St. Louis Cardinals 9, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 97
Played on Sunday, July 21, 1974 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 STL N 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 x - 9 14 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Watson lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 L. May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 M. May c 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Helms 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 Dierker p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 8 1 2 3 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Helms-Metzger-L. May, Helms-Metzger-L. May. BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (21,off Forsch); Dierker (3,off Forsch); L. May (16,off Forsch). GDP: Rader (10,off Forsch); Gross (8,off Forsch). Team LOB: 8.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 Cruz lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 DaVanon 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 McBride cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Smith rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Torre 1b 2 2 1 0 2 1 8 3 Reitz 3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 Tyson ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 5 4 Forsch p 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 Totals 33 9 14 8 2 1 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Tyson-DaVanon-Torre, Tyson-Torre. E: Torre (6). BATTING - 2B: Tyson (7,off Dierker); DaVanon (1,off Forsch). 3B: Tyson (2,off Forsch). HR: Reitz (3,6th inning off Dierker 1 on 1 out); Cruz (4,8th inning off Forsch 1 on 2 out). SH: Forsch 2 (2,off Dierker 2). HBP: Simmons (5,by Forsch). GDP: Smith 2 (11,off Dierker,off Forsch). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock 2 (60,2nd base off Dierker/M. May 2); Smith (3,2nd base off Dierker/M. May). CS: Brock (13,2nd base by Scherman/M. May).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(6-6) 5.2 9 6 6 2 0 1 27 Scherman 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Forsch 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 10 Totals 8 14 9 9 2 1 2 38 WP: Dierker (5). HBP: Forsch (4,Simmons). Inherited Runners - Scored: Scherman 1-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(2-2) 9 8 1 1 2 3 0 36 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 15006 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 Simmons c 6. M. May c Torre 1b 7. Rader 3b Reitz 3b 8. Helms 2b Tyson ss 9. Dierker p Forsch p ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno doubled to left; Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored]; L. May grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; On a bunt DaVanon singled [Brock to third]; McBride popped to third in foul territory; Smith forced DaVanon (second to shortstop) [Brock scored]; Smith stole second; Simmons flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 2ND: M. May grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre walked; Reitz singled to center [Torre to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Torre to third, Reitz to second]; Tyson doubled to right [Torre scored, Reitz scored]; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to third]; Brock singled to pitcher [Tyson stayed at third]; Brock stole second; DaVanon popped to first; McBride flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker doubled to left; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dierker to third]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Smith flied out to center; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre walked; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 4TH: Watson was called out on strikes; L. May doubled to left; M. May walked; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [M. May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson flied to right in foul territory; Forsch grounded out (second to first); Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to left; Dierker forced Helms (pitcher to shortstop); Gross flied out to left; Metzger reached on an error by Torre [Dierker to third, Metzger to second]; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: DaVanon grounded out (third to first); McBride singled to pitcher; Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 6TH: Watson popped to third; L. May grounded out (second to first); M. May singled to right; Rader forced M. May (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons lined to right; Torre singled to left; Reitz homered [Torre scored]; Tyson singled to left; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Brock singled to left [Tyson scored]; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 7TH: Helms singled to left; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Gallagher struck out; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); DaVanon doubled to right; On a bunt McBride singled [DaVanon to third]; Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [DaVanon scored (no RBI), McBride out at second]; Simmons was hit by a pitch; Torre struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 7. ASTROS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to center; Watson flied out to center; L. May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Tyson tripled to left; Forsch reached on a fielder's choice [Tyson out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Cruz hit an inside the park homer to center [Forsch scored]; DaVanon grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 9. ASTROS 9TH: M. May flied out to left; Rader walked; Helms flied out to left; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; C. Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 8 0 8 Cardinals 9 14 1 5
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