St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
August 25, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1996 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 1, Houston Astros 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Lankford cf 2 1 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 0 0
Jordan rf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 2 1
Mabry 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 4 0 0 0
Alicea 2b 3 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 0 0 0 0
  Mouton lf 3 1 3 0
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 2 3 2
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
  Spiers 3b 0 0 0 0
Hunter cf 3 0 1 2
Miller ss 3 0 0 0
Manwaring c 3 0 0 0
Wall p 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
St. Louis 000 001 000131
Houston 201 000 01x482
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (11-8) 6.0 5 3 3 0 4
  Bailey   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Petkovsek   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
0
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wall  W (8-4) 7.0 3 1 1 2 7
  Hernandez  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
8

  E–Smith (7), Mouton (5), Berry (22).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Gaetti (20,off Wall).  HR–Houston Bagwell (28,3rd inning off Alan Benes 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Lankford (3,by Wall); Cangelosi (3,by Alan Benes); Berry (8,by Alan Benes).  SB–Lankford (28,2nd base off Wall/Manwaring).  CS–Mouton 2 (9,2nd base by Alan Benes/Pagnozzi 2).  HBP–Alan Benes 2 (6,Cangelosi,Berry); Wall (5,Lankford).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:47.  A–31,609.
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