Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
5
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6
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Giusti | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 25 |
| Carroll Sembera | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike CuellarL | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jaster | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 31 |
| Ron Piche | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Hoerner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Hal WoodeshickW | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 4th
Chuck Harrison strikes out swinging.
1–0
▲ 4th
Rusty Staub doubles (25). Joe Morgan scores.
2–0
▲ 6th
John Bateman hits a home run (17).
3–0
▲ 6th
Bob Aspromonte doubles (15). Rusty Staub scores. Aaron Pointer scores. Bob Aspromonte to 3rd.
5–0
▼ 6th
Jerry Buchek singles. Dal Maxvill scores. Lou Brock to 2nd.
5–1
▼ 7th
Mike Shannon hits a home run (14). Tim McCarver scores.
5–3
▼ 7th
Lou Brock grounds into a double play, second baseman Joe Morgan to shortstop Bob Lillis to first baseman Chuck Harrison. Ed Spiezio scores. Dal Maxvill to 3rd. Phil Gagliano out at 2nd. Lou Brock out at 1st.
5–4
▼ 8th
Tim McCarver hits a home run (10). Curt Flood scores.
5–6
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFRon Davis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BChuck Harrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJohn Bateman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFRusty Staub | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LFAaron Pointer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3BBob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| SSBob Lillis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDave Giusti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PCarroll Sembera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Cuellar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRon Brand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJerry Buchek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BCharley Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFTito Francona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCurt Flood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTim McCarver | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| RFMike Shannon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BEd Spiezio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PLarry Jaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRon Piche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBob Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoe Hoerner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHPhil Gagliano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PHal Woodeshick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |