Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 21, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1983 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 3 0
Puhl rf 5 0 1 0
Thon ss 5 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 1
Knight 1b 4 1 2 0
Walling 3b 3 0 2 0
Mumphrey cf 3 0 1 1
Mizerock c 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 2 2 1
McGee cf 4 1 2 2
Van Slyke 3b 3 0 0 0
Hendrick 1b 4 0 4 2
Iorg rf 4 0 1 0
  Green pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 0 0 0
Ramsey ss 3 1 1 0
Cox p 3 1 1 0
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 12 5
Houston 010 000 0102101
St. Louis 200 012 00x5122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (12-6) 6.0 10 5 4 3 5
  Ruhle   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
5
4
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  W (1-1) 7.2 8 2 1 0 5
  Allen   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Sutter  SV (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
1
5

  E–Mizerock (3), Hendrick (4), Cox (1).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Knight (31,off Cox), St. Louis L Smith (22,off Ryan); Porter (16,off Ryan).  HR–Houston Cruz (11,8th inning off Cox 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Mumphrey (1,off Cox).  SB–L Smith (31,2nd base off Ryan/Mizerock).  CS–Porter (3,Home by Ryan/Mizerock).  WP–Allen (6).  T–2:33.  A–31,962.
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