Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 11, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1997 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 2 0 0 1
Mouton rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 4 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
Bogar ss 3 0 1 1
  Listach ph 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Reynolds p 3 0 1 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 4 2 2 1
Sweeney rf 3 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 1 1 1
Gant lf 4 1 2 2
Mabry cf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Lampkin c 3 0 1 0
Mejia 2b 0 0 0 0
  Bell 2b 3 0 0 0
Osborne p 2 0 0 0
  DeShields ph 1 0 0 0
  Batchelor p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Houston 000 200 000281
St. Louis 101 000 02x460
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L (1-1) 8.0 6 4 4 3 8
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
3
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne   7.0 7 2 2 2 4
  Batchelor  W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
7

  E–Reynolds (1).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Reynolds (1,off Osborne), St. Louis Clayton (3,off Reynolds).  HR–St. Louis Clayton (1,1st inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out); Gant (1,8th inning off Reynolds 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Biggio (1,off Osborne).  CS–Sweeney (1,2nd base by Reynolds/Ausmus).  WP–Reynolds (1).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Brian Gibbons.  T–2:41.  A–23,744.
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