St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
7
–
4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick HughesW | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 40 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Von HoffL | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 29 |
| Dave Eilers | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
| Larry Sherry | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Roger Maris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jimmy Wynn. Lou Brock scores. Curt Flood to 2nd.
1–0
▲ 1st
Tim McCarver out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jimmy Wynn. Curt Flood scores.
2–0
▼ 2nd
Doug Rader singles on a to third baseman Mike Shannon. Rusty Staub scores. Doug Rader to 2nd. Doug Rader advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by third baseman Mike Shannon.
2–1
▲ 3rd
Orlando Cepeda doubles (29). Curt Flood scores. Roger Maris to 3rd.
3–1
▲ 3rd
Julian Javier grounds into a force out, shortstop Sonny Jackson to second baseman Joe Morgan. Roger Maris scores. Orlando Cepeda to 3rd. Tim McCarver out at 2nd. Julian Javier to 1st.
4–1
▼ 4th
Rusty Staub hits a home run (9).
4–2
▼ 6th
Rusty Staub hits a home run (10).
4–3
▲ 7th
Tim McCarver singles. Curt Flood scores. Orlando Cepeda to 2nd.
5–3
▲ 8th
Curt Flood singles. Dal Maxvill scores.
6–3
▲ 9th
Julian Javier doubles (12). Mike Shannon scores.
7–3
▼ 9th
Doug Rader hits a home run (1).
7–4
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCurt Flood | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFRoger Maris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CTim McCarver | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BMike Shannon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PDick Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSSonny Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFRusty Staub | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| LFNorm Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDoug Rader | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BBob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CRon Brand | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBruce Von Hoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHJackie Brandt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PDave Eilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJulio Gotay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLarry Sherry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRon Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |