St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
April 6, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 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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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mejia 2b 4 0 0 0
Gant lf 5 0 1 1
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0
Jordan cf 3 1 2 0
Mabry rf,1b 4 0 1 0
Young 1b 3 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
Lampkin c 4 0 2 1
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 2 1 1 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney rf 0 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Listach ss 2 1 1 0
  Berry ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Howard cf 2 0 2 1
  Montgomery ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Abreu rf 3 0 1 0
  Bell ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Spiers 1b,ss 3 1 0 0
Bogar 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
  Bagwell ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
  Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Mouton ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
St. Louis 000 001 100271
Houston 100 000 02x371
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   6.2 6 1 1 2 6
  Fossas   0.2 0 1 0 0 0
  Frascatore  L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   6.1 7 2 2 2 6
  Lima   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Martin  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wagner  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
10

  E–Clayton (1), Berry (2).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Gant (2,off Reynolds), Houston Howard (3,off Stottlemyre); Bagwell (1,off Frascatore).  SH–Mejia (1,off Reynolds).  HBP–Jordan (1,by Reynolds); Listach (1,by Stottlemyre).  SB–Listach (1,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Lampkin).  HBP–Stottlemyre (1,Listach); Reynolds (1,Jordan).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:44.  A–18,752.
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