Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 100
Played on Tuesday, July 22, 1997 (N) at Busch Stadium II

HOU N    0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
STL N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       3   1
Carr cf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Bagwell 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   2      11   1
Gonzalez lf                   4   1   0   0       0   1       1   0
Bell rf                       3   1   1   2       1   1       2   0
Gutierrez 3b                  4   1   1   0       0   1       0   4
Ausmus c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
Bogar ss                      3   1   0   0       1   0       2   2
Hampton p                     3   0   1   2       0   0       0   4
  Springer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Phillips ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   6   4       2  10      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Biggio-Bogar.

BATTING - 
2B: Ausmus (17,off Andy Benes).
HR: Bell (7,5th inning off Andy Benes 1 on 0 out).
IBB: Bell (3,by Mathews).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gutierrez (3,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Bogar (3,2nd base off Andy
Benes/Difelice); Bagwell (17,2nd base off Andy Benes/Difelice); Carr (5,2nd
base off Mathews/Difelice).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clayton ss                    3   1   0   0       1   1       2   5
DeShields 2b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Gant lf                       3   0   1   1       1   1       1   0
Lankford cf                   4   0   2   1       0   1       5   0
Gaetti 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Mabry rf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Difelice c                    3   0   1   0       0   0      10   0
Young 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   3       5   0
Andy Benes p                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bell ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mathews p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Petkovsek p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2       2   8      27   7

FIELDING - 
E: Young (10).

BATTING - 
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hampton W(7-7)                7     5   2   2   2   4   0  27
Springer                      1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Wagner SV(18)                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     5   2   2   2   8   0  33


St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Andy Benes L(6-5)             7     5   4   3   1   8   1  28
Mathews                       1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Petkovsek                     1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     6   4   3   2  10   1  36

WP: Andy Benes 2 (5).
IBB: Mathews (3,Bell).

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jerry Layne
Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 33964


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Biggio              2b        Clayton             ss
2. Carr                cf        DeShields           2b
3. Bagwell             1b        Gant                lf
4. Gonzalez            lf        Lankford            cf
5. Bell                rf        Gaetti              3b
6. Gutierrez           3b        Mabry               rf
7. Ausmus              c         Difelice            c
8. Bogar               ss        Young               1b
9. Hampton             p         Andy Benes          p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio struck out; Carr popped to shortstop; Bagwell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Clayton walked; DeShields singled to right
[Clayton to third]; Gant singled to left [Clayton scored,
DeShields to third]; Lankford singled to left [DeShields scored,
Gant to second]; Gaetti lined into a double play to second [Gant
out at second (second to shortstop)]; Mabry grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez popped to shortstop; Bell flied to center;
Gutierrez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Difelice popped to first; Young struck out; Andy
Benes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); Bogar
flied to center; Hampton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Clayton popped to second; DeShields grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gant walked; Lankford forced Gant (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Carr flied
to center; Bagwell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Gaetti popped to second; Mabry struck out;
Difelice singled to left; Young was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez reached on an error by Young; Bell homered
[Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Gutierrez singled to right;
Gutierrez stole second [Gutierrez to third on a wild pitch];
Ausmus struck out; Bogar walked; Bogar stole second; Hampton
singled to right [Gutierrez scored, Bogar scored]; Biggio forced
Hampton (shortstop to second); Carr was called out on strikes; 4
R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Andy Benes grounded out (shortstop to first);
Clayton grounded out (pitcher to first); DeShields grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Bagwell singled to center; Gonzalez was called out
on strikes; Bagwell stole second; Bell struck out; Andy Benes
threw a wild pitch [Bagwell to third]; Gutierrez struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gant flied to right; Lankford singled to right;
Gaetti grounded out (third to first) [Lankford to second]; Mabry
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Ausmus doubled to right; Bogar flied to right
[Ausmus to third]; Hampton grounded out (third to first); Biggio
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Difelice grounded out (third to first); Young
struck out; BELL BATTED FOR ANDY BENES; Bell grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 8TH: MATHEWS REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Carr singled to
right; Carr stole second; Bagwell struck out; Gonzalez lined to
center; Bell was walked intentionally; Gutierrez forced Bell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: SPRINGER REPLACED HAMPTON (PITCHING); Clayton
struck out; DeShields grounded out (shortstop to first); Gant
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 9TH: PETKOVSEK REPLACED MATHEWS (PITCHING); Ausmus flied
to left; Bogar grounded out (shortstop to first); PHILLIPS
BATTED FOR SPRINGER; Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Lankford
struck out; Gaetti struck out; Mabry flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4   6   0    5
 Cardinals        2   5   1    4


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