St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 24, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 3, Houston Astros 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 1 1 1
Polanco 3b 4 0 0 0
Drew rf 3 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 3 1 0 0
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 2
Paquette lf 4 0 1 0
Renteria ss 3 0 1 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
Matheny c 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  McDonald c 1 0 0 0
Morris p 2 0 1 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Ortega ph 1 0 1 0
  Matthews p 0 0 0 0
  Benes p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 1
Vizcaino ss 3 1 0 1
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Berkman lf 4 1 2 2
Alou rf 3 1 1 2
  Barker cf 0 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 1 2 1
Hidalgo cf,rf 4 1 3 1
Ausmus c 3 2 2 0
Mlicki p 2 1 0 0
  Cruz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 12 8
St. Louis 000 003 000360
Houston 002 070 00x9120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (20-8) 4.2 9 8 8 2 6
  Timlin   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Veres   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Matthews   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Benes   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
4
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  W (7-1) 7.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Cruz   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
6

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–St. Louis Paquette (16,off Cruz), Houston Biggio (32,off Morris); Alou (28,off Morris).  HR–St. Louis Vina (6,6th inning off Mlicki 0 on, 0 out); Edmonds (27,6th inning off Mlicki 1 on, 2 out), Houston Hidalgo (18,5th inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Mlicki (4,off Morris).  SB–Renteria (15,2nd base off Mlicki/Ausmus).  WP–Mlicki (5).  BK–Timlin (1).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:48.  A–36,766.
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