New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 9, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 2005 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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New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 0 1 0
Cairo 2b 4 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 1 1 0
Floyd lf 4 1 2 0
Wright 3b 4 0 1 1
Jacobs 1b 4 0 1 0
Diaz rf 4 0 1 0
Castro c 2 0 1 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
Seo p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 4 1 2 0
Taguchi lf 4 0 2 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 0 1
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
Walker rf 4 1 1 1
Nunez 3b 4 1 1 0
Molina c 2 0 1 0
Luna 2b 3 0 1 1
Marquis p 3 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
New York 000 002 000281
St. Louis 100 000 11x382
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seo  L (7-2) 8.0 8 3 3 1 5
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis  W (12-13) 8.0 8 2 1 1 4
  Isringhausen  SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
1
5

  E–Wright (20), Walker (1), Luna (4).  DP–St. Louis 1. Nunez-Luna-Pujols.  2B–New York Castro (15,off Marquis), St. Louis Taguchi (19,off Seo).  HR–St. Louis Walker (13,8th inning off Seo 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Molina (8,off Seo).  Team–6.  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:15.  A–45,616.
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