St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
7
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2
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson BrilesW | 9.0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 63 | 58 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny LemasterL | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 33 |
| Tom Dukes | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Pat House | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Ray | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 3rd
Rusty Staub doubles (13) on a to right fielder Dick Simpson. Denny Lemaster scores.
0–1
▲ 4th
Orlando Cepeda singles on a to right fielder Lee Thomas. Julian Javier scores. Curt Flood to 3rd.
1–1
▲ 4th
Mike Shannon doubles (7) on a to right fielder Lee Thomas. Curt Flood scores. Orlando Cepeda to 3rd.
2–1
▲ 4th
Dal Maxvill singles on a to left fielder Jimmy Wynn. Orlando Cepeda scores. Mike Shannon out at home on the throw, left fielder Jimmy Wynn to catcher Ron Brand. Dick Simpson to 2nd.
3–1
▲ 5th
Mike Shannon doubles (8) on a to right fielder Lee Thomas. Curt Flood scores. Orlando Cepeda to 3rd.
4–1
▲ 7th
Mike Shannon out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lee Thomas. Julian Javier scores. Curt Flood to 3rd. Orlando Cepeda to 2nd.
5–1
▲ 7th
Roger Maris out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lee Thomas. Curt Flood scores. Orlando Cepeda to 3rd.
6–1
▼ 8th
Ron Brand singles on a to center fielder Curt Flood. Rusty Staub scores. Lee Thomas to 3rd. Ron Brand to 2nd. Fielding error by center fielder Curt Flood.
6–2
▲ 9th
Orlando Cepeda hits a home run (6).
7–2
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCurt Flood | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BMike Shannon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| CTim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFDick Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFRoger Maris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PNelson Briles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFRon Davis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BDenis Menke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BRusty Staub | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFLee Thomas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BBob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CRon Brand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| SSHector Torres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PDenny Lemaster | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPat House | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHByron Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJim Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBob Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |