Cardinals 8-1 Royals (22 Jun, 2003) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

39-34, 23-13 home


KC
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
2	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	-	8	14	0

W. Williams9-2

8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

D. May0-4

6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- A Pujols to third on passed ball by B Mayne.
  0
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- M Tucker stole second.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- D. May pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- J. Gilfillan pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- E Renteria to third, T Martinez to second on wild pitch by J Gilfillan.
  1
  6
- A Guiel hit for J Gilfillan.
  1
  6
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- O Palmeiro hit for W Williams.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- R. Bukvich pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- O Palmeiro in right field.
  1
  8
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- S. Kline pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
10
Cardinals
4

Game 1

21/6

Royals
1
Cardinals
8

Game 2

22/6

Royals
5
Cardinals
2

Game 3

22/6

Busch Stadium I

1:10 AM, 22 June 2003

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 44,473

Game Time:2:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster
First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Third Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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