Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 2, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Bass cf 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Puhl rf 2 0 1 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ss 0 0 0 0
Pena ss 3 1 1 1
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailey c 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 4 1 1 0
Herr 2b 3 1 1 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 0
Smith L. lf 3 1 1 1
  Hendrick rf 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf,lf 3 0 0 1
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Green 1b 4 1 1 1
Smith O. ss 3 0 0 0
Horton p 3 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 3
Houston 000 010 000142
St. Louis 310 000 00x452
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (13-10) 4.2 5 4 3 3 4
  Calhoun   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Solano   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
5
4
3
5
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Horton  W (9-3) 7.2 4 1 1 4 4
  Sutter  SV (37) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
5
4

  E–Pena (3), Niekro (2), Pendleton (10), O Smith (9).  PB–Ashby (13).  2B–Houston Davis (1,off Horton), St. Louis L Smith (16,off Niekro).  HR–Houston Pena (1,5th inning off Horton 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Green (12,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SB–McGee (33,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); L Smith (38,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); O Smith (26,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Pendleton 2 (14,2nd base off Solano/Ashby,3rd base off Solano/Ashby).  T–2:17.  A–16,789.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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