St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 27
Played on Saturday, May 8, 1976 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 STL N 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 x - 5 12 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Milbourne 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 Cruz cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Watson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 Johnson c 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Gross rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Howard lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 Cosgrove p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 9 1 4 1 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 3. Milbourne-Metzger-Watson, Cabell-Milbourne-Watson, Cosgrove-Metzger-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Howard (4,off McGlothen); Watson (4,off McGlothen). SH: Cosgrove (1,off McGlothen). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (7,2nd base off McGlothen/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McBride cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Melendez ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Harris 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 4 Crawford rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Simmons c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Anderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 1 Kessinger ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 McGlothen p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 32 5 12 4 3 3 27 12 BATTING - 2B: McBride (4,off Cosgrove); Harris (6,off Cosgrove). 3B: Crawford (1,off Cosgrove). SH: McGlothen (2,off Sosa). GDP: Simmons (2,off Cosgrove); Kessinger (5,off Cosgrove); Anderson (1,off Cosgrove). IBB: Kessinger (1,by Barlow). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Anderson (1,2nd base off Barlow/Johnson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cosgrove L(1-1) 4.1 9 5 5 2 1 0 21 Sosa 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 Barlow 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 8 12 5 5 3 3 0 36 WP: Cosgrove (1). IBB: Barlow (1,Kessinger). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sosa 1-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McGlothen W(3-3) 9 9 1 1 4 1 0 39 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 17366 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Milbourne 2b McBride cf 2. Cabell 3b Harris 2b 3. Cruz cf Crawford rf 4. Watson 1b Simmons c 5. Johnson c Anderson lf 6. Gross rf Cruz 3b 7. Howard lf Hernandez 1b 8. Metzger ss Kessinger ss 9. Cosgrove p McGlothen p ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne walked; Cabell forced Milbourne (third to second); Cruz flied out to right; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: McBride lined to center; Harris singled to third; Crawford singled to right [Harris to third]; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Gross singled to left [Gross out at second (left to second)]; Howard doubled to right; Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson singled to center; Cruz forced Anderson (third to second); Hernandez singled to right [Cruz to second]; Kessinger grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cosgrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne singled to center; Cabell forced Milbourne (second unassisted); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: McGlothen grounded out (second to first); McBride doubled to right; Harris lined to left; Crawford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to center; Johnson walked; Gross flied out to center; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to left; Anderson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger singled to first; Cosgrove out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Metzger to second]; Milbourne flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez walked; Kessinger singled to center [Hernandez to second]; McGlothen struck out; McBride walked [Hernandez to third, Kessinger to second]; Harris doubled to left [Hernandez scored, Kessinger scored, McBride to third]; Cosgrove threw a wild pitch [McBride scored, Harris to third]; Crawford tripled to right [Harris scored]; SOSA REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Simmons singled to center [Crawford scored]; Anderson forced Simmons (pitcher to shortstop); Cruz was called out on strikes; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson doubled to left; Johnson singled to left [Watson stayed at second]; Gross singled to center [Watson to third, Johnson to second]; Howard forced Gross (shortstop to second) [Watson scored, Johnson to third]; Metzger flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Kessinger singled to right; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Kessinger to second]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR MCBRIDE; Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 7TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BOSWELL BATTED FOR SOSA; Boswell grounded out (second to first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cabell walked; Cabell stole second; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: BARLOW REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Harris flied out to center; Crawford grounded out (second to first); Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 8TH: Watson flied out to center; Johnson flied out to center; Gross singled to center; Howard singled to center [Gross to third]; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Anderson singled to left; Anderson stole second; Cruz struck out; Hernandez flied out to center; Kessinger was walked intentionally; McGlothen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 9TH: DAVANON BATTED FOR BARLOW; DaVanon flied out to right; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell walked; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 9 0 11 Cardinals 5 12 0 7
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