Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
4
–
1
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe NiekroW | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 32 |
| Joe Sambito | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joaquin AndujarS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete VuckovichL | 8.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 38 |
| Mark Littell | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Darold Knowles | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Tom Bruno | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 4th
Enos Cabell hits a home run (2).
1–0
▲ 7th
Alan Ashby doubles (3) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Art Howe scores.
2–0
▼ 8th
Lou Brock singles on a to left fielder Jeffrey Leonard. Ken Oberkfell scores. Dane Iorg to 2nd.
2–1
▲ 9th
Alan Ashby singles on a to right fielder George Hendrick. Rafael Landestoy scores. Art Howe to 3rd. Alan Ashby to 2nd. Alan Ashby advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by first baseman Keith Hernandez.
3–1
▲ 9th
Julio Gonzalez out, third baseman Ken Oberkfell to first baseman Keith Hernandez. Art Howe scores.
4–1
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFTerry Puhl | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSCraig Reynolds | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFJose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFJeffrey Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BEnos Cabell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BBob Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BRafael Landestoy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BArt Howe | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CAlan Ashby | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoe Niekro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PJoe Sambito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJulio Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoaquin Andujar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSGarry Templeton Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFLou Brock | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PMark Littell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDarold Knowles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Bruno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BKeith Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTed Simmons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFGeorge Hendrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFTony Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BKen Reitz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BKen Oberkfell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BMike Tyson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPete Vuckovich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFDane Iorg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |