Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 20, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 2000 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo 2b 5 1 0 0
Bogar ss 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 1
Hidalgo cf 4 1 1 1
Alou rf 4 1 2 2
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
Berkman lf,rf 3 0 0 0
Truby 3b 2 1 1 0
  Ensberg ph 1 0 0 0
Chavez c 4 0 2 1
Holt p 1 0 0 0
  Ginter ph 0 0 0 1
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Meacham p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,lf 2 0 2 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 2 2 1
Paquette 1b 5 3 3 3
Edmonds cf 4 1 1 4
Lankford lf 4 2 3 2
Tatis 3b 3 1 0 0
Drew rf 4 0 1 0
Renteria ss 3 1 0 1
Matheny c 4 1 1 0
Ankiel p 3 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  McGwire ph 0 0 0 0
  Saturria pr 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 11 11
Houston 000 021 030690
St. Louis 005 300 30x11112
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (7-15) 4.0 8 8 8 2 4
  Powell   2.1 2 2 2 0 2
  Meacham   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Linebrink   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
11
11
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Ankiel  W (10-7) 7.0 4 3 2 2 8
  Morris   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Timlin   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
3
8

  E–Vina (6), Ankiel (7).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Bagwell (36,off Morris), St. Louis Lankford (14,off Holt).  HR–Houston Hidalgo (41,6th inning off Ankiel 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Edmonds (41,3rd inning off Holt 3 on, 1 out); Lankford 2 (26,3rd inning off Holt 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off B Powell 0 on, 1 out); Paquette 2 (14,4th inning off Holt 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off B Powell 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Ginter (1,off Ankiel).  HBP–McGwire (6,by Linebrink); Vina (27,by Linebrink).  CS–Berkman (2,2nd base by Ankiel/Matheny).  SB–Renteria (20,2nd base off Holt/Chavez).  WP–Holt (8).  HBP–Linebrink 2 (3,McGwire,Vina).  U-HP–Martin Foster, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:53.  A–38,653.
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