Houston Astros 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Regular Season Game 28
Played on Sunday, May 9, 1976 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 - 10 13 1 STL N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 5 11 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Milbourne 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 Cruz cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 0 Watson 1b 4 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 Johnson c 4 3 4 3 0 0 5 0 Jutze c 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Gross rf 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 Howard lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Metzger ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Dierker p 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 10 13 9 6 1 27 5 FIELDING - E: Metzger (2). BATTING - 2B: Johnson (4,off Denny); Cruz (1,off Denny). 3B: Cabell (3,off Proly); Jutze (1,off Frisella). HR: Johnson (4,2nd inning off Denny 0 on 1 out). SF: Cruz (1,off Proly); Gross (3,off Frisella). GDP: Metzger (2,off Proly). IBB: Gross (2,by Denny). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Milbourne (5,2nd base off Denny/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 Harris 2b 5 1 2 2 0 3 4 3 Crawford rf 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Simmons c 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 12 1 Anderson cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Denny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fairly ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 5 11 5 3 7 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Kessinger-Hernandez. E: Harris (6). BATTING - 2B: Brock (3,off Dierker). 3B: Harris (1,off Forsch). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (3,2nd base off Dierker/Johnson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(4-3) 8 7 2 2 2 7 0 34 Forsch 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 8 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 7 0 42 WP: Dierker (6).
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Denny L(1-2) 4.1 7 5 5 3 1 1 23 Wallace 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 Proly 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 8 Frisella 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 9 Totals 9 13 10 10 6 1 1 44 WP: Denny (1), Wallace (2). IBB: Denny (1,Gross). Inherited Runners - Scored: Wallace 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Terry Tata Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 12051 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Milbourne 2b Brock lf 2. Cabell 3b Harris 2b 3. Cruz cf Crawford rf 4. Watson 1b Simmons c 5. Johnson c Hernandez 1b 6. Gross rf Anderson cf 7. Howard lf Cruz 3b 8. Metzger ss Kessinger ss 9. Dierker p Denny p ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Harris struck out; Crawford flied out to center; Simmons singled to center [Brock scored]; Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Anderson walked [Simmons to third, Hernandez to second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson homered; Gross walked; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gross to second]; Metzger flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Kessinger struck out; Denny struck out; Brock doubled to center; Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker singled to center; Milbourne forced Dierker (second unassisted); Cabell singled to right [Milbourne to third]; Cruz walked [Cabell to second]; Watson forced Cruz (third to second) [Milbourne scored, Cabell to third]; Johnson doubled to left [Cabell scored, Watson to third]; Gross was walked intentionally; Howard popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Crawford flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Dierker grounded out (pitcher to first); Milbourne singled to left; Milbourne stole second; Denny threw a wild pitch [Milbourne to third]; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Anderson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Kessinger popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz doubled to left; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson singled to right [Cruz scored]; WALLACE REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Gross walked [Johnson to second]; Wallace threw a wild pitch [Johnson to third, Gross to second]; Howard singled to left [Johnson scored, Gross scored (error by Harris), Howard to second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Howard to third]; Dierker lined to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: RICHARD BATTED FOR WALLACE; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to right; Harris singled to right [Brock to third]; Crawford reached on an error by Metzger [Brock scored, Harris to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Harris to third, Crawford to second]; Simmons popped to shortstop; Hernandez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: PROLY REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell tripled to right; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cabell scored]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Anderson popped to third; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: Johnson singled to left; Gross walked [Johnson to second]; Howard singled to center [Johnson scored, Gross out at third (center to third)]; Metzger grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howard out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: JUTZE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); MELENDEZ BATTED FOR PROLY; Melendez flied out to center; Brock flied out to left; Harris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Dierker flied out to right; Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell singled to shortstop; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Crawford singled to center; Simmons lined to shortstop; Hernandez popped to third; Anderson singled to left [Crawford to third]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: Watson walked; Jutze tripled to left [Watson scored]; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jutze scored]; Howard flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Kessinger singled to center; FAIRLY BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Fairly forced Kessinger (first to shortstop); Brock singled to right [Fairly to second]; Harris tripled to right [Fairly scored, Brock scored]; Crawford singled to shortstop [Harris scored]; Simmons walked [Crawford to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; Anderson grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Cardinals 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 10 13 1 7 Cardinals 5 11 1 10
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