St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 14, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 2003 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 1, Houston Astros 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 3 1 0 0
Pujols lf 4 0 2 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson rf 3 0 0 0
Matheny c 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
Haren p 1 0 0 0
  Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0
  Marrero ph 1 0 1 0
  Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Drew ph 1 0 0 0
  Widger c 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 3 0 2 3
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Kent 2b 2 0 1 0
Berkman lf 4 1 1 0
Hidalgo rf 3 0 0 1
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Everett ss 1 1 0 0
Redding p 2 1 1 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 4
St. Louis 000 100 000130
Houston 011 200 00x461
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haren  L (3-7) 3.2 5 4 4 1 2
  Simontacchi   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Eldred   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  DeJean   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Redding  W (9-14) 6.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Lidge   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner  SV (43) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
3

  E–Everett (16).  DP–St. Louis 1, Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Pujols (48,off Redding); Marrero (4,off Redding), Houston Redding (3,off Haren); Kent (38,off Simontacchi).  3B–Houston Berkman (6,off Haren).  SF–Hidalgo (4,off Haren).  HBP–Biggio (24,by Haren); Everett (9,by Haren).  CS–Kent (2,3rd base by Simontacchi/Matheny).  HBP–Haren 2 (5,Biggio,Everett).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:24.  A–37,548.
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