St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
2
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3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Foster | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 27 |
| Orlando PenaL | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 27 |
| Mike CosgroveW | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Bake McBride singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Lou Brock scores.
1–0
▲ 2nd
Jim Dwyer hits a home run (2).
2–0
▼ 2nd
Doug Rader doubles (16) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Lee May scores. Milt May to 3rd.
2–1
▼ 2nd
Larry Dierker grounds into a force out, third baseman Ken Reitz to second baseman Bob Heise. Milt May scores. Doug Rader to 3rd. Tommy Helms out at 2nd. Larry Dierker to 1st.
2–2
▼ 7th
Roger Metzger singles on a to center fielder Bake McBride. Greg Gross scores. Roger Metzger to 2nd.
2–3
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BBob Heise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJim Hickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BTom Heintzelman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHReggie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFBake McBride | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CTed Simmons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1BJoe Torre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJim Dwyer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BKen Reitz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRJose Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSJack Heidemann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAlan Foster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHTim McCarver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| POrlando Pena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLuis Melendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFGreg Gross | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSRoger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFBob Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDenis Menke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BLee May | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CMilt May | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BTommy Helms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PLarry Dierker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Cosgrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |