St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
July 18, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2001 at Enron Field. 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 11, Houston Astros 17

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 1 2 1
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 0
Polanco 3b 6 1 3 1
Edmonds cf 5 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 4 2 2 2
Pujols rf 5 1 2 3
Bonilla lf 3 1 1 0
  Benes p 0 0 0 0
  Clapp 2b 1 0 0 0
Renteria ss 5 2 2 0
Marrero c 5 1 2 2
Matthews p 1 0 0 0
  Hackman p 1 0 0 0
  Stechschulte p 0 0 0 0
  Paquette lf 2 1 1 1
Totals 44 11 18 11
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 4 2 2
Lugo ss 3 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 4 4 5
Berkman lf 5 2 3 2
Alou rf 4 2 3 3
Hidalgo cf 4 1 1 0
Castilla 3b 3 1 1 2
Ausmus c 5 2 2 2
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Villone p 1 0 0 0
  Dotel p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 17 16 16
St. Louis 101 061 20011182
Houston 420 081 20x17162
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Matthews   2.1 5 6 6 1 3
  Hackman  L (0-1) 2.0 2 3 2 1 1
  Stechschulte   0.2 6 5 5 1 0
  Benes   1.1 3 3 3 2 2
  Veres   1.2 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
16
17
16
7
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   4.1 11 8 7 2 5
  Villone  W (4-3) 2.1 5 3 3 0 4
  Dotel   2.1 2 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
18
11
10
2
14

  E–Vina (4), Marrero (5), Biggio (7), Lugo (14).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Polanco (10,off Oswalt); Renteria 2 (8,off Oswalt,off Villone); Marrero (6,off Oswalt); Paquette (8,off Villone), Houston Alou 2 (21,off Matthews,off Stechschulte); Bagwell (21,off Hackman); Berkman (30,off Hackman); Castilla (19,off Stechschulte).  3B–Houston Hidalgo (2,off Andy Benes); Bagwell (2,off Andy Benes).  HR–St. Louis Pujols (23,5th inning off Oswalt 2 on, 0 out); McGwire (11,6th inning off Villone 0 on, 1 out), Houston Alou (20,1st inning off Matthews 2 on, 1 out); Ausmus (3,2nd inning off Matthews 0 on, 0 out); Biggio (15,2nd inning off Matthews 0 on, 1 out); Bagwell (26,5th inning off Stechschulte 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Hackman (1,off Oswalt); Lugo (6,off Matthews); Villone (3,off Stechschulte).  SF–Castilla (2,off Andy Benes).  HBP–Biggio 2 (22,by Matthews,by Andy Benes).  SB–Biggio (4,2nd base off Andy Benes/Marrero).  BK–Hackman (1).  HBP–Matthews (4,Biggio); Andy Benes (5,Biggio).  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–3:39.  A–33,016.
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