St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 28
Played on Sunday, May 5, 1974 (D) at Astrodome
STL N 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alvarado ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Smith rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 1 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 McBride cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Torre 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Tyson ss,2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 Gibson p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 0 4 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Smith-Torre. BATTING - 2B: McBride (3,off Dierker). HR: Smith (6,6th inning off Dierker 1 on 0 out). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (18,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kelleher ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 M. May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gross rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Watson lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 L. May 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 16 0 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Rader 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Gallagher ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Milbourne ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 C. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 5 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. L. May. BATTING - Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Gross (2,2nd base off Gibson/Simmons).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gibson W(2-2) 8 5 1 1 5 3 0 33 Garman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 4 0 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(2-1) 7 7 3 3 0 3 1 27 J. Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 7 3 3 0 4 1 33 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 17266 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Kelleher ss 2. Sizemore 2b Gross rf 3. Smith rf Cedeno cf 4. Simmons c Watson lf 5. McBride cf L. May 1b 6. Reitz 3b Edwards c 7. Torre 1b Rader 3b 8. Tyson ss Helms 2b 9. Gibson p Dierker p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith struck out; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher was called out on strikes; Gross walked; Gross stole second; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: McBride doubled to right; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre flied out to center; Tyson singled to right [McBride scored]; Gibson singled to left [Tyson to second]; Brock popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: L. May singled to center; Edwards popped to third in foul territory; Rader flied out to center; Helms singled to right [L. May to third]; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith struck out; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: ALVARADO REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); TYSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kelleher flied out to right; Gross popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Reitz singled to center; Torre lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Reitz out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); L. May flied out to center; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson popped to shortstop; Gibson flied out to center; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader struck out; Helms flied out to right; Dierker popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Alvarado singled to left; Smith homered [Alvarado scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Kelleher flied out to left; Gross singled to right; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson walked [Gross to second]; L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Tyson popped to first in foul territory; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Rader walked; Helms walked [Rader to second]; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR DIERKER; Gallagher singled to center [Rader scored, Helms to third]; M. MAY BATTED FOR KELLEHER; M. May hit into a double play (right to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. CARDINALS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED M. MAY (PITCHING); MILBOURNE REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING SS); Brock grounded out (second to first); Alvarado struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied out to center; Cedeno walked; Watson flied out to center; L. May singled to center [Cedeno to third]; Edwards popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons flied out to left; McBride grounded out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (second to first); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; C. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 3 7 0 3 Astros 1 5 0 8
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