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A homer by Johnny Edwards, breaking a tie in fifth inning, enabled Jack Billingham to pitch the Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals in a six-hit duel with Bob Gibson. The Cardinals struck for their runs in the first inning on singles by Lou Brock and Leron Lee, a pass to Dick Allen, single by Joe Torre and infield out by Jose Cardenal. Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Thursday, July 23, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIAstros 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Alou rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Brock lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .309
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Lee rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .235
Wynn lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Carl Taylor 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Allen 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .290
Menke ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .316 Torre c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .315
Rader 3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .240 Cardenal cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .313
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .228 Javier 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Edwards c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .190 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Billingham p 3 0 0 0 1 3 .094 Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Hague ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .274
Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gibson p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .344
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 7 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 7
Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 17,532
Left on Base: Astros 6, Cardinals 5
DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Rader (12)
Home Runs: Edwards (4)
GIDP: Davalillo (3)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Billingham W(8-3) 9 6 2 2 2 7 0 34 3.43
Totals 9 6 2 2 2 7 0 34
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Gibson L(12-5) 9 6 3 3 3 7 1 36 3.64
Totals 9 6 3 3 3 7 1 36
Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey
ASTROS 1ST: Alou popped to second; Morgan popped to third in
foul territory; Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Lee singled to center
[Brock to third, Lee to second (on throw to 3b)]; Carl Taylor
struck out; Allen was walked intentionally; Torre singled to
third [Brock scored, Lee to third, Allen to second]; Cardenal
grounded out (third to first) [Lee scored, Allen to third, Torre
to second]; Javier grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Menke singled
to right; Rader doubled to right [Menke to third]; Cedeno
singled to center [Menke scored, Rader scored]; Edwards grounded
out (third to first) [Cedeno to second]; Billingham struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 2ND: Maxvill grounded out (third to first); Gibson
struck out; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 3RD: Lee flied out to left; Carl Taylor grounded out
(third to first); Allen walked; Torre singled to right [Allen to
second]; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 4TH: Javier struck out; Maxvill grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to pitcher); Edwards
homered; Billingham walked; Alou forced Billingham (shortstop to
second); Morgan singled to center [Alou to third]; Wynn walked
[Morgan to second]; Watson popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 5TH: Brock flied out to center; Lee flied out to
right; Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Menke was called out on strikes; Rader singled to
right; Cedeno forced Rader (shortstop to second); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3,
Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 6TH: Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre
flied out to right; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 7TH: Billingham was called out on strikes; Alou grounded
out (second to first); Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 7TH: Javier grounded out (pitcher to first); HAGUE
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Hague singled to center; Gibson struck out;
Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
3, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 8TH: CROSBY REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING SS); Wynn popped to
catcher in foul territory; Watson grounded out (second to
first); Menke walked; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 8TH: Lee flied out to left; Carl Taylor flied out to
center; Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno popped to shortstop; Edwards struck out;
Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 9TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
singled to shortstop; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR JAVIER; Davalillo
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Cardinals 2.
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