Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 26, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 2003 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 1 4 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hunter rf 1 2 0 0
Kent 2b 2 0 0 0
  Cromer 2b 2 0 1 1
Berkman lf 5 2 2 3
Merced rf,1b 5 0 2 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 1
Everett ss 2 0 1 0
  Puffer p 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ss 2 0 1 0
  Saarloos p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 5 2 2 0
Drew rf 4 1 1 3
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Molina p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Pujols lf 3 3 2 2
  Perez ph,rf,3b 1 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 1 1 1
Rolen 3b 3 0 3 3
  Widger ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Renteria ss 2 0 1 0
  Delgado ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 1 1
Matheny c 4 2 3 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Crudale p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 14 10
Houston 000 001 1035111
St. Louis 201 430 00x10141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Munro  L (3-3) 3.1 8 6 5 2 2
  Puffer   1.2 5 4 4 2 2
  Saarloos   3.0 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
8.0
14
10
9
6
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (7-0) 6.0 6 1 1 0 5
  Crudale   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Fassero   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Molina   0.2 2 3 3 1 0
  Kline   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
6

  E–Kent (5), Martinez (2).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Merced 2 (8,off Williams,off Fassero); Biggio (14,off Molina), St. Louis Edmonds (15,off Munro); Rolen 2 (19,off Munro,off Puffer); Matheny (8,off Puffer); Pujols (14,off Puffer).  3B–Houston Cromer (1,off Crudale).  HR–Houston Berkman (7,9th inning off Molina 2 on, 2 out), St. Louis Drew (4,4th inning off Munro 2 on, 1 out); Martinez (4,5th inning off Puffer 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Munro (1,off Williams); Williams (4,off Munro).  HBP–Ensberg (2,by Williams); Kent (2,by Williams).  SF–Rolen (2,off Munro).  CS–Matheny (1,2nd base by Munro/Ausmus).  WP–Munro (1).  HBP–Williams 2 (6,Ensberg,Kent).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Lazaro Diaz, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:57.  A–35,600.
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