St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
4
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5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John DennyL | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 31 |
| Rawly Eastwick | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. RichardW | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 40 |
| Joe SambitoS | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Ted Simmons hits a home run (16).
1–0
▼ 2nd
Art Howe doubles (16) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Joe Ferguson scores.
1–1
▲ 3rd
Garry Templeton singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Lou Brock scores.
2–1
▼ 3rd
Bob Watson doubles (25) on a to right fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Terry Puhl scores. Cesar Cedeno scores.
2–3
▼ 5th
Bob Watson doubles (26) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Ken Boswell scores. Cesar Cedeno scores.
2–5
▲ 7th
Lou Brock singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Mike Tyson scores. Mike Phillips scores.
4–5
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| SSGarry Templeton Sr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFJerry Mumphrey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CTed Simmons | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BKeith Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CFTony Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BKen Reitz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHRoger Freed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BMike Tyson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJohn Denny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHMike Phillips | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PRawly Eastwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHMike Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFTerry Puhl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BKen Boswell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJoe Ferguson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BArt Howe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRoger Metzger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJ.R. Richard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJoe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |