St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
July 29, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1991 at Astrodome. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lankford cf 3 0 2 1
Smith O. ss 4 1 1 0
Perry 1b 4 0 1 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 2 1
Jose rf 4 0 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 3 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 1 1 0
Smith B. p 1 0 1 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Hudler ph 1 0 0 0
  Fraser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Biggio c 4 2 4 1
Tolentino 1b 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 2 1 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 4
Simms rf 3 0 0 0
  Young cf 1 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Candaele 2b 3 0 2 0
Deshaies p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 6 10 5
St. Louis 100 010 000291
Houston 000 420 00x6100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (9-7) 4.1 8 6 6 0 3
  Agosto   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Fraser   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
1
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (4-8) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
2

  E–Agosto (2).  DP–St. Louis 2, Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (10,off Deshaies); Oquendo (5,off Deshaies).  3B–Houston Finley (5,off B Smith).  HR–Houston Caminiti (10,4th inning off B Smith 3 on, 0 out).  SH–B Smith (6,off Deshaies).  SF–Lankford (3,off Deshaies).  HBP–Gonzalez (5,by B Smith).  CS–Jose (9,2nd base by Deshaies/Biggio).  WP–Agosto 2 (5).  HBP–B Smith (4,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:39.  A–15,615.
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