Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
5
–
4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 7.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 40 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John BuzhardtW | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Wade Blasingame | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom DukesS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Briles | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 38 |
| Ron WillisL | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| Wayne Granger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Doug Rader singles on a to center fielder Curt Flood. Rusty Staub scores. Jimmy Wynn scores. Denis Menke to 2nd.
2–0
▲ 1st
Bob Aspromonte singles on a to center fielder Curt Flood. Denis Menke scores. Doug Rader to 3rd.
3–0
▼ 8th
Tim McCarver triples (3) on a to center fielder Jimmy Wynn. Lou Brock scores. Curt Flood scores.
3–2
▼ 8th
Orlando Cepeda singles on a to left fielder Bob Aspromonte. Tim McCarver scores.
3–3
▲ 10th
Denis Menke triples (4) on a to center fielder Curt Flood. Norm Miller scores. Jimmy Wynn scores.
5–3
▼ 10th
Curt Flood doubles (9) on a to left fielder Bob Aspromonte. Lou Brock scores.
5–4
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFNorm Miller | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SSHector Torres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BRusty Staub | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2BDenis Menke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| LFBob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CJohn Bateman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PLarry Dierker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PDanny Coombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJohn Buzhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWade Blasingame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCurt Flood | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CTim McCarver | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFBobby Tolan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BMike Shannon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRoger Maris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BPhil Gagliano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHJohnny Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDick Schofield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PNelson Briles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDave Ricketts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRon Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWayne Granger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHEd Spiezio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |