October 9, 2002 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2002 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1
2002 postseason: WS: ANA-SFG / ALCS: ANA-MIN / NLCS: SFG-STL / Div. Series: ANA-NYY / MIN-OAK / SFG-ATL / STL-ARI

Game 1
SFG  9
@STL  6
Game 2
SFG  4
@STL  1
Game 3
STL  5
@SFG  4
Game 4
SFG  4
STL  3
Game 5
SFG  2
STL  1

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 52,175

Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 3:31

Giants

Dusty Baker

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  4  1   0  1  2   0  0  0    9 11  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  2  2   0  1  0    6 11  0

W: K Rueter (1-0), L: M Morris (0-1), S: R Nen (1)

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   3   2   1    1   0  .500 1.850   16    3   0   HR,SB
R Aurilia SS                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   12    4   2   SH
J Kent 2B                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .400  .800   18    2   3   
B Bonds LF                    2   2   1   2    3   0  .500 2.300   28    1   0   3B
B Santiago C                  5   1   3   4    0   0  .600 1.800   13    4   1   HR,GDP
J Snow 1B                     4   0   1   0    1   2  .250  .650   25    8   1   
R Sanders RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    4   0   
D Bell 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250   12    0   4   HR
K Rueter P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    1   1   
  F Rodriguez P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       36   9  11   9    5   7              151   27  13

BATTING

3B: B Bonds (1, off M Morris).

HR: K Lofton (1, off M Morris; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); D Bell (1, off M Morris; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); B Santiago (1, off M Crudale; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: R Aurilia (1, off M Morris).

TB: B Santiago 6; K Lofton 5; D Bell 4; B Bonds 3; J Kent 2; R Aurilia; J Snow.

GIDP: B Santiago (1).

RBI: B Santiago 4 (4); B Bonds 2 (2); K Lofton (1); D Bell (1); R Aurilia (1).

2-out RBI: B Santiago 4; B Bonds 2; K Lofton; R Aurilia.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Rueter-R Aurilia-J Snow.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (1, 2nd base off M Morris/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   20    2   3   
E Marrero RF                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .900   26    5   0   2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .500 1.350   24    1   0   2B
A Pujols LF                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .250 1.400   19    0   0   HR
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .650   17    0   0   HBP,GDP
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14   10   0   
M Cairo 3B                    4   2   3   2    0   1  .750 2.250   18    1   2   HR
M Matheny C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   17    7   0   
M Morris P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   0   SH
  M Crudale P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Robinson PH               0   0   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   CS
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Drew PH                   1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 5.000    6    0   0   HR
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       35   6  11   6    4   4              169   27   8

BATTING

2B: E Marrero (1, off K Rueter); J Edmonds (1, off K Rueter).

HR: A Pujols (1, off K Rueter; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); M Cairo (1, off K Rueter; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Drew (1, off T Worrell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: M Morris (1, off K Rueter).

HBP: E Renteria (1, by K Rueter).

TB: M Cairo 6; J Drew 4; A Pujols 4; J Edmonds 3; E Marrero 2; M Matheny; E Renteria; T Martinez.

GIDP: E Renteria (1).

RBI: A Pujols 2 (2); M Cairo 2 (2); J Drew (1); F Vina (1).

2-out RBI: A Pujols 2; J Drew.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Cairo-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Robinson (1, 2nd base by F Rodriguez/B Santiago).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants       IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
K Rueter, W (1-0)           5     9   5   5    1   1   2   9.00   25   94-56     8-4     29    - 
F Rodriguez                 2     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    8   38-20     0-4          0-0
T Worrell                   1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4   19-11     1-1          0-0
R Nen, S (1)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   18-13     1-1          0-0
Totals                      9    11   6   6    4   4   3          41  169-100   10-10         0-0

St. Louis Cardinals        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
M Morris, L (0-1)           4.1  10   7   7    4   2   2  14.54   26   88-46     5-4     13    - 
M Crudale                   1.2   1   2   2    1   2   1  10.80    7   29-15     1-2          0-0
D Veres                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   18-15     1-3          0-0
S Kline                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   16-11     2-0          0-0
Totals                      9    11   9   9    5   7   3          42  151-87     9-9          0-0

K Rueter faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: K Rueter (1; E Renteria).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 3:31.

Attendance: 52,175.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. K Lofton             CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. R Aurilia            SS    2. E Marrero            RF 
3. J Kent               2B    3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. B Bonds              LF    4. A Pujols             LF 
5. B Santiago           C     5. E Renteria           SS 
6. J Snow               1B    6. T Martinez           1B 
7. R Sanders            RF    7. M Cairo              3B 
8. D Bell               3B    8. M Matheny            C  
9. K Rueter             P     9. M Morris             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5  K Lofton        Walk
   O      1--  1  R Aurilia       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  5  J Kent          Groundout: 2B-1B; Lofton to 3B
          --3  4  B Bonds         Walk
   R      1-3  4  B Santiago      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lofton Scores; Bonds to 2B
          12-  4  J Snow          Walk; Bonds to 3B; Santiago to 2B
   O      123  3  R Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  F Vina          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4  E Marrero       Double to RF
          -2-  5  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      12-  1  A Pujols        Popfly: RF
          12-  4  E Renteria      Hit By Pitch; Marrero to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
   O      123  2  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  K Rueter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  K Lofton        Single to CF
          1--     R Aurilia       Lofton Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5  " "             Single to RF; Lofton Scores
          1--  4  J Kent          Single to CF; Aurilia to 2B
   RR     12-  4  B Bonds         Triple to CF; Aurilia Scores; Kent Scores
   R      --3  2  B Santiago      Single to RF; Bonds Scores
          1--  4  J Snow          Single to RF; Santiago to 3B
   O      1-3  1  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Kirk Rueter facing 7-8-9
          ---  4  M Cairo         Single to RF
          1--  5  M Matheny       Single to CF; Cairo to 2B
   O      12-  2  M Morris        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Cairo to 3B; Matheny to 2B
   RO     -23  4  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B; Cairo Scores; Matheny to 3B
   O      --3  2  E Marrero       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  D Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  K Rueter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  2  K Lofton        Home Run (RF)
   O      ---  2  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Kirk Rueter facing 3-4-5
          ---  5  J Edmonds       Single to LF
   O      1--  5  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  4  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Matt Morris facing 3-4-5
          ---  2  J Kent          Single to CF
          1--  4  B Bonds         Walk; Kent to 2B
   OO     12-  2  B Santiago      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Bonds to 2B
   O      -2-  6  J Snow          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Kirk Rueter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4  M Cairo         Single to RF
   O      1--  4  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1  M Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  R Sanders       Lineout: P
   R      ---  3  D Bell          Home Run (CF)
                  Mike Crudale replaces Matt Morris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  K Rueter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  E Marrero       Popfly: RF
          ---  4  J Edmonds       Double to RF
   RR     -2-  2  A Pujols        Home Run (CF); Edmonds Scores
   O      ---  6  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mike Crudale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  B Bonds         Walk
   RR     1--  3  B Santiago      Home Run (LF); Bonds Scores
   O      ---  7  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, Kirk Rueter facing 6-7-8
          ---  3  T Martinez      Single to LF
   RR     1--  6  M Cairo         Home Run (LF); Martinez Scores
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Kirk Rueter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  M Matheny       Lineout: SS
                  Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Mike Crudale batting 9th
          ---  5  K Robinson      Walk
   O      1--  2  F Vina          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3  E Marrero       Robinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-5, Dave Veres facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Veres replaces Kerry Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  D Bell          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  F Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-9, Felix Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6  E Marrero       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          ---  7  A Pujols        Walk
          1--  1  E Renteria      Single to LF; Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  4  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-5, Dave Veres facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  K Lofton        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3  R Aurilia       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2  J Kent          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-9, Tim Worrell facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Worrell replaces Felix Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  M Matheny       Lineout: SS
                  J.D. Drew pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 9th
   R      ---  6  J Drew          Home Run (RF)
   O      ---  6  F Vina          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-6, Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Kline replaces J.D. Drew pitching and batting 9th
   O      --- 10  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  B Santiago      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-9, Robb Nen facing 2-3-4
                  Robb Nen replaces Tim Worrell pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7  E Marrero       Walk
   O      1--  5  J Edmonds       Lineout: RF
   O      1--  4  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Cardinals 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN200210090

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