Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 18, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 13

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf,2b 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez 2b 1 0 0 0
Javier rf 4 1 1 0
  Thompson rf 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 0 0
  Berkman 1b,lf 1 0 0 0
Everett cf 5 1 3 2
  Barker cf 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 2 2 1
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Eusebio c 5 0 2 1
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 1
Hampton p 1 0 0 0
  Spiers lf,rf 1 0 0 1
Totals 35 6 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Renteria ss 3 1 1 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
  Benes p 0 0 0 0
Polanco 2b,3b 6 1 3 1
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 1
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  Lankford ph 1 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 2 2 0 0
  Ordaz pr,3b,ss 0 1 0 0
Perez lf 1 1 0 0
  Howard T. ph,lf,rf 3 2 2 3
Drew cf 3 2 1 4
Castillo c 4 1 2 1
McEwing rf,lf 5 1 1 0
Oliver p 2 0 2 2
  Howard D. ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 13 13 12
Houston 301 000 2006112
St. Louis 030 800 20x13132
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (20-4) 3.1 8 8 7 4 0
  Williams   0.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Miller   2.1 1 0 0 3 2
  Henry   2.0 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
13
12
10
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (8-9) 6.0 8 4 4 5 8
  Aybar   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Painter   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Acevedo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Mohler   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Benes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
8
10

  E–Biggio (10), Johnson (7), Tatis 2 (16).  DP–Houston 2, St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis McGwire (20,off Hampton).  HR–St. Louis Drew (12,2nd inning off Hampton 2 on, 0 out); T Howard (4,7th inning off Henry 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Hampton (5,off Oliver); Oliver (8,off Hampton).  IBB–Gutierrez (4,by Oliver); Caminiti (3,by Oliver).  HBP–Tatis (14,by Williams).  SB–Biggio (26,2nd base off Oliver/Castillo).  CS–Everett (5,3rd base by Oliver/Castillo).  WP–Hampton (7).  HBP–Williams (5,Tatis).  IBB–Oliver 2 (4,Gutierrez,Caminiti).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–3:29.  A–45,536.
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