The Cardinals, taking advantage of three errors, scored nine unearned runs, four of them coming on a grand-slam homer by Dick Allen in the seventh inning, and defeated the Astros, 14-7. Jim Wynn hit a two-run homer for the Astros. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 14, Houston Astros 7
Game Played on Saturday, August    1, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    5  0  1    3  0  1    4  0  0  -  14 14  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  3  3  -   7 16  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   2   1   0     0   1   .302      Alou rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
  Simmons c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .061
Javier 2b             5   2   1   0     0   0   .253        Martinez ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .234
  Crosby ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Morgan 2b             5   2   2   1     0   0   .280
Hague rf,1b           4   3   1   0     2   0   .277      Wynn lf               5   1   2   3     0   0   .289
Allen 1b              2   3   1   4     3   0   .286      Menke ss              5   0   1   1     0   0   .307
  Lee rf              0   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Rader 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .247
Torre c               4   1   3   3     0   0   .310      Watson 1b,c           5   0   1   0     0   2   .259
  Beauchamp lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Cardenal cf           6   1   2   2     0   1   .311      Edwards c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .202
Shannon 3b            4   1   1   1     1   1   .191        DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maxvill ss,2b         5   0   3   2     0   1   .211        Miller ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Briles p              4   1   0   0     0   2   .190      Wilson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lampard ph,1b       3   1   1   0     0   0   .224

Totals               41  14  14  12     7   7             Totals               42   7  16   5     0   3

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 29,923
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Astros 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0
Errors: Cardenal, Morgan, Wynn, DiLauro
Doubles: Shannon (7), Torre (20), Cardenal (23), Hague (9), Crosby (1), Wynn (24)
Home Runs: Allen (31), Wynn (18)
Stolen Bases: Brock (25), Cedeno (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Briles (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Torre (2)
GIDP: Lampard (2)
Hit by Pitch: Brock (1,by Wilson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(3-3)           7.2  12   4   3   0   3   1  34   7.89
Hrabosky                0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4   4.86
Campisi SV(4)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.92
Totals                  9    16   7   6   0   3   1  42

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(4-5)           3.1   7   9   4   4   1   0  23   4.20
Culver                  1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.93
DiLauro                 2     4   5   1   2   0   1  13   5.11
Griffin                 2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9   5.60
Totals                  9    14  14   5   7   7   1  51

Hit by Pitch: Wilson (3)
Wild Pitches: Briles (5), Griffin 3 (12)
Balks: DiLauro (1)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to third; Brock stole second;
Javier grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to third]; Hague
walked; Allen walked [Hague to second]; Torre hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Brock scored, Hague to third]; Cardenal reached
on an error by Morgan [Hague scored (unearned) (no RBI), Allen
to second, Cardenal to first]; Shannon doubled to left [Allen
scored (unearned), Cardenal to third]; Maxvill singled to right
[Cardenal scored (unearned), Shannon scored (unearned), Maxvill
to second (on throw to home)]; Briles struck out; 5 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to center; Morgan forced Alou (first to
shortstop); Wynn lined to shortstop; Menke singled to center
[Morgan to second]; Briles threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third,
Menke to second]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Brock flied out to left; Javier popped to third;
Hague flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; Cedeno forced Watson
(shortstop to second); Cedeno stole second; Edwards struck out;
Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Allen popped to first; Torre doubled to left;
Cardenal doubled to center [Torre scored]; Shannon walked;
Maxvill flied out to center; Briles popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou flied out to center; Morgan popped to catcher
in foul territory; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock was hit by a pitch; Javier singled to right
[Brock to second]; Hague flied out to center [Brock to third];
Allen was walked intentionally [Javier to second]; Torre singled
to left [Brock scored, Javier scored, Allen to third (error by
Wynn), Torre to second]; CULVER REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING);
Cardenal singled to center [Allen scored (unearned), Torre to
third]; Shannon struck out; Maxvill struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Menke flied out to right; Rader flied out to left;
Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Briles struck out; Brock grounded out (second to
first); Javier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 9, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno popped to shortstop; Edwards singled to
right; LAMPARD BATTED FOR CULVER; Lampard flied out to left;
Alou singled to left [Edwards to second]; Morgan flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: LAMPARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WATSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); DILAURO REPLACED EDWARDS
(PITCHING); Hague doubled to center; Allen walked; Torre flied
out to center [Hague to third]; DiLauro balked [Hague scored,
Allen to second]; Cardenal popped to first; Shannon flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke flied
out to center; Rader singled to center; Watson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill singled to left; Briles reached on an
error by DiLauro on a sacrifice bunt [Maxvill to third, Briles
to first]; Brock reached on a fielder's choice [Maxvill out at
home (pitcher to catcher), Briles to second]; Javier forced
Brock (third to second) [Briles to third]; Hague walked [Javier
to second]; Allen homered (unearned) [Briles scored (unearned),
Javier scored (unearned), Hague scored (unearned)]; Torre
singled to left; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 4 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 14, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: LEE REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING RF); HAGUE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cedeno singled to center; MILLER BATTED
FOR DILAURO; Miller singled to center [Cedeno to third]; Lampard
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cedeno scored (no RBI), Miller out at second]; Alou grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 14,
Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GRIFFIN
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Shannon flied out to center; Maxvill
singled to center; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Maxvill to
second]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Maxvill to third]; Briles
popped to catcher in foul territory; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 14, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: SIMMONS REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING C ); CROSBY REPLACED
JAVIER (PLAYING SS); MAXVILL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
BEAUCHAMP REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING LF); Morgan singled to right;
Wynn homered [Morgan scored]; Menke flied out to left; Rader
singled to left; Watson struck out; Cedeno singled to center
[Rader scored (error by Cardenal) (unearned) (no RBI)]; HRABOSKY
REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Miller grounded out (second to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 14, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Crosby doubled to left; Griffin threw a wild
pitch [Crosby to third]; Hague flied out to right; Lee walked;
Beauchamp was called out on strikes; Cardenal was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 14, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Lampard singled to center; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; Martinez singled to center [Lampard to second]; Morgan
singled to center [Lampard scored, Martinez to third]; CAMPISI
REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Wynn doubled to left [Martinez
scored, Morgan to third]; Menke grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Morgan scored]; Rader lined to shortstop; Watson made an
out to first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 14, Astros 7.