Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 20, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 1 1 0
Blum 3b 5 0 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Kent 2b 6 0 1 2
Berkman lf 3 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 5 0 1 0
Ausmus c 5 0 1 0
Everett ss 5 0 0 0
Redding p 2 1 1 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 1 0
  Porter pr 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Lane lf 1 0 0 0
  Meluskey ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruntlett lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 2 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 0 3 0
Marrero rf 5 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  Hart ph 1 0 0 0
  Simontacchi p 1 0 0 0
Pujols lf 5 1 1 1
Drew cf 4 0 2 1
Rolen 3b 5 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 6 0 0 0
Renteria ss 4 1 1 0
Widger c 3 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Taguchi ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Tomko p 2 1 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 0 0 0 0
  Matheny c 1 0 1 0
  Edmonds pr 0 0 0 0
  Girardi c 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 3 9 2
Houston 002 000 000 000 0281
St. Louis 001 001 000 000 1391
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Redding   5.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Stone   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Gallo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Dotel   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Wagner   2.0 2 0 0 3 1
  Miceli  L (1-3) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
12.1
9
3
2
10
10
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tomko   6.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Eldred   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Isringhausen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  DeJean   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Simontacchi  W (9-5) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
13.0
8
2
2
6
12

  E–Kent (10), Rolen (13).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Hidalgo (42,off Tomko), St. Louis Renteria (46,off Stone); Drew (11,off Wagner).  HR–St. Louis Pujols (43,13th inning off Miceli 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Everett (10,off Isringhausen); Blum (2,off Simontacchi); Vina (3,off Wagner).  IBB–Rolen (5,by Wagner); Renteria 2 (12,by Wagner,by Miceli); Pujols (12,by Wagner).  SB–Ausmus (5,2nd base off DeJean/Matheny); Rolen (12,2nd base off Miceli/Ausmus).  CS–Perez (2,2nd base by Gallo/Ausmus).  WP–Redding (3), Wagner (4).  IBB–Wagner 3 (5,Rolen,Renteria,Pujols); Miceli (2,Renteria).  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–4:13.  A–44,878.
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