Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 87
Played on Wednesday, July 10, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 0 HOU N 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 3 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 Heise 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Hickman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heintzelman 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McBride cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 Simmons c 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 Torre 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Dwyer rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Cruz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Foster p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McCarver ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 11 2 5 2 24 8 BATTING - 2B: McBride (11,off Dierker); Reitz (16,off Cosgrove). HR: Dwyer (2,2nd inning off Dierker 0 on 0 out). GDP: Torre (6,off Dierker); Heidemann (1,off Dierker); Heise (1,off Dierker); Reitz (10,off Dierker); Brock (7,off Cosgrove). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (53,2nd base off Dierker/M. May).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf,lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gallagher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Menke 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 L. May ph,1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 M. May c 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 Helms 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 Dierker p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 7 3 3 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 5. Rader-Helms-Menke, Metzger-Helms-Menke, Metzger-Helms-L. May, Helms-L. May, Rader-M. May-L. May. BATTING - 2B: Rader (16,off Foster). 3B: M. May (3,off Foster). IBB: Helms (5,by Foster). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Gross (9,2nd base off Pena/Simmons).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Foster 6 5 2 2 2 2 0 25 Pena L(5-1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 Totals 8 7 3 3 3 3 0 34 IBB: Foster (5,Helms).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker 6.1 8 2 2 4 2 1 27 Cosgrove W(5-0) 2.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 11 Totals 9 11 2 2 5 2 1 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Cosgrove 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 15126 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Gross rf 2. Heise 2b Metzger ss 3. McBride cf Cedeno cf 4. Simmons c Watson lf 5. Torre 1b Menke 1b 6. Dwyer rf M. May c 7. Reitz 3b Rader 3b 8. Heidemann ss Helms 2b 9. Foster p Dierker p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Heise grounded out (third to first); McBride singled to left [Brock scored]; Simmons walked [McBride to second]; Torre grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Dwyer homered; Reitz singled to right; Heidemann grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reitz out at second]; Foster grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (second to first); L. MAY BATTED FOR MENKE; L. May singled to right; M. May singled to right [L. May to third]; Rader doubled to left [L. May scored, M. May to third]; Helms was walked intentionally; Dierker forced Helms (third to second) [M. May scored, Rader to third]; Gross walked [Dierker to second]; Metzger popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 3RD: L. MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Brock singled to second; Heise grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brock out at second]; McBride doubled to right; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson popped to second; L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Dwyer singled to left; Reitz grounded into a double play (second to first) [Dwyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: M. May popped to shortstop; Rader struck out; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Heidemann lined to shortstop; Foster struck out; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Dierker singled to center; Gross flied out to center; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Heise flied out to center; McBride struck out; Simmons walked; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); L. May was called out on strikes; M. May tripled to right; Rader lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Dwyer walked; Reitz flied out to right; Heidemann singled to center [Dwyer to third]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR FOSTER; McCarver walked [Heidemann to second]; COSGROVE REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Brock grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Dwyer out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: PENA REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Helms popped to first; Cosgrove grounded out (third to first); Gross singled to right; Gross stole second; Metzger singled to center [Gross scored, Metzger to second (on throw to home)]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 8TH: HICKMAN BATTED FOR HEISE; Hickman grounded out (third to first); McBride flied out to center; Simmons singled to center; Torre singled to left [Simmons to second]; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: HEINTZELMAN REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING 2B); Watson was called out on strikes; L. May grounded out (third to first); M. May walked; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 9TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Reitz doubled to left; CRUZ RAN FOR REITZ; Heidemann popped to second; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR PENA; Melendez flied out to left [Cruz to third]; Brock walked; SMITH BATTED FOR HEINTZELMAN; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 2 11 0 9 Astros 3 7 0 7
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