Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 17, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2003 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek 2b 5 0 3 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
O'Leary rf 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 5 0 2 1
Karros 1b 4 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Patterson cf 4 0 1 0
Harris 3b 3 0 1 0
  Martinez ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Miller c 4 0 0 0
Prior p 3 1 3 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
  Bellhorn ph 1 1 1 1
  Choi 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 1 0
Drew rf 3 0 0 0
Pujols lf 4 1 2 1
Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0
Renteria ss 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Widger c 3 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
Tomko p 1 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Crudale p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Chicago 000 000 1012111
St. Louis 000 000 010170
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Prior   7.1 6 1 1 2 6
  Remlinger  W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Borowski  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tomko   7.0 9 1 1 3 4
  Kline  L (1-4) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Crudale   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
4
5

  E–Harris (1).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Prior (3,off Tomko); Alou (12,off Tomko).  HR–Chicago Bellhorn (2,9th inning off Kline 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Pujols (10,8th inning off Prior 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Tomko (5,off Prior); Drew (1,off Prior).  SB–Patterson (8,2nd base off Tomko/Widger); Renteria (4,2nd base off Borowski/Miller).  CS–Pujols (1,Home by Prior/Miller).  U-HP–Matt Hollowell, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–2:56.  A–45,385.
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