The Astros scored seven runs on only three hits in the fourth inning and rolled past the Cardinals, 13-9. With Jim Wynn hitting a homer, the Astros went ahead, 3-1, but their lead disappeared when the Cardinals railed for five runs in the third, three on a circuit clout by Dick Allen and two on a round-tripper by Jose Cardenal.

Cesar Cedeno led off the Astros' fourth with a single and added another single on his second trip in that stanza to drive in the seventh run of the spree. The only other hit was a two-run single by Bob Watson. Four walks, a sacrifice fly and an error were the other ingredients. The Cardinals came back with three unearned runs in their half of the fourth, but they were blanked by Jim Ray and Fred Gladding the rest of the way, while the Astros added three runs in the last two innings. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 13, St. Louis Cardinals 9
Game Played on Wednesday, July      22, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       1  1  1    7  0  0    0  2  1  -  13 15  1
Cardinals    0  1  5    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   9 11  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               5   2   3   2     1   0   .300      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .310
Morgan 2b             5   2   2   2     0   0   .277      Lee rf                5   0   1   0     0   2   .235
Wynn lf               3   2   3   2     2   0   .279      Carl Taylor 1b        4   2   0   0     1   1   .248
Watson 1b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .294      Allen 3b              5   3   3   3     0   0   .292
Menke ss              2   1   0   1     2   0   .316      Torre c               2   2   1   2     3   0   .313
Rader 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .236      Cardenal cf           5   1   2   3     0   0   .314
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .227        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Edwards c             3   2   1   0     2   1   .190      Javier 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .242
Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .145      Maxvill ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .202
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Briles p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Lampard ph          1   1   0   0     1   1   .226        Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bouton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Linzy p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ray p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .294        Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chlupsa p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davalillo cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .306

Totals               35  13  15  11     8   3             Totals               40   9  11   9     5   6

Time of Game: 3:31   Attendance: 16,315
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 9
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 4
Errors: Menke, Lee, Javier
Doubles: Alou (17), Watson (12), Torre (19)
Triples: Allen (4)
Home Runs: Wynn (14), Allen (27), Cardenal (5)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Morgan (1), Gladding (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (1), Menke (7)
GIDP: Rader (15), Watson (3), Alou (10), Morgan (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker                 2.1   5   6   6   3   2   2  16   4.08
Culver W(4-3)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.23
Bouton                  0.2   4   3   0   0   1   0   7   5.54
Ray                     3.1   2   0   0   1   3   0  13   4.01
Gladding SV(10)         2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.57
Totals                  9    11   9   6   5   6   2  45

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(2-3)           3     6   7   7   5   1   1  19   8.64
Campisi                 1.1   3   3   0   3   2   0  11   3.18
Linzy                   2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.19
Chlupsa                 1.1   5   3   3   0   0   0   9  21.00
Hrabosky                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.31
Totals                  9    15  13  10   8   3   1  47

Passed Balls: Edwards (4)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Alou flied out to left; Morgan flied out to right;
Wynn homered; Watson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Lee flied
out to left; Carl Taylor popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke walked; Rader singled to right [Menke to
third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Menke scored];
Edwards struck out; Dierker grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Allen tripled to center; Torre flied out to
right; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier
singled to left [Allen scored]; Maxvill singled to right [Javier
to third]; Briles struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou doubled to right [Alou to third (error by
Lee)]; Morgan popped to third; Wynn singled to left [Alou
scored]; Watson doubled to center [Wynn to third]; Menke was
walked intentionally; Rader grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Menke out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock walked; Lee struck out; Carl Taylor walked
[Brock to second]; Allen homered [Brock scored, Carl Taylor
scored]; Torre walked; Cardenal homered [Torre scored]; Javier
reached on an error by Menke [Javier to second]; CULVER REPLACED
DIERKER (PITCHING); Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first);
Briles flied out to center; 5 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Cedeno singled to third; Edwards walked
[Cedeno to second]; LAMPARD BATTED FOR CULVER; Lampard walked
[Cedeno to third, Edwards to second]; Alou walked [Cedeno
scored, Edwards to third, Lampard to second]; CAMPISI REPLACED
BRILES (PITCHING); Morgan singled to left [Edwards scored,
Lampard scored, Alou to second]; Wynn walked [Alou to third,
Morgan to second]; Watson was called out on strikes; Menke hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Alou scored, Morgan to third]; Rader
reached on an error by Javier [Morgan scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Wynn scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rader to third]; Cedeno
singled to center [Rader scored (unearned)]; Cedeno stole
second; Edwards walked; Lampard struck out; 7 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 10, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: BOUTON REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Brock flied
out to center; Lee grounded out (first to pitcher); Carl Taylor
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Allen singled
to left [Carl Taylor to second]; Torre doubled to center [Carl
Taylor scored (unearned), Allen scored (unearned)]; Cardenal
singled to left [Torre scored (unearned)]; Javier singled to
center [Cardenal to second]; RAY REPLACED BOUTON (PITCHING);
Maxvill flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 10, Cardinals 9.

ASTROS 5TH: Alou singled to center; Morgan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Alou to second]; Wynn walked; LINZY
REPLACED CAMPISI (PITCHING); Watson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 10, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 5TH: Linzy struck out; Brock grounded out (second to
first); Lee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 10, Cardinals 9.

ASTROS 6TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 10, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Allen grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre walked; Cardenal
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
10, Cardinals 9.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards flied out to left; Ray singled to center;
Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 10, Cardinals
9.

CARDINALS 7TH: Javier popped to third; Maxvill flied out to
right; HAGUE BATTED FOR LINZY; Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 10, Cardinals 9.

ASTROS 8TH: CHLUPSA REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Morgan singled to
right; Wynn singled to right [Morgan to third]; Watson forced
Wynn (first to shortstop) [Morgan scored]; Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Watson to second]; Rader singled to left
[Watson scored, Rader to second (on throw to home)]; Cedeno
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
12, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock singled to left; Lee singled to left [Brock
to second]; GLADDING REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Carl Taylor popped
to second in foul territory; Allen flied out to center; Torre
walked [Brock to third, Lee to second]; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 12,
Cardinals 9.

ASTROS 9TH: Edwards singled to center; Gladding out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Edwards to second]; Alou
singled to center [Edwards scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED CARDENAL
(PITCHING); DAVALILLO REPLACED CHLUPSA (PLAYING CF); Morgan
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 13, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 9TH: Javier popped to catcher in foul territory;
Maxvill grounded out (second to first); Davalillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 13,
Cardinals 9.