St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
June 5, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 2005 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 4, Houston Astros 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 4 1 2 0
Edmonds cf 5 1 3 0
Pujols 1b 4 1 2 1
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 2 2
Mabry lf 4 0 1 0
Nunez 3b 4 0 0 0
Molina c 4 1 1 0
Mulder p 1 0 0 1
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 4 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 1 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Burke lf 4 1 1 0
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 1
Berkman 1b 4 1 0 1
Ensberg 3b 4 2 2 2
Lane rf 3 1 2 2
Everett ss 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Clemens p 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
St. Louis 310 000 0004110
Houston 501 000 00x6111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder  L (7-3) 3.0 8 6 6 1 0
  Reyes   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Flores   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  White   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (4-3) 5.0 9 4 4 1 4
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Lidge  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
8

  E–Burke (1).  DP–Houston 1. Everett-Biggio-Berkman.  2B–St. Louis Grudzielanek (15,off Clemens), Houston Burke (4,off Mulder); Ensberg (10,off Mulder); Bruntlett (2,off White).  3B–St. Louis Molina (1,off Clemens).  HR–Houston Ensberg (12,1st inning off Mulder 1 on 1 out); Lane (6,1st inning off Mulder 0 on 1 out).  SF–Mulder (1,off Clemens); Biggio (1,off Mulder).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Burke (2,off Alberto Reyes).  Team–8.  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:02.  A–34,009.
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