Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 16, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1990 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 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding cf 3 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 1 2 0
Biggio c 3 1 0 0
Davidson lf 4 1 2 1
Stubbs 1b 3 1 1 1
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1
Darwin p 3 0 1 0
  Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 1
Guerrero 1b 3 0 1 0
  Collins 1b 1 0 1 1
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Zeile c 4 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Thompson rf 4 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 0 0 0
Magrane p 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 1 1 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston 010 200 001481
St. Louis 000 001 010280
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  W (8-1) 6.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Agosto   1.2 4 1 1 0 1
  Smith  SV (20) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  L (8-13) 6.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Terry   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Dayley   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
5

  E–Caminiti (14).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Yelding (6,off Magrane); Wilson (12,off Magrane); Ramirez (14,off Magrane).  HR–Houston Davidson (1,2nd inning off Magrane 0 on, 2 out); Stubbs (17,9th inning off Dayley 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Stubbs (9,2nd base off Magrane/Zeile); Yelding (48,2nd base off Magrane/Zeile); Coleman 2 (62,2nd base off Darwin/Biggio 2).  CS–Yelding (20,3rd base by Magrane/Zeile); Biggio (8,2nd base by Magrane/Zeile); McGee (9,Home by Smith/Biggio).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:49.  A–23,756.
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