Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 5, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1993 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 4 1
Gonzalez lf 5 0 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 1
Anthony cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 5 1 2 1
Bass rf 4 1 1 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 1 0
Portugal p 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Parker cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Alicea 2b 4 0 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 1
Jefferies 1b 4 0 1 0
Lankford cf 3 1 0 0
Whiten rf 3 1 1 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 2
Brewer lf 4 0 1 0
Pagnozzi c 3 1 0 0
Osborne p 0 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph 1 0 0 0
  Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Royer ph 1 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Houston 001 121 0106121
St. Louis 011 001 000362
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (3-2) 5.1 5 3 2 3 1
  Hernandez   2.2 1 0 0 0 4
  Jones  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  L (1-1) 4.2 5 4 2 3 2
  Lancaster   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Olivares   2.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Perez   0.1 1 1 0 0 1
  Murphy   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
3
5
4

  E–Servais (1), Alicea (1), Pagnozzi (1).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Houston Bass (3,off Olivares); Anthony (8,off Olivares).  HR–Houston Biggio (2,3rd inning off Osborne 0 on, 1 out); Caminiti (4,4th inning off Osborne 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Bagwell (2,off Osborne).  IBB–Bass (1,by Olivares); Bagwell (1,by Murphy).  SH–Osborne (2,off Portugal).  SB–Whiten (3,2nd base off Portugal/Servais).  WP–Olivares (1), Murphy (2).  IBB–Olivares (2,Bass); Murphy (3,Bagwell).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:44.  A–27,864.
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