Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 24, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 2005 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 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hairston cf 5 0 1 0
Walker 2b 5 1 1 0
Lee 1b 1 2 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 3 2 2
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 1 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Rusch p 0 0 0 0
Perez ss 5 1 1 4
Blanco c 5 1 4 2
Prior p 2 0 0 0
  Macias ph 1 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Gerut lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 10 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 5 0 1 1
Nunez 3b 4 1 3 1
Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 5 1 1 1
Mabry rf 5 1 2 1
Grudzielanek 2b 5 0 1 0
Taguchi lf 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Suppan p 2 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
  Seabol ph 0 0 0 0
  Luna pr 0 1 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 8 4
Chicago 010 100 020 48101
St. Louis 300 000 001 0481
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Prior   6.0 5 3 3 3 2
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Ohman   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Novoa   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dempster  W (3-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Rusch   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
5
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan   6.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Thompson   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  King   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Isringhausen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Reyes  L (3-2) 1.0 3 4 4 2 1
Totals
10.0
10
8
8
5
3

  E–Ramirez (12), Pujols (8).  DP–St. Louis 1. Grudzielanek-Eckstein-Pujols.  2B–Chicago Hollandsworth (15,off Suppan); Walker (15,off Alberto Reyes), St. Louis Grudzielanek (17,off Prior).  HR–Chicago Blanco (3,2nd inning off Suppan 0 on 2 out); Ramirez (27,8th inning off Tavarez 1 on 2 out); Perez (8,10th inning off Alberto Reyes 3 on 2 out), St. Louis Nunez (5,1st inning off Prior 0 on 1 out); Edmonds (17,1st inning off Prior 0 on 2 out); Mabry (5,1st inning off Prior 0 on 2 out).  SH–Burnitz (1,off Alberto Reyes).  IBB–Lee (11,by Alberto Reyes); Ramirez (4,by Alberto Reyes).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–Luna (3,2nd base off Dempster/Blanco).  CS–Nunez (1,2nd base by Wuertz/Blanco).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–CB Bucknor, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:40.  A–49,762.
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