Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 20, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 2002 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 1 2 3
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Berkman rf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 1 0
Ward lf 4 0 1 0
Loretta ss 3 0 1 0
Blum 3b 2 1 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 2 0
Munro p 1 0 0 0
  Zinter ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Puffer p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 2 1 0
Marrero rf 4 4 4 2
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 2
Pujols lf 4 0 1 2
Rolen 3b 5 1 2 2
Martinez 1b 5 0 1 1
Renteria ss 3 0 1 0
Matheny c 3 1 2 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Molina p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 1 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 14 9
Houston 001 020 000370
St. Louis 220 103 10x9140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Munro  L (5-5) 4.0 9 5 5 3 5
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Robertson   1.2 4 4 4 2 1
  Puffer   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
9
6
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   4.2 6 3 3 2 3
  Molina   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Veres   1.0 0 0 0 3 0
  White  W (5-6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Kline   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 3.  3B–St. Louis Vina (5,off Munro).  HR–Houston Hunter (3,5th inning off Williams 1 on, 1 out), St. Louis Marrero (16,6th inning off Robertson 0 on, 0 out); Edmonds (28,6th inning off Robertson 0 on, 0 out); Rolen (29,6th inning off Robertson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Matheny (8,off Cruz).  SF–Edmonds (6,off Robertson).  HBP–Renteria (4,by Puffer).  IBB–Marrero (11,by Robertson).  SB–Marrero (14,2nd base off Munro/Ausmus).  WP–Robertson (2).  HBP–Puffer (4,Renteria).  IBB–Robertson (2,Marrero).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–3:22.  A–34,990.
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