St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
3
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2
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CarltonW | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 60 | 48 |
| Ron Willis | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Joe HoernerS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cuellar | 7.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 38 |
| John BuzhardtL | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 4th
Dick Simpson grounds into a double play, shortstop Denis Menke to second baseman Julio Gotay to first baseman Rusty Staub. Mike Shannon scores. Tim McCarver out at 2nd. Dick Simpson out at 1st.
1–0
▲ 7th
Lou Brock singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Dal Maxvill scores.
2–0
▼ 7th
Denis Menke singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Ron Davis scores. Denis Menke to 2nd. Denis Menke advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Lou Brock.
2–1
▼ 8th
Julio Gotay singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Jimmy Wynn scores.
2–2
▲ 9th
Julian Javier singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Lou Brock scores.
3–2
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCurt Flood | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BMike Shannon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDick Simpson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PRon Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoe Hoerner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PSteve Carlton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRoger Maris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFRon Davis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDenis Menke | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BRusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BBob Aspromonte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LFBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJulio Gotay | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CDave Adlesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Cuellar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHByron Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJohn Buzhardt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRon Brand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |