St. Louis Cardinals 8, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 35
Played on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 - 8 15 0 HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 Anderson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Templeton ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 McBride cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Scott cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Simmons c 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 Hernandez 1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 14 0 Mumphrey rf,lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 Reitz 3b 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 Tyson 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 3 5 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kessinger ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schultz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 41 8 15 6 2 5 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Templeton-Tyson-Hernandez. PB: Simmons (1). BATTING - 2B: Reitz (11,off Lemongello); Simmons (9,off Lemongello). GDP: Templeton (2,off Lemongello). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Mumphrey (2,2nd base by Forsch/Ferguson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Cruz rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 Ferguson c 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 2 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 1 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Lemongello p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 7 3 3 6 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ferguson-Gonzalez-Watson. E: Cabell (3), Howe 2 (3). BATTING - 2B: Gonzalez (8,off Forsch). 3B: Ferguson (1,off Schultz). HR: Cedeno (2,4th inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out); Cruz (2,4th inning off Forsch 1 on 0 out). GDP: Cedeno (2,off Forsch). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (13,2nd base off Schultz/Simmons). CS: Cruz (3,2nd base by Schultz/Simmons).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch 5 5 3 3 2 1 2 21 Schultz W(3-0) 4 2 1 0 1 5 0 14 Totals 9 7 4 3 3 6 2 35
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello L(1-5) 6.2 10 5 4 2 2 0 31 Sambito 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Forsch 1 5 3 0 0 3 0 8 McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 15 8 4 2 5 0 43 WP: Forsch (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 7601 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Gonzalez ss 2. Templeton ss Cabell 3b 3. McBride cf Cedeno cf 4. Simmons c Johnson lf 5. Hernandez 1b Cruz rf 6. Mumphrey rf Ferguson c 7. Reitz 3b Watson 1b 8. Tyson 2b Howe 2b 9. Forsch p Lemongello p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to third [Brock to second (error by Cabell)]; Templeton grounded out (second to first) [Brock to third]; McBride grounded out (second to first); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez walked; Mumphrey singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Reitz doubled to left [Hernandez scored, Mumphrey scored]; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch grounded out (second to first) [Reitz to third]; Brock singled to center [Reitz scored]; Templeton struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson singled to center; Watson walked [Ferguson to second]; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: McBride grounded out (third to first); Simmons lined to first; Hernandez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Reitz was called out on strikes; Tyson singled to right; Forsch forced Tyson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno homered; Johnson singled to left; Cruz homered [Johnson scored]; Ferguson grounded out (second to first); Watson popped to first in foul territory; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied out to center; Templeton flied out to right; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Lemongello struck out (catcher to first); Gonzalez doubled to left; Cabell walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez singled to left; Mumphrey walked [Hernandez to second]; Reitz popped to first in foul territory; Tyson singled to left [Hernandez scored, Mumphrey to third]; KESSINGER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Kessinger forced Tyson (first to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING); Johnson flied out to center; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ferguson tripled to right; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Ferguson scored (unearned)]; Watson popped to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 4. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock singled to center; Templeton grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Brock out at second]; McBride singled to center; Simmons doubled to right [McBride scored (error by Howe) (unearned) (no RBI)]; SAMBITO REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Hernandez lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: SCOTT REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING CF); Howe struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Howard struck out; Gonzalez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4. CARDINALS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Mumphrey singled to shortstop; Mumphrey was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Howe; assist by Ferguson); Reitz singled to shortstop [Mumphrey to third]; Tyson singled to left [Mumphrey scored (unearned), Reitz to second]; Schultz struck out; Brock struck out; Templeton singled to third [Reitz to third, Tyson to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Reitz scored (unearned), Tyson to third, Templeton to second]; Scott singled to right [Tyson scored (unearned), Templeton to third]; Simmons was called out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cabell singled to left; Cabell stole second; Cedeno struck out; Johnson struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 4. CARDINALS 9TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Hernandez flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 8 15 0 8 Astros 4 7 3 4
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