Houston Astros 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Regular Season Game 117
Played on Wednesday, August 11, 1976 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 8 14 0 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 Howard 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 Cabell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Cedeno cf 3 2 1 1 2 0 5 0 Watson 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 7 0 Cruz lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Boswell 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Andrews 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Herrmann c 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 0 Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Dierker p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 38 8 14 8 4 4 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cabell-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Herrmann (6,off Denny); Boswell (6,off Hrabosky). 3B: Howard (2,off Denny). SF: Cruz (2,off Denny). GDP: Boswell (5,off Denny); Watson (12,off Wallace). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Metzger (1,2nd base by Denny/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mumphrey cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 Brock lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 Simmons c 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 9 0 Ferguson rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Kessinger 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Denny p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fairly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 9 1 2 6 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Kessinger-Templeton-Hernandez, Kessinger-Templeton-Hernandez. E: Kessinger (16). BATTING - 2B: Ferguson (14,off Dierker); Harris (11,off Dierker). GDP: Ferguson (9,off Dierker). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(12-10) 9 9 1 1 2 6 0 37
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Denny L(6-6) 5 7 4 3 1 1 0 22 Curtis 1.1 3 3 3 2 2 0 9 Hrabosky 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Wallace 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 14 8 7 4 4 0 43 Inherited Runners - Scored: Hrabosky 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 12695 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. Dierker p Denny p ASTROS 1ST: Gross reached on an error by Kessinger; Howard grounded out (second to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson singled to center [Gross scored (unearned)]; Cruz flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey struck out; Templeton flied out to center; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Boswell flied out to left; Herrmann doubled to left; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez singled to center; Ferguson flied out to right; Kessinger flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Gross singled to right; Howard tripled to right [Gross scored]; Cedeno singled to pitcher [Howard scored]; Watson singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno scored]; Boswell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Watson out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Cruz flied out to center; Denny singled to third; Mumphrey singled to center [Denny to second]; Templeton flied out to center; Brock popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled to center; On a bunt Dierker struck out; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez popped to second; Ferguson flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Gross walked; Howard grounded out (third to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz struck out; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR DENNY; Crawford popped to shortstop; Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Cruz singled to first; Boswell forced Cruz (pitcher to shortstop); Herrmann struck out; Metzger singled to center [Boswell to second]; Dierker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton was called out on strikes; Brock singled to left; Simmons singled to right [Brock to third]; Hernandez struck out; Ferguson doubled to right [Brock scored, Simmons to third]; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 7TH: Gross walked; Howard struck out; Cedeno walked [Gross to second]; Watson singled to center [Gross scored, Cedeno to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to center; Boswell doubled to right [Cedeno scored, Watson scored, Boswell to third (on throw to home)]; Herrmann singled to right [Boswell scored]; Metzger flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: CABELL REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 3B); ANDREWS REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Cruz struck out; HARRIS BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Harris doubled to left; Mumphrey struck out; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 8TH: WALLACE REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Dierker struck out; Gross flied out to left; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to center; Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez walked [Brock to second]; Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to first) [Brock out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno walked; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; Cruz singled to left; Andrews singled to left [Cruz to second]; Herrmann flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Kessinger walked; Cruz flied out to center; FAIRLY BATTED FOR WALLACE; Fairly flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 8 14 0 8 Cardinals 1 9 1 9
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