St. Louis Cardinals 8, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 116
Played on Tuesday, August 10, 1976 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 STL N 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 x - 8 13 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 Howard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 Cruz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Boswell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Herrmann c 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 7 1 2 0 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Metzger-Howard-Watson, Boswell-Herrmann. E: Howard (2). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (16,off McGlothen). GDP: Watson (11,off McGlothen); Boswell (4,off McGlothen). Team LOB: 5.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mumphrey cf,rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Templeton ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 5 Brock lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 Simmons c 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Chant cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 11 3 Ferguson rf,c 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Kessinger 2b 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 Cruz 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 3 McGlothen p 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 Totals 34 8 13 7 5 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 3. Templeton-Hernandez-Cruz, Templeton-Hernandez, Hernandez-Templeton-Hernandez. BATTING - 2B: Brock (16,off McLaughlin); Simmons (24,off Cosgrove). 3B: Hernandez (3,off McLaughlin). SF: McGlothen (2,off Niekro). GDP: Ferguson (8,off Rondon); Brock (13,off Pentz). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Kessinger (3,2nd base off Niekro/Herrmann); Brock (35,2nd base off Rondon/Herrmann).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McLaughlin L(1-2) 1 6 4 4 1 0 0 9 Niekro 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 10 Cosgrove 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 4 Rondon 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 12 Pentz 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 8 13 8 8 5 4 0 40 Cosgrove faced 4 batters in the 5th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Rondon 2-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McGlothen W(10-11) 9 7 1 1 2 0 0 33 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 10938 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Gross rf Mumphrey cf 2. Howard 2b Templeton ss 3. Cedeno cf Brock lf 4. Watson 1b Simmons c 5. Cruz lf Hernandez 1b 6. Boswell 3b Ferguson rf 7. Herrmann c Kessinger 2b 8. Metzger ss Cruz 3b 9. McLaughlin p McGlothen p ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Howard popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno singled to right [Gross to third]; Watson hit into a double play (shortstop to first to third) [Gross scored, Cedeno out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to center; Brock doubled to right; Simmons walked; Hernandez tripled to right [Brock scored, Simmons scored]; Ferguson singled to left [Hernandez scored]; Kessinger singled to center [Ferguson to second]; Cruz singled to third [Ferguson scored, Kessinger to second]; McGlothen singled to right [Kessinger out at home (right to catcher), Cruz to second]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann singled to right; Metzger singled to right [Herrmann to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 2ND: NIEKRO REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton struck out; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 3RD: Gross singled to left; Howard forced Gross (pitcher to shortstop); Cedeno singled to left [Howard to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez flied out to center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled to center; Boswell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Herrmann popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger walked; Kessinger stole second; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Kessinger to third]; McGlothen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kessinger scored]; Mumphrey struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); DAVANON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; DaVanon flied out to center; Gross popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 5TH: COSGROVE REPLACED DAVANON (PITCHING); Templeton singled to right; On a bunt Brock singled to first [Templeton to second]; Simmons doubled to right [Templeton scored, Brock to third]; Hernandez singled to center [Brock scored, Simmons to third]; RONDON REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Ferguson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons scored (no RBI), Hernandez out at second]; Kessinger walked; Cruz singled to center [Kessinger to second]; McGlothen struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. ASTROS 6TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Watson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey walked; Templeton flied out to left; Brock forced Mumphrey (second to shortstop); Brock stole second; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Boswell grounded out (second to first); Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez struck out; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Kessinger walked; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. ASTROS 8TH: CHANT REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); FERGUSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); ROBERTS BATTED FOR RONDON; Roberts popped to third in foul territory; Gross walked; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 8TH: PENTZ REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); McGlothen singled to shortstop; Mumphrey singled to right [McGlothen to second]; Templeton reached on an error by Howard [McGlothen to third, Mumphrey to second]; Brock grounded into a double play (third to catcher) [Templeton to second, McGlothen out at home, Mumphrey out at third]; Chant grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to left; Cruz doubled to left; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 7 1 5 Cardinals 8 13 0 8
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