St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
August 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2008 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 12, Chicago Cubs 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schumaker cf 5 2 2 1
Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0
  Izturis ss 2 1 1 0
Pujols 1b 4 3 2 1
Ludwick rf 4 1 2 2
Lopez lf 4 2 2 1
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Ankiel ph 1 0 1 0
  Pineiro pr 0 1 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Glaus 3b 5 2 3 5
Molina c 4 0 2 2
Wellemeyer p 2 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Mather lf 2 0 0 0
Miles ss,2b 4 0 1 0
Totals 40 12 16 12
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 0 2 1
Theriot ss 4 0 1 0
Lee 1b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
  Cedeno 3b 0 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
DeRosa 2b,rf,2b 4 1 1 1
Fukudome rf 2 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Soto c 2 1 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Zambrano p 1 1 1 1
  Fontenot 2b 1 0 1 0
  Blanco ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
St. Louis 102 240 00312160
Chicago 011 000 100380
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wellemeyer  W(9-4) 6.2 6 3 3 1 5
  Villone   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Springer   1.1 1 0 0 0 4
  Thompson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  L(12-5) 4.1 10 9 9 1 3
  Marshall   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Gaudin   2.0 5 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
1
1

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1. Glaus-Kennedy-Pujols, Chicago 1. Theriot-Fontenot-Lee.  2B–St. Louis Schumaker (19,off Zambrano).  HR–St. Louis Schumaker (7,3rd inning off Zambrano 0 on 1 out); Pujols (24,3rd inning off Zambrano 0 on 2 out); Glaus 2 (21,4th inning off Zambrano 1 on 0 out,5th inning off Zambrano 2 on 1 out), Chicago DeRosa (13,2nd inning off Wellemeyer 0 on 1 out); Zambrano (3,3rd inning off Wellemeyer 0 on 0 out).  SH–Wellemeyer (9,off Zambrano).  SF–Ludwick (6,off Gaudin).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  U-HP–James Hoye, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–3:03.  A–41,436.
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