Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
4
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7
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 7 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom GriffinL | 5.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 31 |
| Ron Cook | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Jim Ray | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 |
| Jack Dilauro | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson BrilesW | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 28 |
| Jerry JohnsonS | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Denis Menke hits a home run (2).
1–0
▼ 3rd
Lou Brock hits an inside-the-park home run (3) on a . Jose Cardenal scores. Leron Lee scores.
1–3
▲ 4th
Denis Menke grounds into a force out, shortstop Dal Maxvill to second baseman Cookie Rojas. Jimmy Wynn scores. Joe Pepitone out at 2nd. Denis Menke to 1st.
2–3
▼ 5th
Leron Lee hits a home run (2).
2–4
▼ 6th
Nelson Briles triples (1) on a to right fielder Norm Miller. Joe Hague scores.
2–5
▼ 6th
Jose Cardenal singles on a to center fielder Jimmy Wynn. Nelson Briles scores.
2–6
▲ 7th
Doug Rader singles on a to center fielder Jose Cardenal. Joe Pepitone scores. Denis Menke scores. John Mayberry to 3rd.
4–6
▼ 8th
Dick Allen singles on a to left fielder Tommy Davis. Leron Lee scores.
4–7
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BJoe Morgan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFNorm Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJim Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJack Dilauro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFJoe Pepitone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDenis Menke | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BJohn Mayberry Sr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PRon Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFTommy Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFJose Cardenal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFLeron Lee | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BDick Allen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3BPhil Gagliano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJoe Torre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1BJoe Hague | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BCookie Rojas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PNelson Briles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PJerry Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |