Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
9
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3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry DierkerW | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 68 | 52 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CarltonL | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 39 |
| Sal Campisi | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Rich Nye | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Tommy Davis singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Joe Morgan scores. Jesus Alou scores. Tommy Davis to 2nd.
2–0
▲ 4th
Joe Morgan walks. Denis Menke scores. Doug Rader to 3rd. Joe Pepitone to 2nd.
3–0
▲ 4th
Jesus Alou doubles (5) on a to right fielder Leron Lee. Doug Rader scores. Joe Pepitone scores. Joe Morgan scores.
6–0
▼ 5th
Lou Brock hits a home run (2). Dal Maxvill scores.
6–2
▼ 7th
Jose Cardenal singles on a to left fielder Keith Lampard. Dal Maxvill scores.
6–3
▲ 8th
Joe Pepitone hits a home run (5).
7–3
▲ 9th
Jim Beauchamp reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Phil Gagliano. Joe Morgan scores. Jesus Alou to 2nd.
8–3
▲ 9th
Doug Rader out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Leron Lee. Jesus Alou scores.
9–3
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BJoe Morgan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RFJesus Alou | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJim Beauchamp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFTommy Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LFKeith Lampard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDenis Menke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BJoe Pepitone | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PLarry Dierker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CFJose Cardenal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BDick Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CJoe Torre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFLeron Lee | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJoe Hague | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BPhil Gagliano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PSteve Carlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHVic Davalillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSal Campisi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJim Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PRich Nye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHCarl Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |