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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade BlasingameL | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 23 |
| Jim Ray | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Fred Gladding | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CarltonW | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 37 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| George Brunet | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Frank LinzyS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Lou Brock doubles (2) on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Julian Javier scores.
0–1
▼ 1st
Jose Cardenal singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Lou Brock scores.
0–2
▲ 3rd
Wade Blasingame hits a home run (1).
1–2
▲ 3rd
Bob Watson singles on a to right fielder Jose Cardenal. Joe Morgan scores. Cesar Cedeno to 3rd.
2–2
▲ 3rd
Denis Menke singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Cesar Cedeno scores. Bob Watson to 2nd.
3–2
▼ 3rd
Jose Cardenal out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bob Watson. Julian Javier scores.
3–3
▼ 5th
Joe Torre singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Matty Alou scores. Lou Brock out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Bob Watson to third baseman Doug Rader. Joe Torre to 2nd.
3–4
▼ 6th
Ted Simmons triples (1) on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Jim Beauchamp scores.
3–5
▲ 8th
Joe Morgan singles on a to right fielder Jose Cardenal. Norm Miller scores. Jesus Alou to 3rd.
4–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFJesus Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFBob Watson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDenis Menke | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CJack Hiatt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSRoger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWade Blasingame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJimmy Wynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PRCesar Geronimo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJim Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHNorm Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PFred Gladding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFMatty Alou | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BDick Schofield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFLou Brock | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BJoe Torre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFJose Cardenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJim Beauchamp | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BJoe Hague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSTed Sizemore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CTed Simmons | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSteve Carlton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMoe Drabowsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGeorge Brunet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PFrank Linzy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |