St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 27, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. 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 3, Houston Astros 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 3 0 0 0
  Simontacchi pr 0 0 0 0
  Cali p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
Walker rf 5 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0
  Molina c 1 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
  Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 1 2 0
  Luna ss 1 0 0 0
Mabry 3b 4 1 1 0
Sanders lf 4 1 3 1
Matheny c 2 0 2 0
  McKay 1b 2 0 1 0
Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Flores p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson ph,2b 2 0 2 2
Totals 36 3 12 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 3 3 2 2
  Palmeiro lf 1 0 0 0
Beltran cf 5 0 2 2
  Taveras cf 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 1 1
  Oliver p 0 0 0 0
Berkman rf,1b 4 1 2 1
Kent 2b 5 1 2 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 2
Vizcaino ss 4 1 1 0
  Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0
Chavez c 4 1 1 1
Oswalt p 3 1 1 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Totals 37 10 14 10
St. Louis 000 000 2013121
Houston 060 201 01x10141
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (11-8) 3.0 10 8 8 1 1
  Flores   3.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Cali   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Reyes   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (19-10) 7.0 9 2 2 1 6
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Oliver   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
7

  E–Renteria (11), Ensberg (13).  DP–St. Louis 1, Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Pujols (45,off Oswalt), Houston Kent (33,off Williams); Ensberg (20,off Williams); Biggio 2 (46,off Williams,off Flores); Bagwell (28,off Williams).  3B–Houston Beltran (6,off Williams).  HR–Houston Lane (4,8th inning off Cali 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Womack (3,by Oswalt).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Berkman (6,off Flores).  Team–7.  CS–Matheny (2,2nd base by Oswalt/Chavez).  WP–Williams (12).  HBP–Oswalt (11,Womack).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:39.  A–37,651.
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