Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 27, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 2 0 0 0
  Garner 2b 2 0 0 0
Puhl rf 3 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph,lf 1 1 0 1
Cruz lf 3 1 1 1
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Walling 3b 4 0 1 0
Bass cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 1 1 1
Thon ss 4 1 1 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 1 0
  Walker cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 1 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 2 0
McGee cf 4 0 2 1
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
Landrum rf 3 1 1 1
  Van Slyke ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 1 2 2
Heath c 3 0 1 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  White rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Houston 010 000 031560
St. Louis 000 000 310492
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   7.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Kerfeld   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  DiPino   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Smith  W (1-2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox   7.1 4 3 3 2 6
  Dayley  L (0-3) 0.2 2 2 0 0 0
  Worrell   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
3
3
6

  E–Smith (4), Landrum (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Clark (5,off Knepper); Landrum (4,off Knepper).  3B–Houston Cruz (1,off Dayley).  HR–Houston Bailey (3,2nd inning off Cox 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Herr (1,7th inning off Knepper 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Bailey (4,by Worrell).  SH–Cox (5,off Knepper); Pendleton (3,off Knepper); Smith (5,off DiPino); Heath (1,off Smith).  SB–Hatcher (9,2nd base off Dayley/Heath).  CS–McGee (6,2nd base by Knepper/Bailey).  IBB–Worrell (7,Bailey).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:48.  A–20,146.
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