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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 23, 2000
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 23, 2000 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Ritchie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Ankiel |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,288 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Matt Hollowell 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Mark Hirschbeck 3B: Dan Iassogna |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
| Enrique Wilson | Second Baseman |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Alex Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Keith Osik | Catcher |
| Todd Ritchie | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fernando Vina | Second Baseman |
| J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
| Jim Edmonds | Center Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Left Fielder |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| Carlos Hernandez | Catcher |
| Rick Ankiel | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 23, 2000
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ankiel
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ankiel
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Ankiel
There goes Wilson. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Renteria applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Ankiel
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Ankiel
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Ritchie
Vina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Ritchie
Drew strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Ritchie
Edmonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritchie
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Ankiel
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Ankiel
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Ankiel
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osik vs. Ankiel
Osik hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Ritchie
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Ritchie
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Ritchie
Renteria hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ritchie vs. Ankiel
Ritchie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ankiel
Brown takes first base on ball four. Ritchie moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Ankiel
Wilson bunts towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. Ritchie moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Giles vs. Ankiel
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Young vs. Ankiel
Young hits a popup in front of the plate. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Ankiel
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ritchie
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Ritchie
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Ritchie
Vina hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brown, who is chasing the ball. Vina reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Drew vs. Ritchie
Drew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Ankiel
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Ankiel
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Ankiel
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Ritchie
Edmonds hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritchie
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. Ritchie
Tatis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Tatis reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Ritchie
Lankford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez who is chasing the ball. Lankford reaches third base with a triple. Tatis scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Renteria vs. Ritchie
Renteria strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Ritchie
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ritchie vs. Ankiel
Ritchie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ankiel
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ankiel
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Ankiel
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Ankiel
Giles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Ritchie
Ankiel hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Ritchie
Vina hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Ritchie
Drew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Edmonds vs. Ritchie
Edmonds hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ankiel
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Ankiel
Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Ankiel
Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Ankiel
There goes Young. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Ankiel
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ritchie
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Ritchie
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Ritchie
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Ritchie
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Ankiel
Osik hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ankiel
Emil Brown pinch hits for Todd Ritchie.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ankiel
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ankiel
Wilson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Ankiel
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Ankiel covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Wallace
Jeff Wallace now pitching.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Wallace
Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Rick Ankiel.
Dunston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vina vs. Wallace
Vina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Wallace
Drew hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Young strikes out. Hernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Young out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Timlin
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Drew who is chasing the ball. Ramirez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Vander Wal vs. Christiansen
John Vander Wal pinch hits for Alex Ramirez. Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Vander Wal strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Morris vs. Veres
Dave Veres now pitching. Warren Morris pinch hits for Pat Meares.
Morris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Osik vs. Veres
Osik hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Sauerbeck
Enrique Wilson now playing shortstop. John Vander Wal now playing right field. Warren Morris now playing second base. Scott Sauerbeck now pitching
Edmonds hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sauerbeck
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Sauerbeck
Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Sauerbeck
Lankford is hit by the pitch. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renteria vs. Loiselle
Rich Loiselle now pitching.
Renteria hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tatis scores. Lankford moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Loiselle
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Veres vs. Loiselle
Veres hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Veres
Jason Kendall pinch hits for Rich Loiselle.
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Veres
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Veres
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Veres
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vina scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/2000 -- Pittsburgh at St. Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Brown A, cf 4 0 2 0 Vina F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilson E, 2b-ss 4 1 2 1 Drew J, rf 4 0 1 0
Giles B, lf 3 0 0 0 Edmonds J, cf 4 1 1 1
Young K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 4 2 3 1
Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Tatis F, 3b 4 2 2 1
Ramirez A, rf 3 0 1 0 Lankford R, lf 2 0 1 1
Vander Wal J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Renteria E, ss 4 0 1 1
Meares P, ss 3 0 0 0 Hernandez C, c 4 0 0 0
Morris W, ph-2b 0 0 0 0 Ankiel R, p 2 0 0 0
Osik K, c 4 1 1 1 Dunston S, ph 0 0 0 0
Ritchie T, p 2 0 1 0 Timlin M, p 0 0 0 0
Brown E, ph 1 0 0 0 Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0
Wallace J, p 0 0 0 0 Veres D, p 1 0 0 0
Sauerbeck S, p 0 0 0 0
Loiselle R, p 0 0 0 0
Kendall J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 33 5 10 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 200 -- 2
St. Louis 100 200 02x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ritchie T (L) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4
Wallace J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Sauerbeck S 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Loiselle R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Ankiel R (W) 7.0 6 2 2 4 6
Timlin M 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Christiansen J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Veres D (S) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, St. Louis 7
2B -- Clark W, Tatis F
3B -- Vina F, Lankford R, Ramirez A
HR -- Edmonds J, Osik K, Wilson E, Clark W
SB -- Young K
CS -- Wilson E
SH -- Wilson E
HBP -- by Sauerbeck S (Lankford R)
WP -- Ankiel R
T -- 2:45
A -- 31288
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