Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals
March 31, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 31, 2003 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Milwaukee Brewers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez cf 4 0 0 1
Young 2b 5 2 3 1
Sexson 1b 4 1 1 2
Vander Wal lf 3 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  Ginter ph 1 0 1 0
Hammonds rf 5 0 1 0
Helms 3b 5 1 1 0
Perez c 4 2 2 1
Clayton ss 4 2 2 3
Sheets p 2 0 0 0
  Nance p 0 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Podsednik ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 39 9 12 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 2 1 2
Renteria ss 4 0 2 1
Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0
  Robinson pr,cf 2 1 1 1
Pujols lf 3 1 1 1
Rolen 3b 4 2 1 3
Martinez 1b 4 2 2 2
Marrero rf 4 1 0 0
Matheny c 4 1 1 0
Morris p 2 0 1 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 1
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 12 11
Milwaukee 031 000 2129122
St. Louis 000 212 06x11121
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Sheets   5.0 5 3 2 3 2
  Nance   0.2 2 2 0 0 0
  Leskanic   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino   1.1 1 2 2 1 2
  DeJean  L (0-1) 0.2 3 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
8
6
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   7.0 8 6 5 2 4
  Springer  W (1-0) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Fassero   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Eldred   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Kline  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
2
7

  E–Sexson (1), Nance (1), Rolen (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  PB–Perez (1).  2B–Milwaukee Clayton (1,off Morris); Young (1,off Eldred), St. Louis Morris (1,off Sheets); Renteria (1,off Leskanic); Vina (1,off DeJean).  3B–St. Louis Palmeiro (1,off Vizcaino).  HR–Milwaukee Clayton (1,2nd inning off Morris 2 on, 1 out); Young (1,3rd inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out); Perez (1,8th inning off Springer 0 on, 1 out); Sexson (1,9th inning off Eldred 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis Martinez (1,4th inning off Sheets 1 on, 1 out); Rolen (1,8th inning off DeJean 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Sanchez (1,off Morris); Vina (1,off Nance).  SH–Morris (1,off Nance).  IBB–Pujols (1,by DeJean).  SB–Robinson (1,2nd base off DeJean/Perez).  IBB–DeJean (1,Pujols).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–3:03.  A–49,561.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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