St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
April 5, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 5 0 1 0
Walker rf 5 2 3 1
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 5 1 2 0
Rolen 3b 5 2 2 0
Edmonds cf 2 1 1 4
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0
Sanders lf 3 1 1 2
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry rf 0 0 0 0
Molina c 4 0 0 0
Carpenter p 3 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Everett ss 4 1 0 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 3 3
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Scott lf 3 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Taveras cf 4 1 2 0
Oswalt p 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
St. Louis 300 003 1007110
Houston 001 000 020370
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  W (1-0) 7.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Reyes   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Tavarez   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  King   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Isringhausen  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (0-1) 6.0 7 6 6 1 2
  Springer   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Harville   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Wheeler   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
3

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1. Eckstein-Grudzielanek-Pujols, Houston 1. Everett-Biggio-Bagwell.  2B–St. Louis Rolen (1,off Oswalt), Houston Lane (1,off Carpenter); Palmeiro (1,off Alberto Reyes); Biggio (1,off Alberto Reyes); Taveras (1,off King).  HR–St. Louis Edmonds (1,1st inning off Oswalt 2 on 2 out); Sanders (1,6th inning off Oswalt 1 on 2 out); Walker (1,7th inning off Springer 0 on 2 out).  SF–Edmonds (1,off Oswalt).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Oswalt (1,off Carpenter).  Team–7.  SB–Biggio (1,3rd base off Tavarez/Molina).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–2:44.  A–43,567.
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