Claude Osteen, who had previously found the Cardinals a tough club to beat while with the Dodgers, made his first start against the Redbirds in an Astros' uniform and gained a 4-1 victory. While with the Dodgers, Osteen's record against the Cards was 8-18. Osteen gave up a run in the first inning on a single by Lou Brock, his 15th stolen base of the season and a single by Ted Sizemore. Lee May tied the score with a homer in the fourth. Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1Game Played on Friday, May 3, 1974 (Night game) at AstrodomeCardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 x - 4 6 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .320 Kelleher ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .364 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .330 Gross rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .355 Smith rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .361 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Simmons c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 Watson lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .351 Torre 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Gallagher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .402 L. May 1b 3 2 2 1 0 0 .323 McBride cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .324 M. May c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .302 Alvarado ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Rader 3b 3 0 1 2 0 1 .286 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Helms 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .356 Tyson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Foster p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Osteen p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 8 1 2 1 Totals 29 4 6 4 2 3 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 18,929 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Astros 3 DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 2 Doubles: Torre (6) Home Runs: L. May (5) Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (16) GIDP: Smith (6), Melendez (1), Kelleher (1) Hit by Pitch: McBride (2,by Osteen) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Foster L(1-2) 6 5 4 4 2 3 1 25 3.16 Garman 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.84 Totals 8 6 4 4 2 3 1 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Osteen W(4-2) 9 8 1 1 2 1 0 35 3.21 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 1 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Osteen (1) Balks: Osteen (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - John McSherry CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Sizemore singled to right [Brock scored]; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; Simmons flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher flied out to center; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Reitz struck out; McBride singled to second; Alvarado grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; L. May flied out to center; M. May popped to third in foul territory; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to center; Osteen balked [Brock to second]; Sizemore lined to second; Smith singled to right [Brock out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms singled to right; Osteen flied out to right; Kelleher was called out on strikes; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Torre doubled to left; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Torre to third]; McBride was hit by a pitch; Alvarado grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson popped to second; L. May homered; M. May flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Foster flied out to right; Brock flied out to center; Sizemore walked; Smith forced Sizemore (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to right; Helms grounded out (third to first); Osteen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Kelleher popped to second; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 7TH: McBride singled to second; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Melendez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [McBride out at second]; Foster grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: TYSON REPLACED MELENDEZ (PLAYING SS); Watson singled to center; L. May singled to center [Watson to third, L. May to second (on throw to 3b)]; M. May was walked intentionally; Rader singled to left [Watson scored, L. May scored, M. May to second]; GARMAN REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Helms singled to left [M. May scored, Rader to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; Osteen popped to second; Kelleher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Milbourne out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4. CARDINALS 8TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore flied out to left; Smith popped to first; Simmons singled to shortstop [Brock to third]; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Cedeno popped to first; Gallagher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride flied out to center; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4. |
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