Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Regular Season Game 109
Played on Friday, August 5, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 6 1 HOU N 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 x - 5 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 Templeton ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 5 Mumphrey rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Simmons c 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 Hernandez 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 12 0 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Freed ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tyson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 Denny p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Phillips ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 30 4 6 4 6 10 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tyson-Templeton-Hernandez. E: Templeton (16). BATTING - HR: Simmons (16,2nd inning off Richard 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (21,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson); Mumphrey (10,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson). CS: Hernandez (5,2nd base by Richard/Ferguson); Templeton (16,2nd base by Richard/Ferguson); Brock (17,2nd base by Sambito/Ferguson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Boswell 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 Watson 1b 4 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ferguson c 3 1 0 0 0 1 11 4 Howe 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 31 5 7 5 1 5 27 5 BATTING - 2B: Howe (16,off Denny); Watson 2 (26,off Denny 2). GDP: Boswell (3,off Eastwick). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Denny L(7-3) 6 6 5 3 1 3 0 26 Eastwick 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 8 7 5 3 1 5 0 32
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(10-9) 6.2 6 4 4 4 8 1 28 Sambito SV(4) 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 Totals 9 6 4 4 6 10 1 36 WP: Richard (6). BK: Sambito (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 23949 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Puhl lf 2. Templeton ss Boswell 2b 3. Mumphrey rf Cedeno cf 4. Simmons c Watson 1b 5. Hernandez 1b Cruz rf 6. Scott cf Ferguson c 7. Reitz 3b Howe 3b 8. Tyson 2b Metzger ss 9. Denny p Richard p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Templeton grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Mumphrey grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell lined to shortstop; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons homered; Hernandez singled to center; Scott flied out to center; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz singled to left; Ferguson forced Cruz (shortstop to second); Howe doubled to left [Ferguson scored]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Denny was called out on strikes; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Templeton singled to center [Brock scored]; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard struck out; Puhl reached on an error by Templeton [Puhl to first]; Boswell flied out to right; Cedeno singled to center [Puhl to second]; Watson doubled to right [Puhl scored (unearned), Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Cruz flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey stole second; Simmons walked; Hernandez walked [Mumphrey to third, Simmons to second]; Scott popped to shortstop; Reitz struck out; Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Denny flied out to center; Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Richard grounded out (second to first); Puhl popped to shortstop; Boswell walked; Cedeno singled to left [Boswell to second]; Watson doubled to left [Boswell scored, Cedeno scored]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey struck out; Simmons popped to second; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Scott lined to left; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson singled to center; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR DENNY; Phillips walked [Tyson to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Tyson to third, Phillips to second]; Brock singled to center [Tyson scored, Phillips scored]; SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Sambito struck out; Puhl singled to shortstop; Boswell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton popped to catcher in foul territory; Mumphrey walked; Sambito balked [Mumphrey to second]; Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez walked; Scott forced Hernandez (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. CARDINALS 9TH: FREED BATTED FOR REITZ; Freed was called out on strikes; Tyson grounded out (first unassisted); ANDERSON BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 4 6 1 5 Astros 5 7 0 3
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