Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 31, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1984 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 2 2
Cabell 1b 4 1 2 1
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0
Puhl rf 3 1 2 1
Bailey c 3 1 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 1
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 5 1 1 0
Herr 2b 4 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 5 1 1 0
Hendrick rf 3 2 1 0
Smith L. lf 2 2 1 4
  Van Slyke lf 0 0 0 0
Green 1b 3 0 1 1
Porter c 4 0 1 2
Smith O. ss 4 0 0 0
LaPoint p 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 2 0 2 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7
Houston 130 000 001592
St. Louis 400 030 00x790
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (11-9) 4.2 8 7 7 2 6
  Solano   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Sambito   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint   1.1 4 4 4 2 2
  Allen  W (8-5) 5.2 3 0 0 0 1
  Sutter  SV (36) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
3

  E–Doran (11), Reynolds (18).  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–Bailey (17).  2B–Houston Reynolds (15,off LaPoint); Doran 2 (16,off LaPoint,off Allen); Puhl (16,off Allen); Mumphrey (18,off Sutter), St. Louis Porter (12,off Ryan).  HR–Houston Cabell (8,1st inning off LaPoint 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis L Smith (6,1st inning off Ryan 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Green (3,off Ryan).  IBB–Hendrick (2,by Ryan).  CS–Puhl (7,Home by Allen/Porter).  SB–Pendleton (12,2nd base off Ryan/Bailey); Green (16,2nd base off Ryan/Bailey); L Smith (36,2nd base off Sambito/Bailey).  IBB–Ryan (2,Hendrick).  T–2:32.  A–20,276.
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