St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 24, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 2006 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 3, Houston Astros 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ss 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph,2b 2 0 1 1
Duncan rf 2 2 1 0
  Hancock p 0 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 2 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez lf,rf 4 0 1 1
Encarnacion cf 4 0 1 0
Miles 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Molina c 2 0 0 0
  Nelson pr 0 1 0 0
  Bennett c 1 0 0 0
Weaver p 2 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Lamb 3b 3 1 2 0
  Ensberg ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 2 0 0 2
Scott lf 3 2 1 0
Huff rf 3 2 2 3
  Jimerson rf 0 0 0 0
Burke cf,2b 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Taveras cf 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 2
Clemens p 2 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ss 2 1 2 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
St. Louis 100 001 100380
Houston 000 210 40x7110
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver   6.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Hancock  L (3-3) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Flores   0.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Thompson   1.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
3
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens   5.0 4 1 1 1 6
  Rodriguez   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Lidge   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Miller   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Qualls  W (7-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Wheeler   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
12

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1. Pujols-Eckstein-Pujols, Houston 1. Clemens-Everett-Berkman.  2B–St. Louis Belliard (8,off Wheeler), Houston Lamb (21,off Weaver); Scott (19,off Weaver); Ausmus (16,off Weaver); Bruntlett (8,off Hancock)..  3B–Houston Lamb (3,off Weaver).  HR–Houston Huff (12,7th inning off Flores 2 on 2 out).  IBB–Pujols (28,by Miller).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Berkman (8,off Weaver).  Team–6.  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Chris Guccione, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–3:09.  A–43,704.
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