Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 22, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1999 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 7 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 7 1 4 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 0 0
Bell rf 6 1 1 2
Hidalgo lf 5 0 1 0
Everett cf 7 0 2 0
Eusebio c 6 1 1 1
  McCurry p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 1 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,3b 3 0 1 0
Lima p 3 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Barker ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Bako c 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 3 11 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McEwing 2b 6 1 1 0
Dunston cf 2 1 1 0
  Bragg cf 1 0 0 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 1 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Polanco ss 3 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 5 0 1 1
Lankford lf,cf 5 1 2 1
Tatis 3b 5 0 2 0
Davis rf 6 0 0 1
Renteria ss 3 0 1 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo ph,c 1 0 0 0
Marrero c 5 1 1 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 1 0 0 0
Mercker p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 5 0 2 0
Totals 50 4 13 3
Houston 001 200 000 000 003110
St. Louis 000 100 110 000 014131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima   7.2 7 3 3 2 2
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Elarton   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Wagner   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  McCurry  L (0-1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
13.2
13
4
4
6
10
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker   6.0 6 3 3 3 6
  Aybar   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Radinsky   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Bottalico   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Slocumb   2.0 0 0 0 4 3
  Croushore   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Mohler  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
11
3
3
10
17

  E–Polanco (5).  DP–Houston 3, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Everett 2 (15,off Mercker,off Aybar); Gutierrez 2 (5,off Mercker,off Croushore), St. Louis Marrero (10,off Lima); McGee (5,off Lima).  HR–Houston Eusebio (2,3rd inning off Mercker 0 on, 0 out); Bell (8,4th inning off Mercker 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Eusebio (2,by Mercker); Spiers (2,by Slocumb); Bagwell (8,by Croushore); McGwire 2 (9,by Lima,by Wagner).  SH–McEwing (5,off Wagner).  SB–Spiers 2 (6,2nd base off Aybar/Marrero,2nd base off Slocumb/Marrero); Hidalgo (6,2nd base off Slocumb/Marrero); Dunston (5,2nd base off Lima/Eusebio); Tatis (14,2nd base off Powell/Eusebio); T Howard (1,2nd base off Elarton/Eusebio).  CS–Hidalgo 2 (2,2nd base by Mercker/Marrero 2).  WP–Lima (3), Croushore (6).  IBB–Lima (2,McGwire); Wagner (1,McGwire); Mercker (2,Eusebio); Slocumb (2,Spiers); Croushore (2,Bagwell).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–4:43.  A–36,481.
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