HOU @ SLN
Final Score: HOU 2 - SLN 5
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Busch Stadium II
- Attendance
- 52,140
- Game Duration
- 171 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Jeff Suppan
- Losing Pitcher
- Roger Clemens
- Save
- Jason Isringhausen
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Tim Welke
- First Base
- Eric Cooper
- Second Base
- Gary Darling
- Third Base
- Mike Winters
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 60°F
- Wind Direction
- fromcf
- Wind Speed
- 8 mph
Line Score
HOU Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Beltran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Roger Clemens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Morgan Ensberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jeff Kent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Roy Oswalt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 |
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Kiko Calero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Roger Cedeno | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jim Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Matheny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Albert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Edgar Renteria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Rolen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Reggie Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Suppan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Julian Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Larry Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tony Womack | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
HOU Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens (L) | L | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Roy Oswalt | - | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.62 | |
SLN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiko Calero | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jason Isringhausen (SV) | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeff Suppan (W) | W | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1.50 |
| Julian Tavarez | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1.00 | |
Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals, October 21, 2004
On October 21, 2004, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros 5-2 at Busch Stadium II in a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 52,140, a game time of 171 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 60 degrees and a 8 mph wind. The Houston Astros' runs came one at a time, in the first and third. The St. Louis Cardinals' runs came in the third, sixth, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the sixth. The Houston Astros had 3 hits and the St. Louis Cardinals 9, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Jeff Suppan, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 6.0 innings. Roger Clemens took the loss after 6.0 innings and 4 runs. Jason Isringhausen earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than Jeff Suppan, who had 6. The St. Louis Cardinals' pitching table lists Kiko Calero, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Suppan, and Julian Tavarez. The Houston Astros' top hitter was Craig Biggio, 1 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Albert Pujols led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Scott Rolen drove in 2 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Scott Rolen also homered for the St. Louis Cardinals. Tim Welke worked home plate.
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.