Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 15, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 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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Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 6 0 3 0
Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 5 0 2 0
Lane rf 6 0 1 0
Everett ss 4 0 1 0
  Vizcaino ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Burke lf 3 1 1 0
  Palmeiro ph,lf 2 2 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 2 0
Pettitte p 3 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph,1b 2 0 1 2
Totals 45 3 12 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 3 1 0 0
Edmonds cf 6 0 1 0
Pujols 1b 5 1 1 2
Sanders lf 0 0 0 0
  Walker rf 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 5 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 3 1
Taguchi rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Diaz c 5 1 2 1
Mulder p 1 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 1 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 8 4
Houston 000 010 001 000 13120
St. Louis 010 000 010 000 2480
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   7.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Qualls   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Gallo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Lidge   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Springer   1.1 0 1 1 1 2
  Harville  L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.1
8
4
4
6
10
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder   8.0 8 1 1 3 3
  Isringhausen   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Tavarez   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Reyes   1.2 0 1 1 1 1
  King   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Thompson  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
12
3
3
7
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 3. Everett-Berkman-Ausmus-Ensberg, Biggio-Everett-Berkman, Ausmus-Ensberg, St. Louis 3. Grudzielanek-Pujols, Eckstein-Grudzielanek-Pujols, Rolen-Grudzielanek-Pujols.  2B–Houston Ensberg (20,off Mulder); Palmeiro (9,off Isringhausen), St. Louis Edmonds (21,off Pettitte).  HR–St. Louis Grudzielanek (5,2nd inning off Pettitte 0 on 1 out); Diaz (1,8th inning off Qualls 0 on 0 out); Pujols (23,13th inning off Harville 1 on 1 out).  SH–Ausmus 2 (4,off Isringhausen,off Alberto Reyes).  SF–Lamb (2,off Isringhausen).  HBP–Everett (6,by Tavarez).  Team LOB–14.  Team–7.  SB–Taveras (23,2nd base off Isringhausen/Diaz).  CS–Walker (1,3rd base by Pettitte/Ausmus).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–4:23.  A–48,420.
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