6 years ago today
The 2003 Cubs completed one of the more memorable series with the Cardinals in recent years. The 7-6 win over the Cardinals would put the Cubs a 1/2 game behind the first place Astros and gave the Cubs 4 of 5 in the series at Wrigley Field.
- Game 1 — Cubs 7 – Cardinals 0
- Game 2 — Cubs 4 – Cardinals 2 (15 innings)
- Game 3 — Cardinals 2 – Cubs 0
- Game 4 — Cubs 8 – Cardinals 7 (Redbirds led 6-0 after 5-1/2)
- Game 5 — Cubs 7 – Cardinals 6 (is below)
Thursday, September 4, 2003, 1:20PM
Time of Game: 3:33
| Cardinals
6
73-68
Lost 2
3rd, 1 GB
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Cardinals 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 12 1
Cubs 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 7 10 1
|
Cubs
7
73-67
Won 2
2nd, ½ GB
|
Batting Stats
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B Hart 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .277 .717 31 18 1 2 2·2B,GDP J Drew CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .292 .877 21 15 3 0 SH A Pujols 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .362 1.107 14 9 7 0 2B,SB S Rolen 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 .285 .915 26 15 0 1 SB E Renteria SS 2 1 0 0 3 1 .325 .861 25 6 2 1 M Cairo LF 5 1 0 2 0 0 .260 .694 19 12 3 0 SB C Widger C 3 0 1 2 0 1 .173 .449 17 10 3 1 2B T Martinez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .787 5 1 0 0 J Simontacchi PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .297 0 0 M DeJean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0 0 F Vina PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .771 4 2 0 0 HBP S Taguchi RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .346 .909 12 8 2 0 J Pearce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M Matheny PH-C 1 0 1 1 0 0 .245 .649 3 1 2 0 K Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .605 4 3 0 0 B Tomko P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .610 7 6 0 0 O Palmeiro RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .667 15 9 1 0 Totals 37 6 12 0 6 8 203 115 24 6
Batting Events
2B: C Widger (4, off S Estes); A Pujols (45, off S Estes); B Hart 2 (11, 2 off S Estes).
SH: J Drew (2, off S Estes).
HBP: F Vina (10, by J Borowski).
TB: B Hart 4; A Pujols 3; J Drew 2; S Rolen 2; C Widger 2; M Matheny; B Tomko; S Taguchi.
GIDP: B Hart (3).
RBI: C Widger 2 (9); M Cairo 2 (27); A Pujols (115); M Matheny (41).
2-out RBI: C Widger 2.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding Events
E: B Hart (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: A Pujols (4, 3rd base off S Estes/P Bako); S Rolen (11, 2nd base off S Estes/P Bako); M Cairo (3, 2nd base off S Estes/P Bako).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details K Lofton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .290 .778 17 10 2 1 M Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .310 .780 9 7 3 2 2B M Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 D Miller C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .692 2 1 2 0 S Sosa RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .939 6 5 3 0 T O'Leary RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .605 3 3 0 0 SH M Alou LF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .288 .839 21 13 1 0 2B A Ramirez 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .269 .774 13 7 0 1 HBP E Karros 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .292 .805 21 15 7 0 T Wellemeyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0 0 T Womack 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .234 .576 3 3 1 0 SB A Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 .227 .698 14 10 1 6 SF P Bako C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .223 .619 19 9 5 1 K Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 J Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S Estes P 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .441 1 1 0 2 SF T Goodwin PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295 .705 5 3 0 0 2B R Simon 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .721 7 4 2 0 Totals 32 7 10 0 3 5 141 91 27 13
Batting Events
2B: M Grudzielanek (32, off B Tomko); T Goodwin (8, off B Tomko); M Alou (33, off B Tomko).
SF: S Estes (1, off B Tomko); A Gonzalez (3, off B Tomko).
SH: T O’Leary (1, off B Tomko).
HBP: A Ramirez (10, by M DeJean).
TB: M Grudzielanek 3; M Alou 2; T Goodwin 2; R Simon; E Karros; P Bako; T Womack; A Ramirez; K Lofton.
RBI: M Grudzielanek 2 (25); S Estes (3); A Gonzalez (54); E Karros (32); T Womack (22); M Alou (84).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. S Estes-A Gonzalez-M Grudzielanek-E Karros.
E: P Bako (5).
Baserunning Events
SB: T Womack (13, 2nd base off M DeJean/M Matheny).
Pitching Stats
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA B Tomko 4.1 7 6 5 1 2 0 5.11 22 77-52 41· 2· 9 7·12· 3· 0 28 - 1.21 -0.56 J Pearce 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 7 26-18 8· 4· 6 3· 3· 0· 0 1-0 1.21 0.12 M DeJean, L (5-8) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.81 6 21-10 4· 3· 3 1· 1· 1· 0 0-0 1.77 -0.21 S Kline 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.11 4 15-9 5· 1· 3 2· 1· 0· 0 3-0 0.94 0.09 Totals 8 10 7 6 3 5 0 39 139-89 58·10·21 13·17· 4· 0 4-0
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA S Estes 5 9 5 5 3 3 0 6.06 26 110-65 39· 4·22 12· 8· 2· 0 29 - 1.41 -0.33 T Wellemeyer, H (1) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 6.66 7 37-19 10· 1· 8 2· 2· 1· 0 0-0 1.65 0.05 M Remlinger, BS (1), W (6-5) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.92 5 24-13 6· 4· 3 1· 1· 0· 0 1-1 2.90 -0.01 K Farnsworth, H (14) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.19 3 11-6 3· 0· 3 0· 2· 1· 0 0-0 1.58 0.07 J Borowski, S (24) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.85 4 15-10 5· 1· 4 1· 1· 0· 0 0-0 3.00 0.17 Totals 9 12 6 6 6 8 0 45 197-113 63·10·40 16·14· 4· 0 1-1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Borowski (1; F Vina); M DeJean (2; A Ramirez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires: HP – Bill Hohn, 1B – Eric Cooper, 2B – Tim Timmons, 3B – Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 3:33.
Attendance: 35,129.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

















