Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
3
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5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don WilsonL | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 48 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob GibsonW | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 53 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Lou Brock hits a home run (7).
0–1
▲ 2nd
Doug Rader pops out to shortstop Dal Maxvill.
1–1
▼ 4th
Tim McCarver singles on a to center fielder Jimmy Wynn. Joe Torre scores.
1–2
▲ 6th
Johnny Edwards out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Brock. Jimmy Wynn scores.
2–2
▼ 8th
Curt Flood singles on a to left fielder Sandy Valdespino. Vic Davalillo scores. Lou Brock to 3rd.
2–3
▼ 8th
Vada Pinson singles on a to right fielder Gary Geiger. Lou Brock scores. Curt Flood to 3rd.
2–4
▼ 8th
Joe Torre grounds into a force out, second baseman Denis Menke to shortstop Marty Martinez. Curt Flood scores. Boots Day out at 2nd. Joe Torre to 1st.
2–5
▲ 9th
Sandy Valdespino singles. Gary Geiger scores. Julio Gotay to 2nd.
3–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFSandy Valdespino | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| PRCesar Geronimo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMarty Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BDenis Menke | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BCurt Blefary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFGary Geiger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PDon Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHJulio Gotay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CFCurt Flood | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFVada Pinson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| PRBoots Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSSteve Huntz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJoe Torre | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CTim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3BMike Shannon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFVic Davalillo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBob Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |