Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
6
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Giusti | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 31 |
| Barry Latman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Turk Farrell | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
| Claude Raymond | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike CuellarW | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al JacksonL | 7.1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 36 |
| Joe Hoerner | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Rusty Staub hits a home run (9).
1–0
▲ 5th
Dave Giusti singles. Bob Lillis scores.
2–0
▼ 5th
Orlando Cepeda singles. Jerry Buchek scores. Curt Flood to 2nd.
2–1
▼ 5th
Tim McCarver doubles (9). Curt Flood scores. Orlando Cepeda scores.
2–3
▲ 6th
Rusty Staub reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Dal Maxvill to third baseman Charley Smith to shortstop Dal Maxvill. Jimmy Wynn scores. Dave Nicholson out at 3rd.
3–3
▼ 7th
Orlando Cepeda hits a home run (11).
3–4
▼ 7th
Charley Smith out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dave Nicholson. Tim McCarver scores.
3–5
▲ 8th
Rusty Staub hits a home run (10). Chuck Harrison scores.
5–5
▲ 8th
Bob Lillis singles. Bob Aspromonte scores.
6–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRon Brand | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSSonny Jackson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFDave Nicholson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BChuck Harrison | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LFRusty Staub | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BBob Aspromonte | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BBob Lillis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PDave Giusti | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PBarry Latman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHFelix Mantilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTurk Farrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PClaude Raymond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Cuellar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJerry Buchek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHTito Francona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJimy Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCurt Flood | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CTim McCarver | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RFMike Shannon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3BCharley Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAl Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| PJoe Hoerner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBobby Tolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHPhil Gagliano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |