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Sunday May 3, 1970
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Houston Astros 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 3, 1970 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Astros       0  0  0    3  0  0    5  0  0  -   8 15  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             6   0   1   2     0   0   .235      Cardenal cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .349
Miller rf             6   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Carl Taylor 1b        2   0   0   1     2   0   .167
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .291
Pepitone 1b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .271      Allen 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .293
Menke ss              4   1   3   1     1   0   .340      Torre c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Lampard lf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .400      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Rader 3b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .270      Lee rf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Edwards c             3   2   1   3     2   1   .157      Maxvill ss            4   1   1   0     0   2   .174
Lemaster p            5   0   2   0     0   0   .214      Culver p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .154
                                                            Nye p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   8  15   8     5   3             Totals               31   1   5   1     4   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 16,950
Left on Base: Astros 12, Cardinals 7
DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Allen
Doubles: Pepitone (4), Lampard (3), Miller (3), Cardenal (6)
Triples: Lampard (1)
Home Runs: Edwards (2)
GIDP: Morgan (3), Torre (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster W(2-3)         9     5   1   1   4   6   0  35   2.93
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   6   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culver L(3-1)           6.2  12   7   7   3   3   0  34   3.43
Nye                     1.1   3   1   1   1   0   1   8   4.50
Hilgendorf              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.59
Totals                  9    15   8   8   5   3   1  47

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (third to first); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked; Pepitone popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Carl
Taylor walked; Brock singled to right [Carl Taylor to second];
Allen walked [Carl Taylor to third, Brock to second]; Torre
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Allen
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (third to first); Lampard
grounded out (second to first); Rader singled to right; Edwards
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Lee struck
out; Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemaster singled to right; Morgan grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Lemaster out at second]; Miller
singled to left; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Culver struck out; Cardenal flied out to left;
Carl Taylor walked; Brock singled to first [Carl Taylor to
second]; Allen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Pepitone doubled to center; Menke singled to center
[Pepitone scored]; Lampard doubled to left [Menke to third];
Rader struck out; Edwards was walked intentionally; Lemaster
forced Menke (third to catcher) [Lampard to third, Edwards to
second]; Morgan singled to center [Lampard scored, Edwards
scored, Lemaster to second]; Miller forced Morgan (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre flied out to right; Rojas flied out to
left; Lee grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Wynn flied out to right; Pepitone flied out to
center; Menke singled to left; Lampard flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill flied out to right; Culver struck out;
Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader singled to left; Edwards grounded out (second
to first) [Rader to second]; Lemaster popped to shortstop;
Morgan made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carl Taylor flied out to center; Brock lined to
second; Allen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); Pepitone singled to right;
Menke singled to center [Pepitone to second]; Lampard tripled to
center [Pepitone scored, Menke scored]; Rader was walked
intentionally; NYE REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Edwards homered
[Lampard scored, Rader scored]; Lemaster singled to left; Morgan
forced Lemaster (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre flied out to center; Rojas flied out to
left; Lee popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8,
Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Miller doubled to left; Wynn grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Miller to third]; Pepitone popped to first in foul
territory; Menke walked; Lampard forced Menke (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Maxvill singled to left; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR NYE;
Gagliano flied out to left; Cardenal doubled to left [Maxvill to
third]; Carl Taylor grounded out (third to first) [Maxvill
scored, Cardenal stayed at second]; Brock grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 9TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Rader
reached on an error by Allen [Rader to first]; Edwards walked
[Rader to second]; Lemaster forced Rader (pitcher to third)
[Edwards to second]; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory;
Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 8, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Allen walked; Torre forced Allen (shortstop to
second); Rojas flied out to center; Lee singled to right [Torre
to second]; Maxvill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 8, Cardinals 1.



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