Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 24, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 2005 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Everett ss 5 1 2 0
Palmeiro lf 5 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 2 2
Lamb 3b 3 1 1 0
Lane rf 3 1 1 0
Burke 2b 3 1 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 1
Taveras cf 4 0 0 1
Backe p 1 1 0 0
  Biggio ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 5 2 3 2
Walker rf 4 1 2 1
Pujols 1b 4 1 1 2
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 2 1
Sanders lf 4 1 1 1
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez 2b 0 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 2 3 1
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Molina c 3 0 1 0
Morris p 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Journell p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 13 8
Houston 101 003 000580
St. Louis 412 010 00x8131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  L (1-1) 5.0 13 8 8 1 3
  Springer   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Franco   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Harville   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
4
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (2-0) 5.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Journell   1.0 2 3 2 2 0
  King   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Tavarez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Isringhausen  SV (7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
6

  E–Eckstein (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Rolen-Pujols.  2B–Houston Everett (6,off Morris); Bagwell (4,off Morris), St. Louis Eckstein 2 (4,off Backe 2); Walker (3,off Backe).  3B–St. Louis Rolen (1,off Backe); Sanders (1,off Backe).  HR–St. Louis Pujols (5,1st inning off Backe 1 on 1 out).  SH–Burke (1,off Morris); Molina (1,off Backe).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–3:08.  A–39,020.
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