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The Cardinals were shut out for the first time this season when they collected only four hits off Larry Dierker and lost to the Astros, 6-0. The Astros feasted on the pitching of Bob Gibson, rapping the Cardinals' ace for 12 hits and all their runs before knocking him out in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0Game Played on Monday, May 18, 1970 (Night game) at AstrodomeCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Astros 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 x - 6 13 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardenal cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Morgan 2b 2 1 1 2 2 0 .297 Javier 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Alou rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 .317 Lee rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Wynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .314 Allen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .293 Davis lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .287 Torre c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Beauchamp lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hague lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .299 Menke ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .343 Shannon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Pepitone 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .268 Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Martinez 3b 4 1 3 1 0 1 .357 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Edwards c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .164 Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 Dierker p 4 1 2 0 0 2 .194 Gibson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carl Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Campisi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 4 0 2 9 Totals 32 6 13 6 4 7 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 17,916 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Astros 6 DP: Cardinals 3, Astros 0 Errors: Lee Doubles: Lee (7), Wynn (11), Morgan (7) GIDP: Morgan (4), Wynn (4), Edwards (3) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson L(2-3) 5.2 12 6 6 4 6 0 29 5.34 Johnson 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.18 Campisi 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.74 Totals 8 13 6 6 4 7 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(8-2) 9 4 0 0 2 9 0 33 2.79 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 9 0 33 Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Tom Gorman CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal singled to right; Javier grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Cardenal to second]; Lee grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal to third]; Allen walked; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Alou singled to right [Morgan to second]; Wynn doubled to left [Morgan scored, Alou to third]; Davis struck out; Menke popped to second; Pepitone was walked intentionally; Martinez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Hague flied out to center; Shannon grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker singled to center; Morgan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dierker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson singled to center; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gibson to second]; Javier popped to first; Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (second to first); Wynn struck out; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Allen struck out; Torre flied out to right; Hague grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Menke singled to left; Pepitone singled to left [Menke to third, Pepitone to second (on throw to 3b)]; Martinez singled to right [Menke scored, Pepitone to third]; Edwards was called out on strikes; Dierker struck out; Morgan doubled to left [Pepitone scored, Martinez out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Shannon flied out to center; Maxvill was called out on strikes; Gibson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Alou singled to right; Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second]; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Javier grounded out (third to first); Lee doubled to right; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Pepitone singled to right [Pepitone to second (error by Lee)]; Martinez singled to center [Pepitone to third]; Edwards walked while Pepitone was out trying to advance to home and Martinez advanced to second (catcher to pitcher); Dierker singled to third [Martinez to third, Edwards to second]; Morgan walked [Martinez scored, Edwards to third, Dierker to second]; Alou singled to center [Edwards scored, Dierker scored, Morgan to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Wynn flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6. CARDINALS 7TH: Torre struck out; Hague walked; Shannon struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Davalillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); Davis flied out to right; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6. CARDINALS 8TH: BEAUCHAMP REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Carl Taylor flied out to right; Cardenal lined to first; Javier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: CAMPISI REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PITCHING); Martinez singled to left; Edwards grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Martinez out at second]; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6. CARDINALS 9TH: Lee flied out to center; Allen struck out; Torre singled to left; Hague struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6. |
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