3-3 tie between Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 133
Played on Monday, August 25, 1975 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 11 3 STL N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 DaVanon ss,2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 Johnson c 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Watson 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 14 1 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 Rader 3b 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 Helms 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 Gross ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Metzger pr,ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 May ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 11 3 8 6 30 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Helms-Watson. E: Johnson (10), Watson (6), Helms (2). BATTING - 2B: Johnson (14,off McGlothen); Roberts (2,off McGlothen); Cruz (13,off McGlothen). SF: Boswell (3,off Curtis). HBP: Howard (3,by McGlothen). GDP: Watson (11,off McGlothen). Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING - CS: Cedeno 2 (16,2nd base by McGlothen/Rudolph 2); Cruz (3,2nd base by McGlothen/Rudolph).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A xBrock lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 McBride cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Davis rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 Smith 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Fairly ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cruz pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 Simmons ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tyson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 McGlothen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 0 30 13 x - reached first on interference. FIELDING - DP: 1. Tyson-Sizemore-Smith. PB: Rudolph (3). BATTING - 2B: McBride (6,off Crawford). SH: McGlothen (7,off Roberts); Sizemore (20,off Granger). SF: Davis (6,off Roberts). GDP: Rudolph (4,off Roberts). IBB: Fairly (8,by Granger). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (49,2nd base off Crawford/Johnson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts 8 4 2 2 1 0 0 30 Granger 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Cosgrove 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Crawford 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Totals 10 6 3 3 2 0 0 39 IBB: Granger (6,Fairly). Inherited Runners - Scored: Cosgrove 2-0. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McGlothen 8.1 7 2 2 6 5 0 35 Hrabosky 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 Garman 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 Curtis 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 10 11 3 3 8 6 0 46 WP: Garman (3). HBP: McGlothen (4,Howard). Inherited Runners - Scored: Hrabosky 1-1; Garman 3-0; Curtis 3-1. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 11267 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Howard rf Brock lf 2. DaVanon ss McBride cf 3. Cedeno cf Davis rf 4. Johnson c Smith 1b 5. Watson 1b Sizemore 2b 6. Cruz lf Reitz 3b 7. Rader 3b Rudolph c 8. Helms 2b Tyson ss 9. Roberts p McGlothen p ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; On a bunt DaVanon grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (second to first); Davis singled to right; Smith forced Davis (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson doubled to right; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to third]; Cruz made an out to shortstop; Rader walked; Helms singled to left [Johnson scored, Rader to second]; Roberts made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Sizemore walked; Reitz flied out to center; Rudolph grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); DaVanon singled to center; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Johnson walked [DaVanon to second]; Watson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to shortstop; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock singled to right [Tyson scored]; McBride singled to right [Brock to third]; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brock scored]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Rader walked; Helms flied to right in foul territory; Roberts doubled to left [Rader to third]; Howard was hit by a pitch; DaVanon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Reitz made an out to first; Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled to pitcher; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Johnson walked; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied to left in foul territory; McGlothen flied out to left; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled to left; Rudolph allowed a passed ball [Cruz to third]; Rader struck out; Helms reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; On a bunt Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: McBride flied out to center; Davis popped to third in foul territory; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: On a bunt Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); DaVanon grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); Rudolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 8TH: Johnson lined to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson reached on an error by Helms; McGlothen forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop); Brock reached on catcher's interference by Johnson [McGlothen to second]; McBride grounded out (first unassisted) [McGlothen to third, Brock to second]; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: Rader struck out; GROSS BATTED FOR HELMS; Gross walked; METZGER RAN FOR GROSS; MAY BATTED FOR ROBERTS; HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); CABELL BATTED FOR MAY; Cabell singled to right [Metzger to second]; Howard singled to center [Metzger scored, Cabell to second]; DaVanon walked [Cabell to third, Howard to second]; GARMAN REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DAVANON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GRANGER REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Smith reached on an error by Watson; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR REITZ; Fairly was walked intentionally; CRUZ RAN FOR FAIRLY; SIMMONS BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; COSGROVE REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Simmons flied out to center; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 10TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Watson singled to center; Garman threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; Cruz lined to first; Rader walked; Metzger singled to left [Watson to third, Rader to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR COSGROVE; CURTIS REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Boswell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Watson scored, Rader to third, Metzger to second]; Howard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 10TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); BRADFORD BATTED FOR CURTIS; Bradford popped to first in foul territory; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; McBride doubled to left [Brock scored, McBride out at third (left to third)]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); in the top of the 11th, Cliff Johnson hit a two-out home run to give the Astros a 4-3 lead; however, with two outs in the bottom of the 11th, and the Astros one out from victory, a thunderstorm hit, and after a 2:19 rain delay, the game was called; under existing rules, if a lead had changed and an inning was not yet complete, the score reverted back to the last completed inning; therefore, Johnson lost his home run, which would have given him one in his 6th consecutive game; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 11 3 13 Cardinals 3 6 0 6
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