Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 23, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 2006 at Busch Stadium III. 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 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 4 3 2 0
Cedeno ss 3 1 2 1
Walker 1b 3 0 2 3
  Mabry ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 1 1 2
Barrett c 4 0 0 0
Jones rf 4 1 1 1
Murton lf 3 0 0 0
Perez 2b 4 0 0 0
Maddux p 3 1 1 0
  Restovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0
  Schumaker ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0
  Luna ph,ss 1 0 1 1
Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 0 3 0
  Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez lf 4 1 2 0
Molina c 3 0 0 0
  Hancock p 0 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0
Miles 2b 4 0 1 0
Marquis p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett c 2 1 2 2
Totals 36 3 10 3
Chicago 001 120 300790
St. Louis 000 000 0123103
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (4-0) 7.0 5 0 0 1 4
  Novoa   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Dempster   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis  L (3-1) 6.0 7 7 4 2 2
  Thompson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hancock   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Flores   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
2
3

  E–Miles 2 (3), Marquis (1), Miles 2 (3), Marquis (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Eckstein-Miles-Pujols, Flores-Luna-Pujols, St. Louis 2. Eckstein-Miles-Pujols, Flores-Luna-Pujols.  2B–Chicago Pierre (3,off Marquis); Cedeno (6,off Marquis), St. Louis Rolen 2 (4,off Maddux 2); Bennett 2 (2,off Novoa,off Dempster); Luna (2,off Novoa); Edmonds (4,off Dempster)..  3B–Chicago Cedeno (2,off Marquis).  HR–Chicago Jones (2,4th inning off Marquis 0 on 0 out); Ramirez (3,5th inning off Marquis 1 on 2 out).  SH–Cedeno 2 (4,off Marquis 2); Pierre (3,off Marquis).  HBP–Walker (1,by Marquis).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  CS–Rolen (2,2nd base by Maddux/Barrett); Rolen (2,2nd base by Maddux/Barrett).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Alfonso Marquez.  T–2:22.  A–41,373.
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