Houston Astros 13, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Regular Season Game 115
Played on Monday, August 9, 1976 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 - 13 14 1 STL N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 4
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 DaVanon 2b 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Cedeno cf 5 4 4 5 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 1 1 12 2 Cruz lf 4 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 Boswell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Herrmann c 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 Metzger ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 Larson p 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 Totals 41 13 14 11 4 4 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. DaVanon-Metzger-Watson, Boswell-Andrews-Watson. E: DaVanon (5). PB: Herrmann (7). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (20,off Forsch). 3B: Cedeno (3,off Forsch). HR: Cedeno (16,6th inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out). GDP: Metzger (8,off Curtis). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (18,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Simmons c 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 Crawford rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ferguson rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 11 2 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kessinger 2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 7 Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fairly ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 32 4 7 3 4 2 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Templeton-Fairly. E: Templeton (1), Ferguson (10), Hernandez (5), Forsch (3). BATTING - 2B: Kessinger (18,off Larson); Hernandez (10,off Larson). SF: Simmons (5,off Larson). GDP: Crawford (8,off Larson); Cruz (9,off Larson). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Larson W(2-3) 9 7 4 2 4 2 0 37
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(5-7) 7 9 7 2 3 4 1 33 Wallace 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 4 Solomon 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 Curtis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 14 13 6 4 4 1 45 Forsch faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Wallace faced 4 batters in the 8th inning WP: Forsch (6). Inherited Runners - Scored: Wallace 1-1; Solomon 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 12395 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Gross rf Mumphrey cf 2. DaVanon 2b Templeton ss 3. Cedeno cf Brock lf 4. Watson 1b Simmons c 5. Cruz lf Crawford rf 6. Boswell 3b Hernandez 1b 7. Herrmann c Kessinger 2b 8. Metzger ss Cruz 3b 9. Larson p Forsch p ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); DaVanon struck out; Cedeno tripled to right [Cedeno scored (error by Forsch) (unearned)]; Watson walked; Cruz lined to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to left; Debut game for Garry Templeton; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Herrmann flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); Crawford singled to right; Hernandez singled to shortstop [Crawford to second]; Kessinger doubled to left [Crawford scored, Hernandez scored]; Cruz struck out; Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 3RD: Larson grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross singled to center; DaVanon walked [Gross to second]; Gross was picked off second (pitcher to second); Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey walked; Templeton forced Mumphrey (second unassisted); Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Templeton to second]; Brock flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cruz to third]; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford grounded out (third to first); Hernandez doubled to left; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted) [Hernandez to third]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Larson singled to center; Gross was called out on strikes; DaVanon forced Larson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno homered; Watson popped to first; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Boswell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Crawford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: FERGUSON REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); Herrmann singled to right; Metzger flied out to center; Larson reached on an error by Templeton [Herrmann to second]; Gross flied out to left; DaVanon singled to third [Herrmann to third, Larson to second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Herrmann scored (unearned), Larson scored (unearned), DaVanon scored (unearned)]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Watson singled to shortstop [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Kessinger flied out to left; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 8TH: Boswell singled to right; WALLACE REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Herrmann reached on an error by Hernandez [Boswell to second]; Metzger walked [Boswell to third, Herrmann to second]; Larson singled to center [Boswell scored, Herrmann to third, Metzger to second]; Gross singled to center [Herrmann scored (unearned), Metzger scored, Larson to third]; SOLOMON REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); DaVanon singled to center [Larson scored, Gross to third]; Cedeno singled to right [Gross scored, DaVanon scored (error by Ferguson) (no RBI), Cedeno to third]; Watson popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Boswell flied out to center; 7 R (5 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: FAIRLY BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Fairly grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey singled to right; Templeton singled to left [Mumphrey to second]; Brock reached on an error by DaVanon [Mumphrey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Templeton to third]; ANDREWS REPLACED DAVANON (PLAYING 2B); Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Ferguson walked [Brock to second]; Hernandez lined to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 13, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CURTIS REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Herrmann singled to left; Metzger grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at second]; Larson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Kessinger walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Fairly singled to left; Mumphrey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 13, Cardinals 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 13 14 1 5 Cardinals 4 7 4 6
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