St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 112
Played on Sunday, August 7, 1977 (D) at Astrodome
STL N 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 12 0 HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 Anderson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Templeton ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 Cruz rf,lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Simmons ph,c 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 1 Mumphrey cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Reitz 3b 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 5 Kessinger 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Tyson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Urrea p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 12 5 3 3 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Cruz (18,off Larson). HR: Reitz (12,2nd inning off Larson 1 on 1 out). GDP: Hernandez (10,off Sambito). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Templeton (21,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson); Mumphrey (11,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson); Cruz (3,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson). CS: Mumphrey (9,2nd base by Larson/Ferguson); Templeton (17,2nd base by Larson/Ferguson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 Watson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 8 1 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Ferguson c 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Larson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 1 7 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cabell-Howe-Watson. E: Ferguson (8). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (23,off Urrea); Ferguson (15,off Urrea); Cedeno (19,off Metzger). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (35,2nd base off Urrea/Rader); Ferguson (3,2nd base off Urrea/Rader).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Urrea W(4-3) 7 6 2 2 0 4 0 27 Metzger SV(5) 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 9 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 7 0 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Larson L(0-6) 6.1 9 5 5 3 3 1 30 Sambito 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Forsch 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 3 1 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 3-2. . Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Montague Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 19901 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Puhl lf 2. Templeton ss Cabell 3b 3. Cruz rf Cedeno cf 4. Rader c Watson 1b 5. Hernandez 1b Cruz rf 6. Mumphrey cf Ferguson c 7. Reitz 3b Howe 2b 8. Kessinger 2b Gonzalez ss 9. Urrea p Larson p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole second; Cruz flied out to center; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to right; Mumphrey singled to second; Mumphrey stole second; Reitz homered [Mumphrey scored]; Kessinger popped to shortstop; Urrea popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to left; Ferguson struck out; Howe popped to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock popped to shortstop; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error by Ferguson)]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Larson grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Mumphrey singled to center; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz singled to left; Kessinger flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to right; Cruz doubled to right [Watson to third]; Ferguson singled to right [Watson scored, Cruz scored]; Ferguson stole second; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Ferguson to third]; Gonzalez lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Urrea grounded out (second to first); Brock walked; Templeton singled to left [Brock to second]; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Brock to third]; Cruz doubled to left [Brock scored]; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Larson struck out; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Mumphrey struck out; Reitz singled to center; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Urrea grounded out (first unassisted); Brock singled to center; Templeton walked [Brock to second]; Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Brock to third, Templeton to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); SIMMONS BATTED FOR RADER; Simmons singled to left [Brock scored, Templeton scored, Cruz to second]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ferguson doubled to left; Howe lined to left; Gonzalez flied out to left; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Reitz singled to left; Kessinger singled to center [Reitz to second]; SCOTT BATTED FOR URREA; Scott lined to center; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TYSON REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING 2B); Puhl flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled to left; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz struck out; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Howe walked; Gonzalez singled to left [Howe to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 5 12 0 8 Astros 2 8 1 7
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