St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 110
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Saturday, August 6, 1977 (N) at Astrodome

STL N    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  0  -   3  9  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      3   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Anderson rf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Templeton ss                  4   0   2   1       0   0       4   5
Cruz rf,lf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Simmons c                     3   1   1   0       1   0       3   1
Hernandez 1b                  4   0   1   0       0   0      15   0
Mumphrey cf                   4   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
Reitz 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
Tyson 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   6
Forsch p                      3   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Metzger p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   9   3       1   4      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Tyson-Templeton-Hernandez, Tyson-Templeton-Hernandez.

BATTING - 
2B: Templeton (14,off Lemongello).
HBP: Brock (2,by Lemongello).
GDP: Mumphrey (3,off Lemongello).
IBB: Simmons (16,by Lemongello).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Tyson (3,2nd base off Lemongello/Herrmann).
CS: Brock (18,2nd base by Lemongello/Herrmann); Mumphrey (8,3rd base by Lemongello/Herrmann).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puhl lf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Boswell 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Cedeno cf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Watson 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   0      11   1
Cruz rf                       1   0   0   1       1   0       0   0
Howe 3b                       3   0   1   0       0   0       5   1
Herrmann c                    3   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
  Gonzalez ss                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Metzger ss                    2   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
  Howard ph,lf                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Lemongello p                  2   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Ferguson ph,c               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   1   5   1       2   3      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lemongello-Metzger-Watson.
E: Howe (6).

BATTING - 
2B: Puhl (5,off Forsch); Howard (3,off Forsch).
SF: Cruz (5,off Forsch).
GDP: Boswell (4,off Forsch); Herrmann (3,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cedeno (33,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).

PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Forsch W(14-5)                8     5   1   1   2   3   0  28
Metzger SV(4)                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     5   1   1   2   3   0  31


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lemongello L(4-13)            8     9   3   3   1   4   0  32
Forsch                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     9   3   3   1   4   0  35

HBP: Lemongello (2,Brock).
IBB: Lemongello (4,Simmons).

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi
Time of Game: 2:03   


Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros           
1. Brock               lf        Puhl                lf
2. Templeton           ss        Boswell             2b
3. Cruz                rf        Cedeno              cf
4. Simmons             c         Watson              1b
5. Hernandez           1b        Cruz                rf
6. Mumphrey            cf        Howe                3b
7. Reitz               3b        Herrmann            c
8. Tyson               2b        Metzger             ss
9. Forsch              p         Lemongello          p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (third to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled; Boswell struck out; Cedeno grounded
out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Watson walked; Cruz lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher);
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Herrmann struck
out; Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz flied out to center; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello singled to right; Puhl struck out;
Boswell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Lemongello out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to center; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Templeton grounded out
(second to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson popped to
shortstop; Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons reached on an error by Howe [Simmons to
first]; Hernandez flied out to left; Mumphrey grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe singled to center; Herrmann grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second];
Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson singled to right; Tyson
stole second; On a bunt Forsch struck out; Brock singled to
center [Tyson scored]; Templeton singled to left [Brock to
second]; Cruz forced Brock (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Lemongello grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
grounded out (second to first); Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez singled to
right [Simmons to second]; Mumphrey singled to center [Simmons
scored, Hernandez out at third (center to third), Mumphrey to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Mumphrey was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Reitz struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cruz hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; Howe popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); Forsch
grounded out (second to first); Brock was hit by a pitch;
Templeton doubled to left [Brock scored]; Cruz singled to
shortstop [Templeton to third, Cruz to second (on throw to
home)]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard doubled to
center; FERGUSON BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Ferguson grounded out
(third to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); FERGUSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
GONZALEZ REPLACED HERRMANN (PLAYING SS); Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz lined to third; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros
1.

ASTROS 9TH: METZGER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Boswell grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno lined to center; Watson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        3   9   0    5
 Astros           1   5   1    3


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