Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 12, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
Taveras cf 3 0 0 0
Berkman lf 4 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
Lamb 1b 4 1 1 0
Lane rf 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 1 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 1
Pettitte p 1 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 1 1 2
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Astacio p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 4 2 2 1
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 1 1
Sanders lf 3 1 1 2
Walker rf 4 0 1 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0
Molina c 3 0 0 0
Nunez 3b 3 1 2 0
Carpenter p 1 0 0 1
  Taguchi rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 8 5
Houston 000 000 201370
St. Louis 210 020 00x581
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (0-1) 6.0 8 5 5 2 2
  Springer  1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0
  Astacio  1 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
6.0
8
5
5
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  W (1-0) 8.0 5 2 2 3 3
  Isringhausen  SV (1) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
4

  E–Eckstein (1).  DP–Houston 2 Ensberg-Biggio-Lamb, Lamb-Everett-Lamb, St. Louis 1 Grudzielanek-Eckstein-Pujols.  2B–Houston Berkman (1,off Carpenter); Ensberg (1,off Carpenter).  HR–Houston Burke (1,7th inning off Carpenter 1 on 2 out), St. Louis Sanders (1,1st inning off Pettitte 1 on 2 out).  SH–Pettitte (1,off Carpenter); Carpenter 2 (2,off Pettitte 2).  SF–Ausmus (1,off Isringhausen).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:29.  A–52,332.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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