Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 23, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 2003 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 5 0 1 0
Polanco 3b 4 1 0 0
Abreu rf 5 2 4 0
Thome 1b 4 0 3 1
Burrell lf 5 0 0 1
Utley 2b 3 0 1 1
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Pratt c 3 0 1 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Telemaco p 1 0 1 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Ledee ph 1 0 0 0
  Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Lieberthal ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 3 0 0 1
Palmeiro rf 4 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 1 0 0 0
Pujols lf,1b 3 1 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 1 4 0
Rolen 3b 3 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph,rf 1 1 0 1
Renteria ss 4 1 2 1
Matheny c 3 0 0 0
Morris p 1 0 1 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 1 0
  Hitchcock p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,lf 1 0 1 2
Totals 31 5 10 5
Philadelphia 000 100 0203123
St. Louis 000 005 00x5100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Telemaco  L (1-1) 5.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Plesac   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Adams   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Silva   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   5.0 6 1 1 0 1
  Hitchcock  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  DeJean   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Eldred   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  SV (14) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
3
5

  E–Abreu (4), Utley (2), Williams (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Telemaco (1,off Morris), St. Louis Edmonds 2 (30,off Telemaco 2); Taguchi (2,off Telemaco).  SH–Telemaco (1,off Morris).  IBB–Thome (9,by Isringhausen); Robinson (3,by Williams).  SF–Cairo (5,off Adams).  HBP–Pujols (7,by Telemaco); Matheny (2,by Williams).  SB–Abreu (17,2nd base off Isringhausen/Matheny); Renteria (26,3rd base off Williams/Lieberthal); Matheny (1,2nd base off Williams/Lieberthal).  CS–Palmeiro (3,2nd base by Telemaco/Pratt); Edmonds (3,2nd base by Silva/Pratt).  WP–Morris (3).  HBP–Telemaco (2,Pujols); Williams (3,Matheny).  IBB–Williams (3,Robinson); Isringhausen (1,Thome).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Lazaro Diaz, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–3:21.  A–37,318.
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