Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 21, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 2002 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 0 0 0
Vizcaino ss 4 2 1 0
Berkman rf 3 2 2 3
  Lane rf 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 2 0
Ward lf 4 0 0 1
Loretta 2b 4 1 1 0
Blum 3b 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 4 1 3 0
Miller p 4 0 1 2
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Robinson lf 4 1 2 0
Cairo 2b 4 0 2 2
Marrero cf 4 1 1 1
Pujols 1b 3 0 1 0
  Stephenson p 0 0 0 0
  Hackman p 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Drew rf 4 0 0 0
Matheny c 2 0 0 0
  DiFelice c 1 0 0 0
Delgado ss 3 0 0 0
Morris p 1 1 1 0
  Cruz 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Houston 200 022 0006110
St. Louis 002 000 001371
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (15-3) 8.0 6 2 2 1 5
  Gordon   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (16-9) 6.0 9 6 4 1 4
  Stephenson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hackman   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
3
5

  E–Rolen (14).  DP–Houston 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Berkman (35,off Morris); Miller (3,off Morris), St. Louis Morris (3,off Miller).  HR–Houston Berkman (42,5th inning off Morris 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Marrero (17,9th inning off Gordon 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Ward (4,off Morris).  SB–Ausmus (2,2nd base off Morris/Matheny).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:23.  A–40,365.
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