St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 23, 1995 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1995 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 3, Houston Astros 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Gilkey lf 5 1 2 2
Cromer ss 4 0 2 0
  Bradshaw ph 1 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 3 0 1 1
Mabry 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell 2b 4 0 1 0
Cooper 3b 4 1 2 0
Sheaffer c 4 0 0 0
Petkovsek p 2 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Giannelli ph 0 0 0 0
  Urbani p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 4 1 1 0
Biggio 2b 3 2 1 1
Bagwell 1b 5 2 2 1
May lf 4 0 0 1
Magadan 3b 3 0 1 2
Thompson rf 3 0 2 0
  Mouton ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Wilkins c 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 1 0 0
Wall p 2 0 0 0
  Hajek ph 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Simms ph 1 1 1 2
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 7
St. Louis 100 000 0023102
Houston 200 030 02x780
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Petkovsek  L (6-6) 4.2 7 5 5 2 4
  Creek   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Frascatore   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Urbani   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mathews   0.2 1 2 1 2 0
  Fossas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
6
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wall  W (3-1) 6.0 6 1 1 0 2
  Veres   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Henneman   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
6

  E–Jordan (1), Cooper (18).  2B–St. Louis Gilkey (32,off Henneman), Houston Thompson 2 (9,off Petkovsek 2); Bagwell (25,off Petkovsek).  3B–Houston Cangelosi (2,off Petkovsek).  HR–Houston Simms (9,8th inning off Mathews 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Jordan (2,off Wall); Magadan (2,off Petkovsek).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Gutierrez (1,by Petkovsek).  Team–9.  SB–Biggio (30,2nd base off Petkovsek/Sheaffer); Hajek (1,2nd base off Frascatore/Sheaffer).  IBB–Petkovsek (3,Gutierrez).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:38.  A–23,669.
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