St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
April 21, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 12, Houston Astros 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Anderson 2b 5 2 2 1
Lankford lf 4 1 1 1
  Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 2 1 0
Edmonds cf 5 1 1 4
Rolen 3b 4 2 3 2
  McKay ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Renteria ss 5 1 3 0
Sanders rf 4 2 2 3
  Taguchi rf 1 0 0 0
Matheny c 5 0 0 0
Morris p 3 1 2 1
  Porter ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 42 12 16 12
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 0 1 0
Everett ss 4 2 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 2
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,2b 1 1 0 0
Kent 2b 4 0 2 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Berkman lf 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 2 0 0 0
  Backe p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph,3b 2 0 0 1
Lamb 3b,1b 3 1 1 1
  Lane ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 2 0
Redding p 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro rf 3 0 1 1
Totals 36 6 8 5
St. Louis 310 404 00012162
Houston 000 012 120681
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (3-1) 6.0 4 3 1 0 4
  Eldred   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Tavarez   0.1 1 2 1 2 1
  King   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Redding  L (0-3) 3.2 9 8 8 0 4
  Stone   1.2 5 4 4 2 1
  Backe   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Harville   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
12
12
2
8

  E–Edmonds (1), McKay (1), Everett (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Houston 2.  2B–St. Louis Pujols (6,off Redding); Sanders (5,off Redding); Rolen (2,off Stone), Houston Ausmus (2,off Eldred).  HR–St. Louis Lankford (3,1st inning off Redding 0 on, 1 out); Rolen (8,1st inning off Redding 1 on, 2 out); Sanders (6,4th inning off Redding 2 on, 0 out); Anderson (4,4th inning off Redding 0 on, 2 out); Edmonds (3,6th inning off Stone 3 on, 1 out), Houston Lamb (2,5th inning off Morris 0 on, 2 out); Bagwell (5,6th inning off Morris 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  U-HP–Andy Fletcher, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:58.  A–27,354.
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