Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Regular Season Game 116
Played on Monday, August 14, 1978 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 9 1 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Sexton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 Cabell 3b 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 Walling cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz rf 2 1 1 1 2 0 4 0 Watson 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 9 3 Howe 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 5 Bergman lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Bochy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 Dixon p 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Totals 33 6 9 6 5 4 27 13 FIELDING - E: Bergman (2). BATTING - 2B: Cabell (22,off Forsch); Cruz (21,off Forsch); Watson (24,off Forsch); Puhl (19,off Forsch). HR: Howe (7,2nd inning off Forsch 0 on 2 out). GDP: Watson (13,off Forsch). IBB: Bergman (7,by Forsch); Watson (15,by Littell). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell 2 (25,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons,2nd base off Schultz/Simmons). CS: Cruz (5,2nd base by Forsch/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Scott rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 Phillips ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Oberkfell 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Tyson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 3 3 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Garrett-Tyson-Hernandez. PB: Simmons (8). BATTING - 2B: Garrett (1,off Dixon); Scott (2,off Dixon). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Brock (5,2nd base by Dixon/Bochy).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dixon W(6-9) 9 4 0 0 3 3 0 34
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(9-14) 7 7 6 6 4 4 1 30 Schultz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Littell 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 Bruno 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 9 6 6 5 4 1 38 Forsch faced 3 batters in the 8th inning WP: Forsch (7). IBB: Forsch (7,Bergman); Littell (14,Watson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Schultz 2-0; Littell 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 12555 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Puhl cf Brock lf 2. Gonzalez ss Scott rf 3. Cabell 3b Hendrick cf 4. Cruz rf Simmons c 5. Watson 1b Hernandez 1b 6. Howe 2b Garrett 3b 7. Bergman lf Phillips ss 8. Bochy c Oberkfell 2b 9. Dixon p Forsch p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson was called out on strikes; Howe homered; Bergman popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to center; Garrett flied out to center; Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bochy was called out on strikes; Dixon grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher); Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to second; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell doubled to right; Cruz doubled to left [Cabell scored]; Watson doubled to right [Cruz scored]; Howe flied out to center [Watson to third]; Bergman was walked intentionally; Bochy forced Bergman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Simmons lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Dixon struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett doubled to left; Phillips flied out to left; Oberkfell grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: TYSON REPLACED OBERKFELL (PLAYING 2B); Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Cruz walked; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cabell to third, Cruz out at second]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch lined to left; Brock grounded out (second to first); Scott doubled to center; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy grounded out (second to first); Dixon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez lined to right; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl doubled to right; Gonzalez singled to right [Puhl scored]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Gonzalez to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third]; Cabell walked; SCHULTZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Cabell stole second; Cruz flied out to left; LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Watson was walked intentionally; Howe singled to center [Gonzalez scored, Cabell scored, Watson to second]; Bergman popped to third; Bochy singled to shortstop [Watson out at home (shortstop to third to catcher), Howe to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: SEXTON REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING 3B); WALLING REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING CF); Phillips popped to shortstop; Tyson grounded out (second to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR LITTELL; Mumphrey reached on an error by Bergman [Mumphrey to second]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 9TH: BRUNO REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Dixon flied out to center; Sexton flied out to right; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Scott walked; Hendrick singled to left [Scott to second]; Simmons forced Hendrick (first to shortstop) [Scott to third]; Hernandez struck out; Garrett walked [Simmons to second]; Phillips flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 9 1 5 Cardinals 0 4 0 7
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