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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 11, St. Louis Cardinals 9

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Boston Red Sox 11, St. Louis Cardinals 9

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SABR Article

World Series Game 1 Played on Saturday, October 23, 2004 (N) at Fenway Park

STL N    0  1  1    3  0  2    0  2  0  -   9 11  1
BOS A    4  0  3    0  0  0    2  2  x  -  11 13  4
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Renteria ss                   4   1   2   1       1   1       2   3
Walker rf                     5   1   4   2       0   0       3   0
Pujols 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       8   0
Rolen 3b                      5   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Edmonds cf                    4   2   1   0       1   2       1   0
Sanders dh                    3   1   0   0       2   2       0   0
Womack 2b                     1   1   0   0       1   0       1   2
  Anderson 2b                 2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Matheny c                     2   0   1   2       0   1       4   0
  Marquis pr                  0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Molina c                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Taguchi lf                    3   1   1   1       0   1       4   0
  Cedeno ph,lf                2   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Williams p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Haren p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Calero p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  King p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eldred p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tavarez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   9  11   6       6   9      24   9
FIELDING - 
E: Renteria (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Walker 2 (2,off Wakefield,off Arroyo); Renteria (1,off Arroyo); Anderson
(1,off Foulke).
HR: Walker (1,3rd inning off Wakefield 0 on 1 out).
SH: Womack (1,off Wakefield).
SF: Matheny 2 (2,off Wakefield 2).
HBP: Pujols (1,by Wakefield).
GDP: Rolen (1,off Wakefield).
IBB: Pujols (1,by Foulke).
Team LOB: 9.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      6   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Cabrera ss                    4   2   1   1       1   0       1   1
Ramirez lf                    5   0   3   2       0   0       1   0
Ortiz dh                      3   1   2   4       2   0       0   0
Millar 1b                     5   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
  Mientkiewicz 1b             0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Nixon rf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Kapler ph,rf                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Mueller 3b                    3   1   1   1       2   0       2   4
Mirabelli c                   3   1   1   0       0   1       6   0
  Varitek ph,c                2   1   0   0       0   1       3   0
Bellhorn 2b                   3   3   2   2       2   0       4   2
  Reese 2b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wakefield p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Arroyo p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Timlin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Embree p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Foulke p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38  11  13  11       8   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Mueller-Bellhorn-Millar.
E: Ramirez 2 (2), Millar (1), Arroyo (1).
PB: Mirabelli (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Damon (1,off Williams); Millar (1,off Williams).
HR: Ortiz (1,1st inning off Williams 2 on 1 out); Bellhorn (1,8th inning off
Tavarez 1 on 1 out).
HBP: Cabrera (1,by Williams).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Williams                      2.1   8   7   7   3   1   1  19
Haren                         3.2   2   0   0   3   1   0  16
Calero                        0.1   1   2   2   2   0   0   4
King                          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Eldred                        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Tavarez L(0-1)                1     1   2   1   0   0   1   5
Totals                        8    13  11  10   8   3   2  47
HBP: Williams (1,Cabrera).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Haren 3-2; King 2-1; Eldred 2-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wakefield                     3.2   3   5   5   5   2   1  19
Arroyo                        2.1   4   2   2   0   4   0  11
Timlin                        1.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   5
Embree                        0     1   1   0   0   0   0   1
Foulke W(1-0)                 1.2   2   0   0   1   3   0   9
Totals                        9    11   9   8   6   9   1  45
HBP: Wakefield (1,Pujols).
IBB: Foulke (1,Pujols).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Arroyo 1-0; Embree 1-0; Foulke 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Chuck Meriwether, 
LF - Gerry Davis, RF - Charlie Reliford
Official Scorer: Chaz Scoggins
Time of Game: 4:00   Attendance: 35035
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Boston Red Sox           
1. Renteria            ss        Damon               cf
2. Walker              rf        Cabrera             ss
3. Pujols              1b        Ramirez             lf
4. Rolen               3b        Ortiz               dh
5. Edmonds             cf        Millar              1b
6. Sanders             dh        Nixon               rf
7. Womack              2b        Mueller             3b
8. Matheny             c         Mirabelli           c
9. Taguchi             lf        Bellhorn            2b
   Williams            p         Wakefield           p

CARDINALS 1ST: Renteria struck out; Walker doubled to right;
Pujols popped to second; Rolen popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Damon doubled to left; Cabrera was hit by a pitch;
Ramirez flied to right [Damon to third]; Ortiz homered to right
[Damon scored, Cabrera scored]; homer on first World Series
AB; Millar doubled to left; Nixon flied to right [Millar to
third]; Mueller singled to left [Millar scored]; Mirabelli
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Red Sox 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: On a bunt Edmonds singled to third; Sanders
walked [Edmonds to second]; Womack out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Edmonds to third, Sanders to second]; Matheny
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Edmonds scored, Sanders to
third]; Taguchi struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Bellhorn singled to left; Damon lined to shortstop;
Cabrera lined to left; Ramirez singled to left [Bellhorn to
second]; Ortiz walked [Bellhorn to third, Ramirez to second];
Millar forced Ramirez (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Red Sox 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Renteria grounded out (third to first); Walker
homered to right; Pujols was hit by a pitch; Rolen grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Pujols out at second];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Nixon grounded out (second to first); Mueller
walked; Mirabelli singled to left [Mueller to third]; Bellhorn
walked [Mirabelli to second]; Damon singled to right [Mueller
scored, Mirabelli to third, Bellhorn to second]; HAREN REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Cabrera singled to left [Mirabelli scored,
Bellhorn to third, Damon to second]; Ramirez forced Cabrera
(shortstop to second) [Bellhorn scored, Damon to third]; Ortiz
walked [Ramirez to second]; Millar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Red Sox 7.

CARDINALS 4TH: Edmonds walked; Mirabelli allowed a passed ball
[Edmonds to second]; Sanders walked; Womack walked [Edmonds to
third, Sanders to second]; Matheny hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Edmonds scored, Sanders scored (error by Millar) (no RBI),
Womack to third]; Taguchi grounded out (third to first) [Womack
scored]; Renteria walked; ARROYO REPLACED WAKEFIELD (PITCHING);
Walker singled to right [Renteria to third]; Pujols forced
Walker (shortstop to second); 3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: Nixon walked; Mueller walked [Nixon to second];
Mirabelli flied to left; Bellhorn flied to right; Damon flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Red Sox 7.

CARDINALS 5TH: Rolen lined to shortstop; Edmonds was called out
on strikes; Sanders was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Cabrera grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez
singled to shortstop; Line drive down third base line
rebounded off grandstand back toward infield; Ortiz flied to
left; Millar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Red Sox 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Womack flied to right; Matheny struck out;
Taguchi singled to pitcher [Taguchi to second (error by
Arroyo)]; Renteria doubled to center [Taguchi scored]; Walker
doubled to right [Renteria scored]; Pujols struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Nixon grounded out (pitcher to first); Mueller
flied to center; VARITEK BATTED FOR MIRABELLI; Varitek struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Red Sox 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: VARITEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TIMLIN
REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Rolen flied to center; Edmonds flied
to left; Sanders grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: CALERO REPLACED HAREN (PITCHING); Bellhorn walked;
Damon grounded out (second to first) [Bellhorn to second];
Cabrera walked; Ramirez singled to center [Bellhorn scored,
Cabrera to third (on throw to home)]; KING REPLACED CALERO
(PITCHING); Ortiz singled to second [Cabrera scored, Ramirez to
second]; the ball hopped up and struck Tony Womack on the
left collarbone; he was taken for precautionary x-rays that were
negative; ANDERSON REPLACED WOMACK (PLAYING 2B); Millar
popped to catcher in foul territory; KAPLER BATTED FOR NIXON;
ELDRED REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Kapler was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Red Sox 9.

CARDINALS 8TH: MIENTKIEWICZ REPLACED MILLAR (PLAYING 1B); KAPLER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Anderson grounded out (second to
first); Matheny singled to center; CEDENO BATTED FOR TAGUCHI;
MARQUIS RAN FOR MATHENY; EMBREE REPLACED TIMLIN (PITCHING);
Cedeno singled to right [Marquis to second]; FOULKE REPLACED
EMBREE (PITCHING); Renteria singled to left [Marquis scored
(error by Ramirez) (no RBI), Cedeno to second]; Walker reached
on an error by Ramirez [Cedeno scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Renteria to third, Walker to second]; Pujols was walked
intentionally; Rolen popped to third; Edmonds was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: MOLINA REPLACED MARQUIS (PLAYING C ); CEDENO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TAVAREZ REPLACED ELDRED (PITCHING);
Mueller grounded out (second to first); Varitek reached on an
error by Renteria; Bellhorn homered to right [Varitek scored
(unearned)]; the ball struck the RF pole; Damon popped to
shortstop; Cabrera grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Red Sox 11.

CARDINALS 9TH: REESE REPLACED BELLHORN (PLAYING 2B); Sanders
struck out; Anderson doubled; Molina popped to first; Cedeno
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Red Sox 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        9  11   1    9
 Red Sox         11  13   4   12
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