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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