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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