St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 25
Played on Friday, May 6, 1977 (N) at Busch Stadium II

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  2
STL N    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  2  x  -   4  7  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gonzalez ss                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Cruz rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Cedeno cf                     1   0   0   0       2   0       1   0
Watson 1b                     3   1   0   0       1   0       8   4
Ferguson c                    4   0   0   0       0   1       4   1
Johnson lf                    3   0   1   1       0   0       3   1
Howe 3b                       3   0   1   0       1   0       0   3
Sperring 2b                   1   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
  Roberts ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Cabell ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
McLaughlin p                  2   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
  Howard 2b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       28   1   3   1       5   5      24  14

FIELDING - 
E: Cedeno (1), Johnson (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Johnson (2,off Hrabosky).
3B: Howe (1,off Falcone).
HBP: Johnson (3,by Falcone); Cedeno (2,by Hrabosky).
GDP: Howe (2,off Falcone); Ferguson (2,off Hrabosky).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cedeno 2 (6,2nd base off Falcone/Simmons,2nd base off Hrabosky/Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Anderson lf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Templeton ss                  4   2   2   0       0   1       2   1
Scott cf                      3   1   1   0       0   1       6   0
Cruz rf                       4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Simmons c                     4   1   1   0       0   0       5   0
Hernandez 1b                  2   0   0   0       2   1       6   1
Reitz 3b                      3   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Tyson 2b                      2   0   1   1       1   0       4   3
Falcone p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Mumphrey ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hrabosky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       28   4   7   2       3   4      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Templeton-Tyson-Hernandez, Reitz-Hernandez.

BATTING - 
2B: Reitz (9,off Forsch); Cruz (4,off Forsch).
SH: Falcone (1,off McLaughlin).
HBP: Scott (1,by McLaughlin).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Templeton (1,2nd base off Forsch/Ferguson).
CS: Scott (3,2nd base by McLaughlin/Ferguson).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McLaughlin L(0-1)             6     3   2   1   2   4   0  22
Forsch                        2     4   2   2   1   0   0  11
Totals                        8     7   4   3   3   4   0  33

WP: McLaughlin (1).
HBP: McLaughlin (1,Scott).

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Falcone W(1-3)                7     2   0   0   3   5   0  26
Hrabosky SV(3)                2     1   1   1   2   0   0   9
Totals                        9     3   1   1   5   5   0  35

HBP: Falcone (1,Johnson); Hrabosky (1,Cedeno).

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bill Williams
Ejections: Joaquin Andujar by Bob Engel [Bench-clearing brawl];
Roger Freed by Bob Engel [Bench-clearing brawl]
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 10737


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Gonzalez            ss        Brock               lf
2. Cruz                rf        Templeton           ss
3. Cedeno              cf        Scott               cf
4. Watson              1b        Cruz                rf
5. Ferguson            c         Simmons             c
6. Johnson             lf        Hernandez           1b
7. Howe                3b        Reitz               3b
8. Sperring            2b        Tyson               2b
9. McLaughlin          p         Falcone             p

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno walked; Watson popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Scott grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Johnson flied out to left; Howe
tripled to left; Sperring walked; McLaughlin was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole
second; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz was called out on strikes; Tyson walked;
Falcone out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson to
second]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Johnson popped to
second; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton struck out; Scott was hit by a pitch;
Cruz flied out to right; Scott was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Sperring was called out on strikes; McLaughlin
struck out; Gonzalez singled to left; Cruz forced Gonzalez
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez walked
[Simmons to second]; Reitz flied out to center; Tyson singled to
left [Simmons scored, Hernandez out at third (left to third to
shortstop), Tyson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Falcone grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Watson popped to second;
Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Templeton singled to
center [Templeton to third (error by Cedeno)]; McLaughlin threw
a wild pitch [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Scott was called out
on strikes; Cruz flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson was hit by a pitch; Howe grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR SPERRING; Roberts was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); HOWARD
REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PLAYING 2B); Simmons grounded out (first
unassisted); Hernandez walked; Reitz doubled to center
[Hernandez to third]; Tyson popped to second; MUMPHREY BATTED
FOR FALCONE; Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Howard lined
to center; Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock flied out to left; Templeton singled to
third; Templeton stole second; Scott singled to left [Templeton
scored (error by Johnson) (no RBI), Scott to second]; Cruz
doubled to left [Scott scored]; Simmons flied out to right;
Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

ASTROS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Cedeno was hit
by a pitch; Cesar Cedeno, hit on the left arm, charged the
mound; both benches cleared; catcher Ted Simmons jumped on
Cedeno; a 10-minute brawl ensued; Astros coach Mel Wright had
his glasses broken; Joaquin Andujar and Roger Freed ejected by
HP umpire Bob Engel; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked;
Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to first) [Watson to
second, Cedeno out at third]; Johnson doubled to left [Watson
scored]; Howe walked; CABELL BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cabell lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           1   3   2    7
 Cardinals        4   7   0    5


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