St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
5
–
3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob GibsonW | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 53 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken ForschL | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 |
| J.R. Richard | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 26 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Ted Simmons walks.
1–0
▼ 1st
Bob Watson doubles (10) on a to right fielder Jose Cruz. Jimmy Wynn scores.
1–1
▼ 1st
Lee May singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Bob Watson scores.
1–2
▲ 2nd
Bob Gibson singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Mike Tyson scores.
2–2
▲ 3rd
Jose Cruz singles on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Joe Torre scores.
3–2
▲ 4th
Dave Campbell out to left fielder Jimmy Wynn.
4–2
▲ 5th
Luis Melendez singles on a to center fielder Tommie Agee. Jose Cruz scores.
5–2
▼ 9th
Tommy Helms singles on a to shortstop Mike Tyson. Bob Watson scores.
5–3
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFJim Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BDave Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1BJoe Torre | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CTed Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BTim McCarver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BKen Reitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJose Cruz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CFLuis Melendez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| SSMike Tyson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBob Gibson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFTommie Agee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFJimmy Wynn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFJesus Alou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBob Watson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BLee May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BRay Busse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BTommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SSRoger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKen Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ.R. Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJimmy Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PCecil Upshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |