Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 86
Played on Tuesday, July 9, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 HOU N 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 x - 5 13 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Heise 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Torre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Hickman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 McBride cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 McCarver c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Heidemann ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Garman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 6 1 1 2 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Heise-Heidemann-Hickman, Heise-Heidemann-Hickman. E: Torre (3). BATTING - 2B: Heidemann (1,off Roberts). SH: Curtis (2,off Roberts). GDP: Smith (8,off Roberts). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (52,2nd base off Roberts/M. May). CS: McBride (7,2nd base by Roberts/M. May).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf,lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Watson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Gallagher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 L. May 1b 4 2 3 3 0 0 10 0 M. May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Rader 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Helms 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Milbourne 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts p 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 35 5 13 5 1 1 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-L. May. BATTING - 3B: Cedeno (3,off Curtis). HR: L. May 2 (14,2nd inning off Curtis 0 on 0 out,5th inning off Garman 1 on 1 out). GDP: M. May (5,off Curtis); Gross (6,off Garman). IBB: Rader (4,by Folkers). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Cedeno (11,2nd base by Garman/McCarver).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Curtis L(4-10) 3.2 8 3 3 0 1 1 19 Garman 3.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 12 Folkers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 8 13 5 5 1 1 2 36 IBB: Folkers (5,Rader). Inherited Runners - Scored: Garman 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts W(6-7) 9 6 2 2 1 2 0 32 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 15709 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Gross rf 2. Heise 2b Metzger ss 3. Smith rf Cedeno cf 4. Torre 3b Watson lf 5. Hickman 1b L. May 1b 6. McBride cf M. May c 7. McCarver c Rader 3b 8. Heidemann ss Helms 2b 9. Curtis p Roberts p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Heise singled to left [Brock to third]; Smith grounded into a double play (second to first) [Brock scored (no RBI), Heise out at second]; Torre struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno tripled to right; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hickman flied out to right; McBride singled to second; McCarver singled to left [McBride to third]; Heidemann singled to left [McBride scored, McCarver to second]; Curtis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McCarver to third, Heidemann to second]; Brock grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: L. May homered; M. May singled to right; Rader lined to right; Helms lined to second; Roberts flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Heise flied out to right; Smith flied out to right; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hickman singled to left; McBride forced Hickman (shortstop unassisted); McBride was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McCarver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: L. May reached on an error by Torre [L. May to first]; M. May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [L. May out at second]; Rader singled to left; Helms singled to shortstop [Rader to third]; Roberts singled to right [Rader scored, Helms to third]; Gross singled to left [Helms scored, Roberts to second]; GARMAN REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Metzger flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Garman struck out; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno popped to second; Watson singled to center; L. May homered [Watson scored]; M. May lined to third; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Heise flied out to center; Smith grounded out (second to first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Helms flied out to center; Roberts singled to center; Gross grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Hickman flied out to left; McBride popped to catcher in foul territory; McCarver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled to right; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Heidemann doubled to center; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR GARMAN; Melendez flied out to right; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Heidemann to third]; Heise flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: FOLKERS REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); L. May singled to center; M. May grounded out (first unassisted) [L. May to second]; Rader was walked intentionally; Helms flied out to left; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 9TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 2 6 1 3 Astros 5 13 0 7
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