
St. Louis 002 111 000561
San Francisco 010 030 0004100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  W (1-0) 5.0 7 4 4 3 1
  Veres   1.2 2 0 0 1 3
  Kline   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  White   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz   4.2 5 4 4 3 3
  Fultz   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Witasick  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Eyre   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Worrell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
3
4

  E–Renteria (1).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Pujols (1,off Ortiz); Vina (1,off Ortiz), San Francisco Aurilia (1,off Veres).  HR–St. Louis Matheny (1,4th inning off Ortiz 0 on, 1 out); Edmonds (1,5th inning off Ortiz 0 on, 1 out); Marrero (1,6th inning off Witasick 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco Bonds (1,5th inning off Finley 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Renteria (1,off Ortiz); Aurilia (1,off Finley).  SH–Aurilia (2,off Finley); Ortiz (1,off Finley); Dunston (1,off Kline).  IBB–Bonds (1,by Veres).  WP–Ortiz (1).  IBB–Veres (1,Bonds).  U–Dale Scott, Jeff Kellogg, Tim Welke, Charlie Reliford, Jeff Nelson, Randy Marsh.  T–3:32.  A–42,177.
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