St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
7
–
4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CarltonW | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 70 | 54 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don WilsonL | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 35 |
| John Buzhardt | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| Danny Coombs | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Steve Shea | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Curt Flood singles on a to right fielder Rusty Staub. Lou Brock scores. Curt Flood to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder Rusty Staub.
1–0
▼ 1st
Jimmy Wynn hits a home run (23). Denis Menke scores.
1–2
▲ 3rd
Roger Maris hits a home run (5). Curt Flood scores.
3–2
▲ 5th
Orlando Cepeda singles on a to left fielder Norm Miller. Lou Brock scores. Curt Flood scores. Roger Maris to 2nd.
5–2
▲ 6th
Curt Flood singles on a to third baseman Doug Rader. Dal Maxvill scores. Steve Carlton to 3rd. Lou Brock to 2nd.
6–2
▲ 6th
Roger Maris out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Rusty Staub. Steve Carlton scores. Lou Brock to 3rd.
7–2
▼ 6th
Nate Colbert out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Curt Flood. Jimmy Wynn scores. Rusty Staub to 3rd.
7–3
▼ 8th
Bob Aspromonte singles on a to third baseman Mike Shannon. Doug Rader scores. John Bateman to 2nd.
7–4
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCurt Flood | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRoger Maris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1BOrlando Cepeda | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CTim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BMike Shannon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PSteve Carlton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BDenis Menke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LFNorm Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RFRusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BNate Colbert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CJohn Bateman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHal King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSLeon McFadden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PDanny Coombs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBob Aspromonte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSteve Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDon Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJulio Gotay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJohn Buzhardt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSHector Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |