New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 4, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 2012 at Busch Stadium III. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 1, St. Louis Cardinals 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Tejada ss 4 0 2 0
Cedeno 2b 4 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 0 2 0
Hairston rf 3 0 2 0
  Baxter ph,rf 0 0 0 1
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Shoppach c 3 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
Bay lf 3 0 1 0
  Duda ph 1 0 0 0
Torres cf 3 0 0 0
  Valdespin ph 1 0 0 0
Harvey p 2 0 0 0
  Hampson p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 1 1 0
  Familia p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Jay cf 4 0 2 1
Carpenter 1b 3 0 0 1
Holliday lf 3 0 0 0
  Chambers pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Craig rf 4 0 1 0
Molina c 3 1 2 0
Freese 3b 4 1 2 1
Schumaker 2b 4 1 1 1
Descalso ss 3 1 2 1
Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Lynn p 0 0 0 0
  Berkman ph 1 0 0 0
  Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 10 5
New York 000 000 010190
St. Louis 030 001 10x5102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harvey  L(3-4) 5.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Hampson   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Ramirez   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Familia   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(4-6) 7.1 9 1 0 0 5
  Lynn   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Rosenthal   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–M. Carpenter (7), Descalso (12).  DP–New York 1. Cedeno-Tejada-Murphy, St. Louis 2. Freese-Schumaker-M. Carpenter, Freese-Schumaker-M. Carpenter.  PB–Shoppach (2).  SF–Baxter (2,off Lynn); M. Carpenter (7,off Harvey).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Garcia 3 (4,off Harvey 2,off Hampson).  HBP–Jay (13,by Harvey).  Team–9.  SB–Descalso (5,3rd base off Hampson/Shoppach).  U-HP–David Rackley, 1B–Cory Blaser, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:51.  A–34,108.
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