Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 7, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 7, 2001 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 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 1 1
Lugo ss 5 2 3 1
Bagwell 1b 4 3 2 2
Berkman lf 3 1 1 1
Alou rf 5 0 1 2
  Barker pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 5 0 1 0
Hidalgo cf,rf 4 1 3 2
Eusebio c 3 1 1 0
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Truby ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 1 0
Polanco 3b 4 0 1 0
Drew rf 4 1 1 1
Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 3 0 3 0
  McGwire ph 1 0 0 0
Paquette lf 4 1 1 0
Renteria ss 3 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
Matheny c 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hackman p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Stechschulte p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 1 1
Kile p 2 0 1 0
  Matthews p 0 0 0 0
  Marrero ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Houston 020 001 4029130
St. Louis 100 000 0012100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (14-11) 7.1 8 1 1 0 1
  Jackson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  L (16-11) 6.2 10 7 7 2 5
  Matthews   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hackman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kline   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Stechschulte   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 1.  PB–Marrero (1).  2B–Houston Eusebio (8,off Kile); Bagwell (43,off Kile); Biggio (35,off Kile), St. Louis Edmonds (38,off Reynolds); Kile (4,off Reynolds); Cairo (8,off Wagner).  HR–Houston Hidalgo (19,2nd inning off Kile 1 on, 2 out); Bagwell (39,7th inning off Kile 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Drew (27,1st inning off Reynolds 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Reynolds (10,off Kile).  HBP–Berkman (13,by Stechschulte).  CS–Hidalgo (5,2nd base by Kile/Matheny).  SB–Polanco (12,2nd base off Jackson/Eusebio).  HBP–Stechschulte (4,Berkman).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:00.  A–47,518.
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