Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 18, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1993 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 2 0 1 0
  Uribe ss 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 2 3
James rf 3 1 2 1
Cedeno ss,3b 5 0 1 1
Servais c 5 1 1 0
Donnels 3b,2b 5 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
Parker cf,2b 5 0 2 1
Portugal p 2 1 1 0
  Anthony ph 1 0 0 0
  Edens p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Finley cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 12 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gilkey lf 5 0 2 0
  Smith L. p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
  Smith O. ph 0 1 0 0
Alicea 2b 5 1 2 0
Jefferies 1b 3 0 0 0
  Brewer 1b 2 1 1 0
Zeile 3b 4 2 2 0
Whiten rf 5 2 2 3
Jordan cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Pappas c 5 0 2 2
Oquendo ss 3 0 1 0
  Jones pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Watson p 2 0 0 0
  Perry ph 1 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Lankford ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 13 6
Houston 003 020 010 006122
St. Louis 301 000 200 017132
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   5.0 8 4 1 1 0
  Edens   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Hernandez   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Jones  L (3-7) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1
  Osuna   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.2
13
7
4
5
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Watson   6.0 8 5 4 3 2
  Cormier   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Guetterman  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
12
6
5
4
6

  E–Biggio (8), Cedeno (15), Gilkey 2 (7).  DP–Houston 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Bagwell (22,off Cormier); Servais (9,off Cormier); Parker (3,off Cormier), St. Louis Zeile (22,off Portugal); Gilkey 2 (25,off Portugal,off Hernandez).  HR–Houston Bagwell (15,3rd inning off Watson 2 on, 1 out), St. Louis Whiten (14,7th inning off Edens 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–James (2,by Cormier); Zeile (2,by D Jones).  SH–Brewer (1,off D Jones).  SF–Whiten (2,off Osuna).  HBP–Jordan (2,by Portugal).  CS–Biggio (8,3rd base by Watson/Pappas); Parker (1,2nd base by Watson/Pappas); Jordan (1,2nd base by Portugal/Servais).  HBP–Portugal (4,Jordan).  IBB–D Jones (3,Zeile); Cormier (1,James).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:47.  A–37,345.
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