St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 96
Played on Saturday, July 20, 1974 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 10 0 STL N 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 - 6 10 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 1 Watson lf,1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 L. May 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 Howard pr,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 M. May c 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 Helms 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Roberts p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 10 5 5 5 26 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cedeno-Helms. BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (20,off Foster). SH: Gross (6,off Foster); M. May (3,off Folkers). GDP: M. May (7,off Foster). IBB: L. May (2,by Foster); Rader (5,by Folkers). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (36,2nd base off Foster/Hill). CS: Howard (1,2nd base by Hrabosky/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 DaVanon 2b 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 McBride cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Smith rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Torre 1b,3b 3 1 1 1 2 0 9 1 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 McCarver ph,1b 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Hill c 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 Simmons ph,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Tyson ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 Dwyer ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heidemann ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Foster p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melendez ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 6 10 6 6 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. DaVanon-Torre-Tyson. E: Tyson (14). BATTING - 2B: Brock (19,off Roberts); Reitz (17,off Roberts); Smith (22,off Roberts); Torre (19,off Roberts). 3B: Melendez (3,off Cosgrove). HBP: McBride (5,by Roberts). IBB: Hill (1,by Roberts). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts 6 6 3 3 3 2 0 27 Forsch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 York 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Cosgrove L(5-1) 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 6 Wilson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 8.2 10 6 6 6 4 0 42 WP: Roberts (1). HBP: Roberts (3,McBride). IBB: Roberts (1,Hill). Inherited Runners - Scored: Cosgrove 2-0; Wilson 2-2. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Foster 7 9 5 4 2 4 0 32 Folkers 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Pena 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hrabosky W(3-1) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 Totals 9 10 5 4 5 5 0 41 Foster faced 4 batters in the 8th inning IBB: Foster (6,L. May); Folkers (6,Rader). Inherited Runners - Scored: Folkers 2-1; Pena 3-0; Hrabosky 3-1. . Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 13448 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Gross rf Brock lf 2. Metzger ss DaVanon 2b 3. Cedeno cf McBride cf 4. Watson lf Smith rf 5. L. May 1b Torre 1b 6. M. May c Reitz 3b 7. Rader 3b Hill c 8. Helms 2b Tyson ss 9. Roberts p Foster p ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; DaVanon walked; McBride flied out to center; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); M. May singled to right; Rader was called out on strikes; Helms struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to right; Reitz lined to right; Hill walked; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts singled to right; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Roberts to second]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to third]; Cedeno flied out to center; Bake McBride robbed Cesar Cedeno of HR; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Foster grounded out (second to first); Brock doubled to left; DaVanon singled to center [Brock scored, DaVanon to second (on throw to home)]; McBride was hit by a pitch; Smith hit into a double play (center to second) [DaVanon out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to center; L. May reached on an error by Tyson [Watson to second, L. May to first]; M. May grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Watson to third, L. May out at second]; Rader singled to right [Watson scored (unearned)]; Helms singled to right [Rader to second]; Roberts popped to third; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Torre flied out to center; Reitz doubled to left; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Reitz to third]; Hill grounded out (third to first); Tyson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 5TH: Gross flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Foster flied out to right; Brock struck out; DaVanon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to right; L. May singled to left; M. May struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: McBride flied out to right; Smith doubled to right; Torre doubled to right [Smith scored]; Reitz flied out to left; Hill was walked intentionally; Tyson singled to center [Torre scored, Hill to second]; Foster lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); GALLAGHER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Gross lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); DaVanon was called out on strikes; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to center; Cedeno doubled to right [Metzger scored]; Watson singled to right [Cedeno scored, Watson to second (on throw to home)]; L. May was walked intentionally; FOLKERS REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); M. May out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Watson to third, L. May to second]; Rader was walked intentionally; Helms singled to center [Watson scored, L. May to third, Rader to second]; HOWARD RAN FOR L. MAY; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; PENA REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); C. Johnson popped to shortstop; HRABOSKY REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Gross walked [Howard scored, Rader to third, Milbourne to second]; Metzger struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); YORK REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (second to first); Torre walked; MCCARVER BATTED FOR REITZ; McCarver flied out to left; SIMMONS BATTED FOR HILL; Simmons singled to right [Torre to second]; DWYER BATTED FOR TYSON; COSGROVE REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); HEIDEMANN BATTED FOR DWYER; Heidemann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 9TH: TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HEIDEMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson flied out to center; Howard walked; Howard was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 9TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Melendez tripled to center; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Melendez scored]; DaVanon walked; McBride singled to right [DaVanon to second]; Smith flied out to right; WILSON REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Torre walked [DaVanon to third, McBride to second]; McCarver singled to right [DaVanon scored, McBride scored, Torre to second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 10 0 9 Cardinals 6 10 1 10
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