New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 7, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 2004 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 1, St. Louis Cardinals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Valent 1b 4 0 1 0
Matsui ss 3 0 1 1
  McEwing 2b 1 0 0 0
Floyd lf 3 0 0 0
Cameron cf 2 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Wright 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0
Edmonds cf 3 1 0 0
Mabry rf,lf 1 0 1 1
Sanders lf 3 0 1 0
  Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Luna 2b 1 0 0 0
Matheny c 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Williams p 2 0 1 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Molina c 1 0 1 1
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York 000 001 000131
St. Louis 000 100 001250
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Benson   7.0 4 1 1 1 5
  Bottalico   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Stanton  L (0-5) 0.1 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
8.2
5
2
2
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   7.0 2 1 1 2 5
  Eldred   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Kline   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez  W (4-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
9

  E–Hidalgo (4).  2B–New York Reyes (12,off Williams), St. Louis Williams (4,off Benson); Rolen (26,off Benson).  HBP–Cameron (7,by Williams); Mabry (1,by Benson).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Walker (3,by Stanton).  Team–8.  SB–Cameron (17,2nd base off Williams/Matheny).  HBP–Benson (8,Mabry); Williams (6,Cameron).  IBB–Stanton (6,Walker).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Ramon Armendariz, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:54.  A–45,364.
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