Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 34
Played on Tuesday, May 17, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 x - 5 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mumphrey lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Templeton ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Scott cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Hernandez 1b 2 0 2 0 2 0 9 0 Reitz 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 Tyson 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 McBride ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rasmussen p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brock ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 2 7 2 4 5 24 10 FIELDING - E: Tyson (2). BATTING - 2B: Hernandez (9,off Forsch). GDP: Reitz (4,off Bannister). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Mumphrey (2,2nd base off Bannister/Ferguson); Cruz (1,2nd base off Bannister/Ferguson); Reitz (2,2nd base off Bannister/Ferguson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 Cedeno cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Crawford ph,lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Gardner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson lf,rf,1b 4 2 3 3 0 0 6 0 Cruz rf,cf,rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Howard pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ferguson c 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 Bannister p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 5 7 5 3 3 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cabell-Howe-Watson. E: Gonzalez (9), Ferguson (3), Howe (1). BATTING - HR: Johnson 2 (8,7th inning off Rasmussen 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Urrea 1 on 0 out); Cabell (2,8th inning off Rasmussen 0 on 0 out). SH: Bannister (2,off Rasmussen); Howard (2,off Urrea). IBB: Boswell (1,by Rasmussen). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz 2 (8,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons,3rd base off Urrea/Simmons); Howard (4,2nd base off Rasmussen/Simmons).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rasmussen L(2-5) 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 30 Urrea 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 Totals 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 35 Rasmussen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning IBB: Rasmussen (5,Boswell). Inherited Runners - Scored: Urrea 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bannister 7 5 2 2 4 4 0 30 Forsch W(4-2) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 5 0 39 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello Ejections: Cesar Cedeno by Bruce Froemming [Balls and strikes] Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 7443 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Mumphrey lf Gonzalez ss 2. Templeton ss Cabell 3b 3. Scott cf Cedeno cf 4. Cruz rf Johnson lf 5. Simmons c Cruz rf 6. Hernandez 1b Watson 1b 7. Reitz 3b Ferguson c 8. Tyson 2b Howe 2b 9. Rasmussen p Bannister p CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to left; Mumphrey stole second; Templeton struck out; Scott popped to third; Cruz lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez flied out to right; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to pitcher; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson singled to center; Cruz forced Johnson (second to shortstop); Cruz stole second; Watson flied out to right; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to left; Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey reached on an error by Gonzalez [Mumphrey to first]; Templeton singled to left [Mumphrey to second]; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howe singled to second; Bannister out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Howe to second]; Gonzalez flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez walked; Reitz struck out; Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Johnson flied out to center; Cruz walked; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Rasmussen lined to second; Mumphrey walked; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mumphrey to second]; Scott singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Scott to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (first unassisted); Howe flied out to right; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez walked; Reitz forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); Reitz stole second; Tyson singled to right [Reitz scored, Tyson to third (error by Ferguson)]; Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cesar Cedeno ejected by HP umpire Bruce Froemming; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR CEDENO; Crawford popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. CARDINALS 7TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Mumphrey flied out to center; Templeton flied out to left; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Johnson homered; Cruz flied out to center; Watson reached on an error by Tyson [Watson to first]; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; Howard stole second; Ferguson singled to left [Howard scored (unearned)]; Howe grounded out (third to first) [Ferguson to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Boswell was walked intentionally; Gonzalez forced Boswell (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez doubled to left; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell homered; Crawford singled to right; URREA REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Johnson homered [Crawford scored]; Cruz walked; Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Cruz to second]; Cruz stole third; Ferguson struck out; Howe grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 9TH: GARDNER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING LF); MCBRIDE BATTED FOR TYSON; McBride singled to shortstop; BROCK BATTED FOR URREA; Brock struck out; Mumphrey forced McBride (second unassisted); Templeton reached on an error by Howe [Mumphrey to second, Templeton to first]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 2 7 1 10 Astros 5 7 3 6
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