St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
7
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6
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John CurtisW | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 28 |
| Al HraboskyS | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe NiekroL | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 |
| Tom Griffin | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| Paul Siebert | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Gene Pentz | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Lou Brock singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Jerry Mumphrey scores.
1–0
▲ 1st
Willie Crawford singles on a to right fielder Wilbur Howard. Lou Brock scores. Reggie Smith to 3rd.
2–0
▲ 1st
Hector Cruz doubles (7) on a to left fielder Leon Roberts. Reggie Smith scores. Willie Crawford to 3rd.
3–0
▲ 1st
Missed catch error by pitcher Joe Niekro on the pickoff attempt. Willie Crawford scores.
5–0
▼ 2nd
Passed ball by catcher Ted Simmons. Leon Roberts scores.
5–1
▲ 4th
Lou Brock out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. John Curtis scores. Jerry Mumphrey to 3rd.
6–1
▼ 7th
Ken Boswell doubles (4) on a to right fielder Willie Crawford. Cliff Johnson scores. Roger Metzger to 3rd.
6–2
▼ 7th
Wilbur Howard out, third baseman Hector Cruz to first baseman Keith Hernandez. Roger Metzger scores.
6–3
▼ 7th
Rob Andrews singles on a to center fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Ken Boswell scores.
6–4
▲ 8th
Wild pitch by pitcher Gene Pentz. Mike Tyson scores. Jerry Mumphrey to 2nd.
7–4
▼ 8th
Cliff Johnson hits a home run (6). Leon Roberts scores.
7–6
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFJerry Mumphrey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSDon Kessinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CTed Simmons | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BReggie Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BKeith Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFWillie Crawford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BHector Cruz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BMike Tyson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BLee Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJohn Curtis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PAl Hrabosky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFWilbur Howard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BRob Andrews | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1BBob Watson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFLeon Roberts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CCliff Johnson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3BEnos Cabell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRoger Metzger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PJoe Niekro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHArt Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PTom Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLarry Milbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPaul Siebert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHKen Boswell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PGene Pentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJerry Davanon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |