St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
June 29, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1999 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 4, Houston Astros 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McEwing 2b 4 2 2 0
Renteria ss 4 0 1 1
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 1
Lankford lf 4 0 1 1
Tatis 3b 4 1 1 1
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
McGee rf 4 0 0 0
Castillo c 3 0 1 0
Bragg cf 3 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Acevedo p 2 0 0 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  Polanco ph,3b 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 2 2
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 0
Everett cf 4 1 2 0
Spiers 3b 4 0 0 1
Hidalgo lf 4 1 1 1
Eusebio c 3 0 0 0
  Barker pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 1 1 0
Reynolds p 3 0 0 1
  Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph 0 0 0 0
  Bako c 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
St. Louis 010 001 020482
Houston 012 001 01x570
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Acevedo   5.1 6 4 4 3 3
  Croushore   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Aybar  L (4-2) 1.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
4
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   7.0 6 4 4 1 10
  Elarton  W (5-2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Wagner  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
13

  E–Renteria (14), Polanco (6).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis McEwing (16,off Reynolds), Houston Hidalgo (19,off Acevedo); Bagwell (17,off Acevedo).  3B–Houston Gutierrez (3,off Acevedo).  HR–St. Louis Tatis (17,2nd inning off Reynolds 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Gutierrez (2,by Acevedo); Bagwell (2,by Acevedo).  SB–Hidalgo (7,2nd base off Acevedo/Castillo); Barker (10,2nd base off Aybar/Castillo).  CS–Biggio (7,2nd base by Croushore/Castillo).  HBP–Acevedo 2 (3,Gutierrez,Bagwell).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:53.  A–34,797.
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