St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
8
–
3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan FosterW | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 39 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry ReussL | 6.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 34 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Forsch | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 18 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Johnny Edwards singles on a to right fielder Luis Melendez. Doug Rader scores. Jimmy Wynn to 2nd.
0–1
▼ 2nd
Bob Gallagher doubles (1) on a to right fielder Luis Melendez. Jimmy Wynn scores. Johnny Edwards scores.
0–3
▲ 4th
Luis Melendez singles on a to left fielder Bob Gallagher. Ted Simmons scores. Tommie Agee to 3rd.
1–3
▲ 4th
Ken Reitz grounds into a force out, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger. Tommie Agee scores. Luis Melendez out at 2nd. Ken Reitz to 1st.
2–3
▲ 4th
Lou Brock singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Ken Reitz scores. Mike Tyson scores.
4–3
▲ 5th
Tommie Agee hits a home run (9).
5–3
▲ 7th
Ted Simmons doubles (28) on a to left fielder Bob Gallagher. Lou Brock scores.
6–3
▲ 9th
Luis Melendez singles on a to left fielder Bob Gallagher. Joe Torre scores. Ted Simmons out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Bob Gallagher to first baseman Bob Watson to third baseman Doug Rader to second baseman Tommy Helms. Luis Melendez to 2nd.
7–3
▲ 9th
Ken Reitz singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Luis Melendez scores.
8–3
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2BTed Sizemore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BJoe Torre | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTed Simmons | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFTommie Agee | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| RFLuis Melendez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BKen Reitz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMike Tyson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHTim McCarver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMick Kelleher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PAlan Foster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFBob Gallagher | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRoger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFJimmy Wynn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BTommy Helms | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJerry Reuss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PCecil Upshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKen Forsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |