St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
2
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4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob ForschL | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 32 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe NiekroW | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 38 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Lonnie Smith hits a home run (6).
1–0
▼ 1st
Danny Heep singles on a to right fielder Dane Iorg. Terry Puhl scores. Ray Knight to 3rd.
1–1
▼ 1st
Phil Garner singles on a to right fielder Dane Iorg. Ray Knight scores. Danny Heep to 2nd.
1–2
▲ 2nd
Bob Forsch flies out to third baseman Art Howe.
2–2
▼ 9th
Jose Cruz hits a home run (6). Denny Walling scores.
2–4
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFLonnie Smith | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BTom Herr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFWillie McGee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BKeith Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDane Iorg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFTito Landrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CDarrell Porter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3BKen Oberkfell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSOzzie Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBob Forsch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSDickie Thon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFTerry Puhl | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BRay Knight | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRDenny Walling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFJose Cruz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDanny Heep | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BPhil Garner | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BArt Howe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLuis Pujols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoe Niekro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |