Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 19, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1999 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 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 2 3 1
Javier rf,lf 4 0 1 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 2
Everett cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Eusebio c 0 0 0 0
Spiers lf,3b 4 0 2 0
Bako c 3 0 1 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 1 0 0
Holt p 2 0 0 0
  Barker cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Renteria ss 5 0 0 0
Drew cf 5 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 2 2 3
  Ordaz pr 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Lankford lf 4 0 1 0
Howard rf 2 0 1 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
  Ankiel p 0 0 0 0
  Paquette ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 0 0
Jensen c 2 0 1 0
  Marrero pr,c 1 0 0 0
Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0
  Polanco ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Jimenez p 2 0 0 0
  McGee rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Houston 001 010 2004100
St. Louis 000 201 000372
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  W (5-13) 6.0 6 3 3 2 5
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Cabrera   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Wagner  SV (37) 1.2 0 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
10
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jimenez   6.0 5 2 1 4 4
  Croushore  L (3-5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Ankiel   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Slocumb   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
5
6

  E–McGwire (11), Kennedy (4).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (55,off Croushore), St. Louis T Howard (10,off Holt).  HR–Houston Biggio (15,3rd inning off Jimenez 0 on, 2 out); Bagwell (42,7th inning off Croushore 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis McGwire 2 (58,4th inning off Holt 1 on, 0 out,6th inning off Holt 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Holt (7,off Jimenez); Javier (8,off Croushore); Bako (3,off Ankiel).  HBP–Caminiti (3,by Jimenez).  CS–Everett (6,2nd base by Jimenez/Jensen); Caminiti (2,2nd base by Jimenez/Jensen).  WP–Slocumb (2).  HBP–Jimenez (9,Caminiti).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:57.  A–41,233.
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