Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1997 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 1 1
Abreu rf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 2 0
Bell cf 5 1 3 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 0 0
Eusebio c 4 1 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 0
  Spiers ph,3b 1 0 1 2
Listach ss 5 0 0 1
Kile p 3 0 0 0
  Montgomery ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 3 1 0 0
McGee lf 5 0 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Jordan cf 4 0 1 1
Mabry rf 3 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Gant ph 1 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Lampkin c 3 1 1 0
Scarsone 2b 3 0 0 0
Morris p 2 0 2 1
  Sweeney rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Houston 000 110 000 24110
St. Louis 110 000 000 0263
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile   8.0 6 2 2 4 8
  Wagner  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Hudek  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
6
2
2
4
12
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   6.0 8 2 1 2 4
  Petkovsek   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Fossas   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Eckersley  L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Mathews   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
4
3
4
6

  E–Young 2 (3), Morris (1).  DP–Houston 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Bell (3,off Eckersley); Spiers (2,off Eckersley).  HR–Houston Biggio (1,5th inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gonzalez (1,by Eckersley).  SH–Lampkin (1,off Kile).  SB–Listach (3,2nd base off Morris/Lampkin).  CS–Abreu (2,2nd base by Eckersley/Lampkin).  BK–Kile (1).  HBP–Eckersley (1,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Brian Gibbons, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:11.  A–22,623.
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