St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 162
Played on Sunday, October 3, 1965 (D) at Astrodome

STL N    0  0  0    0  0  3    2  0  0  -   5  7  1
HOU N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  1
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      5   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
Flood cf                      4   1   0   0       1   0       4   0
Kernek 1b                     3   2   1   0       2   0       4   0
Shannon rf                    3   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
Gagliano 3b                   4   0   1   1       0   1       1   1
Buchek ss                     4   0   3   2       0   0       1   3
Maxvill 2b                    4   0   0   1       0   1       6   3
Ricketts c                    4   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Gibson p                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                       35   5   7   4       4   6      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Buchek-Kernek, Buchek-Maxvill-Kernek, Buchek-Maxvill-Kernek.
E: Buchek (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Brock (35,off Sembera).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Brock (63,2nd base off Dierker/Hoffman).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan 2b                     4   1   4   0       0   0       0   3
Maye lf                       4   0   2   2       0   0       1   0
Staub rf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Harrison 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   0      13   0
Wynn cf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Aspromonte 3b                 4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Kasko ss                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   6
Hoffman c                     4   1   1   0       0   2       6   0
Sembera p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Dierker p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Cuellar p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Von Hoff p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   9   2       1   4      27  13

FIELDING - 
E: Kasko (6).

BATTING - 
2B: Morgan (22,off Gibson).
SH: Sembera (1,off Gibson).
GDP: Staub 2 (17,off Gibson 2); Maye (4,off Gibson).
Team LOB: 6.

PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gibson W(20-12)               9     9   2   2   1   4   0  35


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sembera L(0-1)                5.1   5   3   3   3   3   0  24
Dierker                       1.2   2   2   0   1   1   0   9
Cuellar                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Von Hoff                      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     7   5   3   4   6   0  39

Inherited Runners - Scored: Dierker 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams
Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 13535


Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros           
1. Brock               lf        Morgan              2b
2. Flood               cf        Maye                lf
3. Kernek              1b        Staub               rf
4. Shannon             rf        Harrison            1b
5. Gagliano            3b        Wynn                cf
6. Buchek              ss        Aspromonte          3b
7. Maxvill             2b        Kasko               ss
8. Ricketts            c         Hoffman             c
9. Gibson              p         Sembera             p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Flood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kernek grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled to second; Maye forced Morgan (third
to second); Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Maye out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Shannon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gagliano grounded out (third to first); Buchek singled; Maxvill
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 2ND: Harrison flied out to left; Wynn singled to
shortstop [Wynn to second (error by Buchek)]; Aspromonte flied
out to right; Kasko flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Ricketts struck out; Gibson flied out to center;
Brock doubled; Flood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Hoffman singled; Sembera reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Hoffman to second]; Morgan singled
to third [Hoffman to third, Sembera to second]; Maye singled
[Hoffman scored, Sembera to third, Morgan to second]; Staub
forced Sembera (pitcher to catcher) [Morgan to third, Maye to
second]; Harrison flied out to center; Wynn made an out to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kernek walked; Shannon grounded out (second to
first) [Kernek to second]; Gagliano reached on a fielder's
choice [Kernek out at third (shortstop to third)]; Buchek
singled [Gagliano to second]; Maxvill was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Aspromonte made an out to second; Kasko walked;
Hoffman was called out on strikes; Sembera struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Ricketts grounded out (pitcher to first); Gibson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan singled to second; Maye grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at
second]; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Flood walked; Kernek singled [Flood to third];
Shannon walked [Kernek to second]; Gagliano struck out; Buchek
singled [Flood scored, Kernek scored, Shannon to third]; DIERKER
REPLACED SEMBERA (PITCHING); Maxvill grounded out (second to
first) [Shannon scored, Buchek to second]; Ricketts flied out to
left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Harrison popped to pitcher in foul territory; Wynn
popped to third in foul territory; Aspromonte grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Gibson struck out; Brock singled to shortstop;
Brock stole second; Flood flied out to right; Kernek walked;
Shannon reached on an error by Kasko [Brock scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Kernek to third]; Gagliano singled to third [Kernek
scored (unearned), Shannon to second]; Buchek forced Shannon
(third unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Kasko flied out to center; Hoffman made an out to
second; MILLER BATTED FOR DIERKER; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: CUELLAR REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Maxvill
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ricketts struck out; Gibson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros
1.

ASTROS 8TH: Morgan doubled; Maye singled [Morgan scored]; Staub
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maye
out at second]; Harrison flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: VON HOFF REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Brock
struck out; Flood grounded out (shortstop to first); Kernek
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros
2.

ASTROS 9TH: Wynn flied out to right; Aspromonte singled to
third; Kasko flied out to left; Hoffman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        5   7   1    7
 Astros           2   9   1    6


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