Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 13, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 13, 2005 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 2 1
Taveras cf 5 0 2 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 2 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 0 0 0
Burke lf 4 2 2 1
Everett ss 4 0 1 1
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Oswalt p 1 0 1 0
  Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0
Pujols 1b 4 1 1 1
Walker rf 3 0 0 0
  Marquis p 0 0 0 0
Sanders lf 3 0 1 0
  Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Nunez 3b 4 0 1 0
Molina c 4 0 2 0
Mulder p 2 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Houston 010 010 0204111
St. Louis 000 001 000160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 3 6
  Lidge  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder  L (0-1) 7.0 8 2 1 2 6
  Tavarez  1 3.0 2 2 0 0 0
  Marquis  1 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
11
4
3
2
8

  E–Ensberg (1).  DP–St. Louis 1 Mulder-Grudzielanek-Pujols.  PB–Molina (1).  2B–Houston Ausmus (1,off Mulder); Berkman (2,off Tavarez), St. Louis Molina 2 (2,off Oswalt 2).  3B–Houston Burke (1,off Mulder); Everett (1,off Tavarez).  HR–St. Louis Pujols (1,6th inning off Oswalt 0 on 0 out).  SH–Oswalt (1,off Mulder).  IBB–Ausmus (1,by Mulder).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Ausmus (1,2nd base off Mulder/Molina).  CS–Taveras (1,2nd base by Mulder/Molina).  WP–Tavarez (1).  IBB–Mulder (1,Ausmus).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–3:03.  A–52,358.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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