St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
6
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CarltonW | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Chuck TaylorS | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Blasingame | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 |
| Jim Ray | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Tom GriffinL | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Denny Lemaster | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| George Culver | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 4th
Jose Cardenal triples (2) on a to right fielder Jesus Alou. Ted Simmons scores. Joe Torre scores.
2–0
▲ 4th
Julian Javier out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jesus Alou. Jose Cardenal scores.
3–0
▲ 4th
Ted Sizemore singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Jim Beauchamp scores. Ted Sizemore to 2nd.
4–0
▼ 5th
Roger Metzger singles on a to right fielder Jose Cardenal. Doug Rader scores. Jesus Alou to 3rd.
4–1
▼ 5th
Joe Morgan doubles (9) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Jesus Alou scores. Roger Metzger scores.
4–3
▼ 5th
Cesar Cedeno triples (3) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Joe Morgan scores. Cesar Cedeno scores. Fielding error by shortstop Ted Sizemore.
4–5
▲ 6th
Bob Burda singles on a to right fielder Jesus Alou. Jim Beauchamp scores. Julian Javier scores.
6–5
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFMatty Alou | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFLuis Melendez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTed Simmons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BJoe Torre | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFJose Cardenal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJim Beauchamp | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJoe Hague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJulian Javier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSTed Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSteve Carlton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBob Burda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PChuck Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRoger Metzger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJimmy Wynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LFBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDenis Menke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFJesus Alou | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLarry Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRCesar Geronimo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWade Blasingame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJim Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHMarty Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDenny Lemaster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRich Chiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGeorge Culver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHNorm Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |