2004 National League Championship Series

2004 National League Championship Series
St. Louis Cardinals 105 - 57 in the NL	4 - 3 Series Summary	Houston Astros 92 - 70 in the NL

2004 MLB Postseason
LG	Division Series	League Champ.	World Series
AL	NYY - MIN	NYY - BOS	BOS - STL
	ANA - BOS
NL	STL - LOS	STL - HOU
	ATL - HOU
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Introduction

The 2004 National League Championship Series was a great series decided in 7 games. Carlos Beltran was the star of the Houston Astros, hitting 8 home runs during the postseason, but the St. Louis Cardinals eventually came out on top.

Umpires

• Tim Welke, Eric Cooper, Gary Darling, Mike Winters, Angel Hernandez, Ed Rapuano

Results

Game	Score	Date	Pitchers
1	Houston Astros 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 10	October 13	Brandon Backe (ND) at Woody Williams (1-0)
2	Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6	October 14	Peter Munro (ND) at Matt Morris (ND)
3	St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Houston Astros 5	October 16	Jeff Suppan (0-1) at Roger Clemens (1-0)
4	St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Houston Astros 6	October 17	Jason Marquis (ND) at Roy Oswalt (ND)
5	St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Houston Astros 3	October 18	Woody Williams (ND) at Brandon Backe (ND)
6	Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6	October 20	Peter Munro (ND) at Matt Morris (ND)
7	Houston Astros 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5	October 21	Roger Clemens (1-1) at Jeff Suppan (1-1)

Game One

• Played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	7	10	1
Cardinals	2	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	X	10	12	0
WP: Woody Williams (1-0), LP: Chad Qualls (0-1), SV: Jason Isringhausen (1)
Home Runs: HOU - Carlos Beltran (1), Lance Berkman (1), Jeff Kent (1), Mike Lamb (1); STL - Albert Pujols (1)

Game Two

• Played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	10	1
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	X	6	9	0
WP: Julian Tavarez (1-0), LP: Dan Miceli (0-1), SV: Jason Isringhausen (2)
Home Runs: HOU - Carlos Beltran (2), Morgan Ensberg (1); STL - Albert Pujols (2), Scott Rolen 2 (2), Larry Walker (1)

Game Three

• Played at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
Astros	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	X	5	8	0
WP: Roger Clemens (1-0), LP: Jeff Suppan (0-1), SV: Brad Lidge (1)
Home Runs: STL - Jim Edmonds (1), Larry Walker (2); HOU - Carlos Beltran (3), Lance Berkman (2), Jeff Kent (2)

Game Four

• Played at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	0
Astros	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	X	6	9	0
WP: Dan Wheeler (1-0), LP: Julian Tavarez (1-1), SV: Brad Lidge (2)
Home Runs: STL - Albert Pujols (3); HOU - Carlos Beltran (4), Lance Berkman (3)

Game Five

• Played at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0
WP: Brad Lidge (1-0), LP: Jason Isringhausen (0-1)
Home Runs: HOU - Jeff Kent (3)

Game Six

• Played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

Team	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
WP: Julian Tavarez (2-1), LP: Dan Miceli (0-2)
Home Runs: HOU - Mike Lamb (2); STL - Jim Edmonds (2), Albert Pujols (4)

Game Seven

• Played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Cardinals	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	X	5	9	1
WP: Jeff Suppan (1-1), LP: Roger Clemens (1-1), SV: Jason Isringhausen (3)
Home Runs: HOU - Craig Biggio (1); STL - Scott Rolen (3)

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