Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 26, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1986 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 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 1 0 0
Puhl rf 4 1 3 1
Cruz lf 3 0 2 0
  Hatcher lf 0 0 0 0
Walling 3b 3 1 1 2
  Garner ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Bass cf 4 0 1 0
  Walker cf 0 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 1 1
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 1 1 0
Deshaies p 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Landrum rf 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 1 1 0
Heath c 3 0 1 1
Smith ss 2 0 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph 1 0 0 0
  Bargar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Houston 000 220 000490
St. Louis 010 000 000131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (1-1) 7.0 3 1 1 3 10
  DiPino  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
12
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (3-3) 4.1 7 4 4 3 2
  Perry   3.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Bargar   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
3

  E–Heath (5).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 3.  2B–Houston Puhl (4,off Perry), St. Louis Heath (5,off Deshaies).  SH–Deshaies (1,off Forsch).  IBB–Cruz (1,by Forsch).  SB–Bass (7,2nd base off Forsch/Heath); Puhl (2,2nd base off Forsch/Heath).  CS–Coleman (4,3rd base by Deshaies/Bailey).  WP–Forsch (4).  BK–Deshaies (2).  IBB–Forsch (7,Cruz).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:43.  A–20,099.
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