Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 21, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1984 at Busch Stadium II. The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 5 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 5 1 1 1
Cruz lf 5 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 1b 3 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 2 0
Bailey c 4 1 3 0
Doran 2b 3 0 1 0
Ryan p 2 0 2 1
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Smith L. lf 3 0 1 0
Hendrick rf,1b,rf 2 1 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 0
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Van Slyke 1b 1 0 0 0
  Landrum ph,rf 2 0 1 2
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Horton p 2 0 1 0
  Howe ph 1 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Green 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston 210 000 000–3120
St. Louis 000 002 000–261
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (5-2) 5.0 2 0 0 3 7
  Ruhle   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  DiPino  SV (6) 3.2 2 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
14
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (0-4) 1.0 6 3 3 2 0
  Horton   5.0 5 0 0 2 3
  Rucker   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Sutter   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
4
6
  E–Hendrick (3).  DP–St. Louis 1.  3B–Houston Reynolds (2,off Forsch); Cruz (3,off Forsch).  CS–Mumphrey (3,2nd base by Forsch/Porter); O Smith (1,2nd base by DiPino/Bailey).  WP–Forsch (4).  T–2:20.  A–18,634.
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