Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
10
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry DierkerW | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 46 |
| Ken Forsch | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John DennyL | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 22 |
| Mike Wallace | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Mike Proly | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| Danny Frisella | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Ted Simmons singles on a to center fielder Jose Cruz. Lou Brock scores.
0–1
▲ 2nd
Cliff Johnson hits a home run (4).
1–1
▲ 3rd
Bob Watson grounds into a force out, third baseman Hector Cruz to second baseman Vic Harris. Larry Milbourne scores. Enos Cabell to 3rd. Jose Cruz out at 2nd. Bob Watson to 1st.
2–1
▲ 3rd
Cliff Johnson doubles (4) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Enos Cabell scores. Bob Watson to 3rd.
3–1
▲ 5th
Cliff Johnson singles on a to right fielder Willie Crawford. Jose Cruz scores.
4–1
▲ 5th
Wilbur Howard singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Cliff Johnson scores. Greg Gross scores. Wilbur Howard to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Vic Harris.
6–1
▼ 5th
Willie Crawford reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Roger Metzger. Lou Brock scores. Vic Harris to 2nd.
6–2
▲ 6th
Jose Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Willie Crawford. Enos Cabell scores.
7–2
▲ 7th
Wilbur Howard singles on a to center fielder Mike Anderson. Cliff Johnson scores. Greg Gross out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Mike Anderson to third baseman Hector Cruz.
8–2
▲ 9th
Skip Jutze triples (1) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Bob Watson scores.
9–2
▲ 9th
Greg Gross out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Brock. Skip Jutze scores.
10–2
▼ 9th
Vic Harris triples (1) on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Ron Fairly scores. Lou Brock scores.
10–4
▼ 9th
Willie Crawford singles on a to shortstop Roger Metzger. Vic Harris scores.
10–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BLarry Milbourne | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BEnos Cabell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJose Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BBob Watson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CCliff Johnson | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| CSkip Jutze | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFGreg Gross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| LFWilbur Howard | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRoger Metzger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLarry Dierker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKen Forsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BVic Harris | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| RFWillie Crawford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CTed Simmons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BKeith Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFMike Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BHector Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SSDon Kessinger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJohn Denny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PMike Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLee Richard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Proly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLuis Melendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDanny Frisella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRon Fairly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |