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St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
April 5, 1997 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1997 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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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Saturday, April 5, 1997 at Astrodome |
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| St. Louis |
1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Houston |
1 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | x | – | 6 | 7 | 0 |
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| St. Louis Cardinals |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Osborne L (0-1) |
6.0 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
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Batchelor |
2.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Fernandez W (1-0) |
5.0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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Garcia SV (1) |
4.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
E–Bell (1), Batchelor (1), Gaetti (2). PB–Difelice (1). 2B–St. Louis Mejia (1,off Fernandez), Houston Berry (1,off Osborne). 3B–Houston Biggio (1,off Osborne). HR–St. Louis DeShields (1,1st inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out), Houston Mouton (1,5th inning off Osborne 0 on, 2 out). SB–Gaetti (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Eusebio); Young (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Eusebio); Clayton (2,2nd base off Garcia/Eusebio). CS–Bell (1,2nd base by Batchelor/Difelice). U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Jerry Layne. T–2:54. A–25,957. |
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| Game played on Saturday, April 5, 1997 at Astrodome |
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