Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 6, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hairston lf 5 2 2 0
Perez ss 5 0 3 1
Lee 1b 5 2 2 2
Burnitz rf 4 0 2 0
Garciaparra 3b 4 0 1 1
Walker 2b 4 0 1 0
Barrett c 4 0 1 0
Patterson cf 3 1 1 1
Rusch p 4 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 4 0 2 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 0 0
Molina c 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Seabol ph 1 0 0 0
  Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 1 0 1 0
Taguchi lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Nunez 3b 3 1 1 0
Luna rf,2b 3 1 1 1
Morris p 1 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Gall lf 2 0 1 1
  Schumaker pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago 201 101 0005130
St. Louis 000 000 020262
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  W (6-8) 7.2 4 2 2 1 3
  Williamson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Ohman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dempster  SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (14-7) 4.1 9 4 3 1 0
  Flores   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Thompson   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Eldred   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
2
4

  E–Luna 2 (3).  DP–Chicago 1. Perez-Lee, St. Louis 1. Eckstein-Luna-Pujols.  2B–Chicago Hairston 2 (24,off Morris 2); Perez (27,off Morris), St. Louis Luna (6,off Rusch).  HR–Chicago Lee (40,3rd inning off Morris 0 on 1 out); Patterson (13,6th inning off Flores 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  CS–Perez (3,2nd base by Eldred/Molina).  SB–Schumaker (1,2nd base off Williamson/Barrett).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–2:37.  A–47,292.
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