St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
5
–
3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CarltonW | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 55 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike CuellarL | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 29 |
| Dave Eilers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Tom Dukes | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 19 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 4th
Mike Shannon hits a home run (10).
1–0
▲ 4th
Julian Javier hits a home run (12). Tim McCarver scores.
3–0
▼ 4th
Ron Brand doubles (5). Doug Rader scores.
3–1
▲ 5th
Curt Flood singles. Alex Johnson scores.
4–1
▲ 5th
Mike Shannon singles. Curt Flood scores. Orlando Cepeda to 2nd.
5–1
▼ 6th
Bob Aspromonte doubles (14). Rusty Staub scores. Doug Rader scores.
5–3
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFAlex Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRoger Maris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCurt Flood | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BMike Shannon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CTim McCarver | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSteve Carlton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSJulio Gotay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RFRusty Staub | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BDoug Rader | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRon Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BBob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CRon Brand | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PMike Cuellar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PDave Eilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJackie Brandt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PRDave Giusti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDave Adlesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |