Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
2
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken ForschL | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 35 |
| Denny Lemaster | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve CarltonW | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 48 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Cesar Cedeno singles on a to right fielder Matty Alou. Roger Metzger scores. Joe Morgan to 3rd.
1–0
▲ 1st
Bob Watson singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Joe Morgan scores. Cesar Cedeno to 2nd.
2–0
▼ 1st
Matty Alou triples (3) on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Lou Brock scores.
2–1
▼ 1st
Ted Simmons out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bob Watson. Matty Alou scores.
2–2
▼ 3rd
Joe Torre doubles (14) on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Lou Brock scores.
2–3
▼ 3rd
Joe Hague reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Bob Watson. Joe Torre scores. Joe Hague to 2nd.
2–4
▼ 4th
Lou Brock singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Dal Maxvill scores.
2–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRoger Metzger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PDenny Lemaster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1BBob Watson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SSDenis Menke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJack Hiatt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PKen Forsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFJesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RFMatty Alou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RFLuis Melendez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTed Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BJoe Torre | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BJoe Hague | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BTed Sizemore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SSDal Maxvill | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSteve Carlton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |