Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 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 4 0 0 0
Carr cf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 0 0
Bell rf 3 1 1 2
Gutierrez 3b 4 1 1 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Bogar ss 3 1 0 0
Hampton p 3 0 1 2
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Clayton ss 3 1 0 0
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
Gant lf 3 0 1 1
Lankford cf 4 0 2 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Mabry rf 4 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 0 1 0
Young 1b 3 0 0 0
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Houston 000 040 000460
St. Louis 200 000 000251
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (7-7) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wagner  SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  L (6-5) 7.0 5 4 3 1 8
  Mathews   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Petkovsek   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
2
10

  E–Young (10).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Ausmus (17,off Andy Benes).  HR–Houston Bell (7,5th inning off Andy Benes 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bell (3,by Mathews).  SB–Gutierrez (3,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Bogar (3,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Bagwell (17,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Carr (5,2nd base off Mathews/Difelice).  WP–Andy Benes 2 (5).  IBB–Mathews (3,Bell).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:26.  A–33,964.
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