Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 16, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 2 1 2 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 2
Lane rf 3 0 1 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 0 0 0
Burke lf 3 0 1 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Oswalt p 1 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 1 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 3 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 4 1 1 1
Pujols 1b 3 1 2 0
Walker rf 3 1 2 3
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Mabry lf 4 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 2 0
Mahoney c 4 0 0 0
Marquis p 3 1 1 0
  Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Houston 200 000 000261
St. Louis 000 040 00x491
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (12-8) 6.0 8 4 4 1 4
  Burns   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis  W (9-6) 8.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Isringhausen  SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
2

  E–Ensberg (9), Pujols (7).  DP–St. Louis 2. Rolen-Grudzielanek-Pujols, Grudzielanek-Pujols.  2B–Houston Lane (20,off Marquis); Biggio (26,off Marquis), St. Louis Pujols (21,off Oswalt); Marquis (5,off Oswalt).  HR–Houston Ensberg (25,1st inning off Marquis 1 on 2 out), St. Louis Walker (11,5th inning off Oswalt 2 on 1 out).  HBP–Oswalt (1,by Marquis).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Eckstein (5,off Oswalt).  Team–7.  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–2:14.  A–48,034.
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