St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 94
Played on Thursday, July 21, 1977 (N) at Busch Stadium II

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
STL N    0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  4  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puhl lf                       2   0   0   0       2   0       1   0
Cabell 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Cedeno cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Watson 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1      12   1
Cruz rf                       3   0   2   0       1   0       2   0
Ferguson c                    2   0   0   0       2   0       7   0
Gonzalez 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   0       0   7
Metzger ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Richard p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Gardner ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sambito p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       29   0   3   0       5   2      24  12

BATTING - 
2B: Cruz (20,off Forsch).
GDP: Gonzalez (5,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Puhl (1,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons); Cedeno (29,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Mumphrey rf                   3   1   1   0       1   1       0   0
Templeton ss                  4   2   2   1       0   1       2   3
Scott cf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Simmons c                     3   0   0   2       0   0       2   0
Brock lf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Hernandez 1b                  3   1   1   1       0   1      16   0
Reitz 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Tyson 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1  10
Forsch p                      3   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
Totals                       28   4   4   4       2   7      27  17

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Tyson-Templeton-Hernandez.

BATTING - 
3B: Templeton (9,off Richard).
HR: Hernandez (8,2nd inning off Richard 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Templeton (16,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson); Mumphrey (9,2nd base off
Richard/Ferguson).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Richard L(9-7)                6     4   4   4   1   6   1  23
Sambito                       2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
Totals                        8     4   4   4   2   7   1  30


St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Forsch W(12-4)                9     3   0   0   5   2   0  34


Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge
Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 15743


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Puhl                lf        Mumphrey            rf
2. Cabell              3b        Templeton           ss
3. Cedeno              cf        Scott               cf
4. Watson              1b        Simmons             c
5. Cruz                rf        Brock               lf
6. Ferguson            c         Hernandez           1b
7. Gonzalez            2b        Reitz               3b
8. Metzger             ss        Tyson               2b
9. Richard             p         Forsch              p

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied
out to left; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey struck out; Templeton struck out; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Cruz walked; Ferguson grounded
out (third to first) [Cruz to third]; Gonzalez grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez homered; Reitz
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to left; Richard flied out to
center; Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Forsch was called out on
strikes; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno lined to second; Watson grounded out (third
to first); Cruz doubled to left; Ferguson walked; Gonzalez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole
second; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to
third]; Simmons grounded out (first to second to first)
[Templeton scored]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Richard
struck out; Puhl walked; Cabell grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez struck out; Reitz grounded out (third
to first); Tyson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Watson grounded out
(second to first); Cruz singled to center; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch struck out; Mumphrey singled to left;
Mumphrey stole second; Templeton tripled to left [Mumphrey
scored]; Scott walked; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted)
[Templeton scored, Scott to second]; Brock lined to left; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); GARDNER BATTED FOR RICHARD;
Gardner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Hernandez
flied out to right; Reitz struck out; Tyson grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell singled to left;
Cedeno forced Cabell (second to shortstop); Cedeno stole second;
Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey walked; Templeton flied out to right; Scott flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
walked; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Ferguson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

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


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