Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 20, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 20, 2004 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 6 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 2 2 0
Bagwell 1b 6 0 3 2
Berkman rf 3 0 0 1
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Backe ph 1 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Kent 2b 5 0 2 0
Lamb 3b 4 1 1 1
Vizcaino ss 5 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
  Ensberg ph 0 1 0 0
  Lane rf 1 0 0 0
Munro p 1 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 0 0 0 0
  Chavez c 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 2 1 2 0
  Luna 2b 3 0 0 0
  Anderson ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Walker rf 6 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 5 3 3 2
Rolen 3b 6 1 2 0
Edmonds cf 6 1 2 2
Renteria ss 5 0 3 2
Sanders lf 4 0 3 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Matheny c 4 0 0 0
Morris p 2 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 48 6 15 6
Houston 101 100 001 0004100
St. Louis 202 000 000 0026150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Munro  2.1 8.0 4 4 0 1 1
  Harville  0.2 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Qualls  3 3.0 0 0 1 3 0
  Wheeler  2 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Lidge  3 0.0 0 0 0 5 0
  Miceli  L (0-2) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
14.1
15
6
6
2
13
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  5 5.0 3 3 3 1 1
  King  0.2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Calero  1.1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  3 2.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Tavarez  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
12.0
10
4
4
4
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2 Matheny-Womack, King-Renteria-Pujols.  2B–Houston Bagwell (2,off Morris); Kent (2,off Isringhausen), St. Louis Pujols (1,off Munro); Sanders 2 (2,off Harville,off Qualls); Rolen (2,off Qualls).  HR–Houston Lamb (2,4th inning off Morris 0 on 0 out), St. Louis Pujols (4,1st inning off Munro 1 on 1 out); Edmonds (2,12th inning off Miceli 1 on 1 out).  SH–Bruntlett (1,off Isringhausen).  SF–Berkman (1,off Morris).  HBP–Ensberg (2,by Isringhausen).  IBB–Beltran (1,by Isringhausen); Matheny (1,by Qualls).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  SB–Beltran 2 (3,2nd base off Morris/Matheny,3rd base off Isringhausen/Matheny); Bagwell (1,2nd base off Isringhausen/Matheny).  CS–Vizcaino (1,2nd base by Morris/Matheny).  HBP–Isringhausen (1,Ensberg).  IBB–Isringhausen (2,Beltran).  U–Ed Rapuano, Tim Welke, Eric Cooper, Gary Darling, Mike Winters.  T–3:54.  A–52,144.
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