Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 22, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1988 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 4 0 3 0
Pankovits 2b 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 0 1 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Trevino c 4 1 4 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 1 1
Deshaies p 3 0 0 1
  Puhl rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 3 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 1 0
Horner 1b 3 0 0 0
  McWilliams pr 0 0 0 0
Pena c 4 1 1 1
Lawless 3b 3 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b,3b 3 0 1 0
Tudor p 1 0 0 0
  Alicea 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Houston 010 000 0012112
St. Louis 000 010 000150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies   7.1 3 1 1 1 3
  Agosto  W (2-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Andersen  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor   7.0 8 1 1 1 5
  Terry   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Dayley  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
7

  E–Agosto (2), Ramirez (3).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 3.  2B–Houston Trevino (3,off Tudor); Hatcher (8,off Terry); Jackson (5,off Dayley).  HR–St. Louis Pena (6,5th inning off Deshaies 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Jackson (4,by Tudor); Davis (10,by Terry).  SH–Tudor (2,off Deshaies).  CS–Trevino (1,2nd base by Tudor/Pena).  SB–Smith (16,2nd base off Deshaies/Trevino).  IBB–Tudor (2,Jackson); Terry (3,Davis).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:47.  A–42,632.
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