Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
4
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2
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe NiekroW | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 43 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio MartinezL | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 24 |
| Tom Bruno | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| Buddy Schultz | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 3rd
Enos Cabell out, shortstop Garry Templeton to first baseman Keith Hernandez. Terry Puhl scores.
1–0
▲ 3rd
Bob Watson doubles (25) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Jose Cruz scores.
2–0
▲ 3rd
Art Howe singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Bob Watson scores. Art Howe out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Lou Brock to third baseman Ken Reitz to second baseman Mike Phillips.
3–0
▲ 8th
Art Howe singles on a to shortstop Garry Templeton. Jose Cruz scores. Denny Walling to 2nd.
4–0
▼ 8th
George Hendrick hits a home run (14). Lou Brock scores.
4–2
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFTerry Puhl | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSJulio Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BEnos Cabell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RFJose Cruz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BBob Watson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LFDenny Walling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BArt Howe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDave Bergman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CLuis Pujols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PJoe Niekro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSGarry Templeton Sr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CFGeorge Hendrick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| CTed Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSteve Swisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BKeith Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJerry Mumphrey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BKen Reitz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BMike Phillips | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBuddy Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSilvio Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHTony Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Bruno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BMike Tyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |