St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
June 4, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 2005 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 11, Houston Astros 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 5 2 2 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 3 2 1 1
Sanders lf 4 2 4 5
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 1 0
Walker rf 3 1 1 1
  Mabry rf 1 0 0 0
Seabol 3b 2 1 1 1
  Nunez ph,3b 2 0 1 1
Molina c 5 0 0 0
Marquis p 3 2 3 2
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 14 11
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 1 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
Burke lf 4 1 2 1
Biggio 2b 5 2 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 2 2 3
Ensberg 3b 4 2 3 1
Lane rf 4 1 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 2 2
Quintero c 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Backe p 1 0 0 0
  Harville p 1 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Self ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 8
St. Louis 108 001 01011142
Houston 010 311 2109120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis  W (7-3) 5.2 10 6 3 0 1
  Flores   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Thompson   1.0 2 3 3 0 0
  Reyes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Isringhausen  SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
6
0
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (1-2) 2.2 9 9 9 2 4
  Backe   2.0 1 0 0 4 0
  Harville   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Franco   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Qualls   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
11
11
7
6

  E–Seabol (1), Marquis (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Seabol-Grudzielanek-Pujols, Houston 2. Ensberg-Biggio-Berkman, Everett-Biggio-Berkman.  2B–St. Louis Sanders 3 (8,off Rodriguez,off Harville,off Qualls), Houston Burke 2 (3,off Marquis 2).  3B–St. Louis Walker (1,off Rodriguez), Houston Lane (2,off Thompson).  HR–St. Louis Sanders (11,3rd inning off Rodriguez 3 on 1 out); Marquis (1,3rd inning off Rodriguez 1 on 2 out); Pujols (14,8th inning off Qualls 0 on 0 out), Houston Ensberg (11,2nd inning off Marquis 0 on 1 out); Berkman (3,7th inning off Thompson 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Pujols (8,by Rodriguez).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Everett (3,off Alberto Reyes).  HBP–Burke (1,by Thompson).  Team–3.  CS–Burke (2,3rd base by Marquis/Molina).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:14.  A–39,288.
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