St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
July 1, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1999 at Astrodome. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 10, Houston Astros 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McEwing 2b,rf 4 1 2 2
Drew cf 5 2 2 2
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 1
  Castillo c 0 0 0 0
Lankford lf 4 2 2 0
Tatis 3b 4 1 2 1
Renteria ss 4 0 1 1
Bragg rf 3 0 0 0
  Polanco ph 1 0 0 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Howard T. ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Marrero c,1b 3 2 1 0
Bottenfield p 2 0 1 2
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  McGee rf 0 1 0 0
  Howard D. 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 1
Everett cf 5 1 1 2
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Spiers 3b 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo lf,cf 5 0 1 0
Eusebio c 5 1 3 0
Gutierrez ss 2 0 2 0
Holt p 2 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph 1 0 1 0
  Mieske lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
St. Louis 011 014 03010120
Houston 300 001 0004101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bottenfield  W (12-3) 5.0 7 4 4 4 3
  Croushore   1.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Aybar   1.2 3 0 0 1 0
  Radinsky   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
7
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (1-8) 5.0 6 5 5 3 5
  Cabrera   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Miller   2.0 4 3 3 2 2
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
6
9

  E–Eusebio (3).  DP–St. Louis 1, Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (16,off Holt); Bottenfield (3,off Cabrera), Houston Eusebio (6,off Bottenfield).  HR–St. Louis Drew (3,8th inning off T Miller 1 on, 1 out), Houston Biggio (6,1st inning off Bottenfield 0 on, 0 out); Everett (9,1st inning off Bottenfield 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Bottenfield (4,off Holt).  SF–McEwing (4,off Holt); Renteria (4,off Cabrera).  IBB–Marrero (3,by Cabrera).  SB–Marrero (8,2nd base off Holt/Eusebio); McGee (2,2nd base off T Miller/Eusebio).  CS–Tatis (4,2nd base by Holt/Eusebio).  WP–Holt 2 (2), Cabrera (1).  IBB–Cabrera (1,Marrero).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:22.  A–43,727.
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