Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Regular Season Game 131
Played on Friday, August 27, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 2 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mumphrey cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Brock lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 Crawford rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Kessinger 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Cruz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Greif p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 4 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Kessinger-Templeton-Hernandez. BATTING - 2B: Mumphrey (11,off McLaughlin). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock 2 (46,2nd base off McLaughlin/Herrmann 2). CS: Mumphrey (2,2nd base by McLaughlin/Herrmann).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cabell 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Watson 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 11 2 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 DaVanon 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 McLaughlin p 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Totals 26 2 5 2 5 3 27 13 FIELDING - PB: Herrmann (8). BATTING - 2B: Watson (24,off Rasmussen). SH: Gross (5,off Greif). GDP: Metzger (10,off Greif). IBB: Watson (6,by Hrabosky). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (22,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons); Cedeno (42,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons); Cabell 2 (27,3rd base off Rasmussen/Simmons,2nd base off Hrabosky/Simmons). CS: Cabell (5,2nd base by Rasmussen/Simmons).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rasmussen L(5-10) 6 5 2 2 1 3 0 23 Greif 1.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 Hrabosky 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 8 5 2 2 5 3 0 32 WP: Greif (6). IBB: Hrabosky (8,Watson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Hrabosky 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McLaughlin W(2-2) 9 5 1 0 3 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 10229 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Mumphrey cf Gross rf 2. Templeton ss Cabell 3b 3. Brock lf Cedeno cf 4. Simmons c Watson 1b 5. Crawford rf Cruz lf 6. Hernandez 1b Herrmann c 7. Kessinger 2b DaVanon 2b 8. Cruz 3b Metzger ss 9. Rasmussen p McLaughlin p CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey doubled to left; Templeton struck out; Brock grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mumphrey to third]; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Cabell singled to left; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Crawford flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Herrmann flied out to center [Cruz to third]; DaVanon grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; McLaughlin grounded out (first unassisted); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton flied out to center; Brock was called out on strikes; Simmons singled to center; Crawford walked [Simmons to second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to right; Cedeno singled to center [Cabell to second]; Cabell stole third and Cedeno stole second; Watson doubled to right [Cabell scored, Cedeno scored]; Cruz walked; Herrmann popped to first in foul territory; DaVanon flied out to center; Metzger forced Cruz (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: McLaughlin struck out; Gross flied out to left; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Templeton singled to center; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Templeton to second]; Brock singled to center [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Brock stole second; Simmons walked; Crawford struck out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (third to first); HARRIS BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Harris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: GREIF REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Herrmann flied out to right; DaVanon walked; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [DaVanon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to shortstop; Brock stole second; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: McLaughlin walked; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [McLaughlin to second]; Greif threw a wild pitch [McLaughlin to third]; Cabell walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Cabell stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez flied out to left; Kessinger lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 1 5 0 6 Astros 2 5 0 6
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