Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 22, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 5 2 2 0
Reynolds ss 5 1 2 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 2
Mumphrey cf 5 0 1 0
Cabell 1b 5 0 0 1
Knight 3b 5 0 2 0
Bailey c 4 1 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 0 0 0 0
  Scott pr 0 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 1 1
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 5 0 2 1
Smith O. ss 5 0 1 0
Smith L. lf 5 0 1 0
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 1 1 0
Van Slyke rf 3 1 3 2
McGee cf 5 0 0 0
Green 1b 5 0 0 0
Stuper p 1 0 0 0
  Howe ph 1 1 1 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Hendrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 10 3
Houston 100 020 000 014112
St. Louis 000 012 000 003100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   6.0 8 3 3 0 0
  Ruhle   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Dawley  W (3-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  LaCoss  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
10
3
3
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper   5.0 9 3 3 1 1
  Lahti   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Allen   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Sutter  L (1-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
4
4
3
3

  E–Cabell (1).  DP–Houston 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Puhl (2,off Stuper); Knight (7,off Stuper); Bailey (2,off Sutter), St. Louis Herr (2,off Niekro); O Smith (5,off Dawley).  3B–St. Louis Van Slyke (1,off Niekro).  HR–St. Louis Van Slyke (2,6th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Doran (2,off Allen).  SF–Cruz (3,off Stuper).  IBB–Van Slyke (4,by Ruhle); Porter (3,by Dawley).  SB–L Smith (7,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey); Van Slyke (3,2nd base off LaCoss/Bailey).  IBB–Ruhle (4,Van Slyke); Dawley (4,Porter).  T–2:50.  A–15,884.
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