October 20, 2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 6 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 6
2004 postseason: WS: BOS-STL / ALCS: BOS-NYY / NLCS: STL-HOU / Div. Series: BOS-ANA / NYY-MIN / STL-LAD / HOU-ATL

Game 1
STL 10
HOU  7
Game 2
STL  6
HOU  4
Game 3
HOU  5
STL  2
Game 4
HOU  6
STL  5
Game 5
HOU  3
STL  0
Game 6
STL  6
HOU  4
(12) Game 7
STL  5
HOU  2

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 52,144

Wednesday, October 20, 2004, 3:12PM
Time of Game: 3:54

Astros

Phil Garner

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    4 10  0
Cardinals       2  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    6 15  0

W: J Tavarez (2-1), L: D Miceli (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   6   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .393   19    3   0   
C Beltran CF                  4   2   2   0    2   0  .476 1.702   22    0   0   2·SB,IW
J Bagwell 1B                  6   0   3   2    0   0  .304  .798   11   12   0   2B,SB
L Berkman RF                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .350 1.362   17    3   0   SF
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Backe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Kent 2B                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .261 1.085   16    0   2   2B
M Lamb 3B                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .400 2.100   23    1   3   HR,GDP
J Vizcaino SS                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .542   11    1   5   CS
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .347   17    9   1   
  M Ensberg PH                0   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .516    5    0   0   HBP
  J Lane RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
P Munro P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    3    0   1   
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Everett PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    4    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Bruntlett PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   SH
  R Chavez C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    3    5   2   
Totals                       42   4  10   4    4   5              167   34  14

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (2, off M Morris); J Kent (2, off J Isringhausen).

HR: M Lamb (2, off M Morris; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: L Berkman (1, off M Morris).

SH: E Bruntlett (1, off J Isringhausen).

IBB: C Beltran (1, by J Isringhausen).

HBP: M Ensberg (2, by J Isringhausen).

TB: M Lamb 4; J Bagwell 4; J Kent 3; C Beltran 2; B Ausmus; J Vizcaino.

GIDP: M Lamb (1).

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (3); L Berkman (9); M Lamb (2).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bagwell (1, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/M Matheny); C Beltran 2 (3, 3rd base off J Isringhausen/M Matheny, 2nd base off M Morris/M Matheny).

CS: J Vizcaino (1, 2nd base by M Morris/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   2   1   2   0    0   0  .217  .467    6    2   1   
  H Luna 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    4   2   
  M Anderson PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    4    0   0   
L Walker RF                   6   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .921   25    2   0   
A Pujols 1B                   5   3   3   2    1   0  .500 1.613   20    9   2   HR,2B
S Rolen 3B                    6   1   2   0    0   2  .320 1.010   23    1   3   2B
J Edmonds CF                  6   1   2   2    0   2  .286 1.027   22    2   0   HR
E Renteria SS                 5   0   3   2    0   1  .182  .432   16    5   3   
R Sanders LF                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .222  .596   13    2   0   2·2B
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Matheny C                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .125  .301   23    6   1   IW
M Morris P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Mabry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    4    0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Calero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Taguchi LF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    2   0   
Totals                       48   6  15   6    2  13              178   36  14

BATTING

2B: A Pujols (1, off P Munro); S Rolen (2, off C Qualls); R Sanders 2 (2, off C Harville, off C Qualls).

HR: A Pujols (4, off P Munro; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Edmonds (2, off D Miceli; 12th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: M Matheny (1, by C Qualls).

TB: A Pujols 7; J Edmonds 5; R Sanders 5; S Rolen 3; E Renteria 3; T Womack 2.

RBI: E Renteria 2 (2); A Pujols 2 (8); J Edmonds 2 (7).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R King-E Renteria-A Pujols; M Matheny-T Womack.

PITCHING

Houston Astros             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
P Munro                     2.1   8   4   4    0   1   1   9.00   15   46-35     4-2     26    - 
C Harville                  0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0  13.50    3   13-9      0-0          1-0
C Qualls                    3     3   0   0    1   3   0  11.25   12   42-26     3-2          0-0
D Wheeler                   2     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8   38-27     1-3          0-0
B Lidge                     3     0   0   0    0   5   0   0.00    9   32-25     3-1          0-0
D Miceli, L (0-2)           0.1   1   2   2    1   0   1  27.00    3    7-3      0-1          0-0
Totals                     11.1  15   6   6    2  13   2          50  178-125   11-9          1-0

St. Louis Cardinals        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
M Morris                    5     5   3   3    3   1   1   5.40   22   80-47     8-5     43    - 
R King, H (1)               0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0  10.80    3    9-8      1-0          0-0
K Calero, H (1)             1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    5   17-11     1-3          1-0
J Isringhausen, BS (1)      3     2   1   1    1   2   0   5.40   13   41-24     1-5          0-0
J Tavarez, W (2-1)          2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.60    6   20-15     2-2          0-0
Totals                     12    10   4   4    4   5   1          49  167-105   13-15         1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Isringhausen (2; C Beltran); C Qualls (1; M Matheny).

HBP: J Isringhausen (1; M Ensberg).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:54.

Attendance: 52,144.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Biggio             LF    1. T Womack             2B 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. L Walker             RF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. J Kent               2B    5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. M Lamb               3B    6. E Renteria           SS 
7. J Vizcaino           SS    7. R Sanders            LF 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. M Matheny            C  
9. P Munro              P     9. M Morris             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6  C Beltran       Walk
          1--     J Bagwell       Beltran Steals 2B
          -2-  4  " "             Single to LF; Beltran to 3B
   RO     1-3  2  L Berkman       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Beltran Scores
   O      1--  6  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
          ---  2  T Womack        Single to RF
   O      1--  2  L Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B; Womack to 2B
   RR     -2-  5  A Pujols        Home Run (LF); Womack Scores
   O      ---  6  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2  J Edmonds       Single to RF
          1--  5  E Renteria      Single to RF; Edmonds to 3B
   O      1-3  1  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
          ---  4  M Lamb          Walk
   O      1--  1  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1-- 11  B Ausmus        Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Vizcaino Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Peter Munro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  M Matheny       Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  2  M Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4  T Womack        Single to RF
   O      1--  2  L Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  P Munro         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  C Biggio        Lineout: SS
          ---  4  C Beltran       Single to RF
   R      1--  1  J Bagwell       Double to LF; Beltran Scores
          -2-  5  L Berkman       Walk
   O      12-  4  J Kent          Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Peter Munro facing 3-4-5
          ---  1  A Pujols        Double to CF
          -2-  7  S Rolen         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Pujols stays at 2B
   O      12-  1  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF; Pujols to 3B; Rolen to 2B
   RR     -23  1  E Renteria      Single to CF; Pujols Scores; Rolen Scores
                  Chad Harville replaces Peter Munro pitching and batting 9th
          1--  3  R Sanders       Double to RF; Renteria to 3B
   O      -23  7  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3  M Morris        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
                  Hector Luna replaces Tony Womack playing 2B batting 1st
   R      ---  6  M Lamb          Home Run (RF)
   O      ---  3  J Vizcaino      Popfly: 3B
          ---  1  B Ausmus        Single to CF
                  Adam Everett pinch hits for Chad Harville batting 9th
   O      1--  4  A Everett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chad Qualls facing 1-2-3
                  Chad Qualls replaces Adam Everett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  H Luna          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  L Walker        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4  A Pujols        Single to LF
   O      1--  2  S Rolen         Double to LF; Pujols out at Hm/SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chad Qualls facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  R Sanders       Double to CF
          -2-  4  M Matheny       Intentional Walk
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
   O      12-  4  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Ray King facing 5-6-7
                  Ray King replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2  J Kent          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5  M Lamb          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  2  J Vizcaino      Single to LF
                  Kiko Calero replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chad Qualls facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  H Luna          Popfly: RF
   O      ---  3  L Walker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Kiko Calero facing 9-1-2
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chad Qualls batting 9th
   O      ---  4  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  C Biggio        Popfly: SS
          ---  4  C Beltran       Single to RF
   O      1--  1  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Wheeler facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  S Rolen         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  8  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  E Renteria      Single to LF
          1--  6  R Sanders       Single to LF; Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  3  M Matheny       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jason Isringhausen facing 4-5-6
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Reggie Sanders pitching and batting 7th; So Taguchi replaces Kiko Calero playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  3  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
          ---  3  J Kent          Double to LF
   O      -2-  6  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3  J Vizcaino      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Wheeler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  S Taguchi       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  3  H Luna          Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 10  L Walker        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jason Isringhausen facing 8-9-1
                  Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
          ---  5  M Ensberg       Hit By Pitch
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 9th
   O      1--  1  E Bruntlett     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ensberg to 2B
   O      -2-  4  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
          -2-  4  C Beltran       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1  J Bagwell       Single to LF; Ensberg Scores; Beltran to 2B
          12-     L Berkman       Beltran Steals 3B; Bagwell Steals 2B
   O      -23  6  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Brad Lidge facing 3-4-5
                  Brad Lidge replaces Lance Berkman pitching and batting 4th; Raul Chavez replaces Eric Bruntlett playing C batting 9th; Jason Lane replaces Morgan Ensberg playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---  2  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Jason Isringhausen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  J Kent          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2  M Lamb          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Brad Lidge facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Jason Isringhausen batting 7th
   O      ---  2  R Cedeno        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3  J Lane          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  R Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Brad Lidge facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5  S Taguchi       Strikeout Swinging
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Hector Luna batting 1st
   O      ---  4  M Anderson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Julian Tavarez facing 2-3-4
                  Marlon Anderson moves to 2B
   O      ---  1  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1  J Bagwell       Foul Flyball: C
                  Brandon Backe pinch hits for Brad Lidge batting 4th
   O      ---  8  B Backe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Dan Miceli facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Miceli replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 4th
          ---  4  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  1  S Rolen         Foul Flyball: C
   RR     1--  2  J Edmonds       Home Run (RF); Pujols Scores
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6.

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