Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
4
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5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Blasingame | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 31 |
| John Buzhardt | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Danny CoombsL | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Jim Ray | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CarltonW | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 45 |
| Ron Willis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Joe HoernerS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Mike Shannon out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jimmy Wynn. Lou Brock scores.
0–1
▼ 5th
Orlando Cepeda doubles (15) on a to center fielder Jimmy Wynn. Curt Flood scores.
0–2
▼ 7th
Mike Shannon doubles (15) on a to left fielder Bob Aspromonte. Julian Javier scores. Orlando Cepeda scores.
0–4
▲ 8th
Julio Gotay hits a home run (1).
1–4
▲ 8th
Jimmy Wynn hits a home run (12). Hector Torres scores. Rusty Staub scores.
4–4
▼ 8th
Roger Maris singles on a to right fielder Dick Simpson. Dal Maxvill scores. Lou Brock to 3rd.
4–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFDick Simpson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SSHector Torres | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BRusty Staub | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BDenis Menke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFBob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJohn Bateman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PRRon Brand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWade Blasingame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PJohn Buzhardt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJulio Gotay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PDanny Coombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJim Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLee Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHNate Colbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRoger Maris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BDick Schofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCurt Flood | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3BMike Shannon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| CTim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFBobby Tolan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSteve Carlton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHPhil Gagliano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRon Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoe Hoerner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |