Luis Alvarado singled in the sixth inning for his first N. L. hit and Reggie Smith followed with a homer to carry the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Astros. A double by Bake McBride and single by Mike Tyson in the second accounted for the first Cardinal run before Smith's smash. Bob Gibson allowed the Astros' run in the seventh on two walks and a single by Bob Gallagher. A painful knee forced Gibson's exit after eight innings and Mike Garman retired the final three Astros. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       5, 1974 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .310        M. May ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Alvarado ss         2   1   1   0     0   1   .118        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smith rf              4   1   1   2     0   2   .362      Gross rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .358
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .306
McBride cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .340
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .380      L. May 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .340
Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Tyson ss,2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .211      Rader 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .270
Gibson p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .346
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Gallagher ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .160
                                                            Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            C. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               33   3   7   3     0   4             Totals               31   1   5   1     5   4

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 17,266
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Astros 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 1
Doubles: McBride (3)
Home Runs: Smith (6)
Stolen Bases: Brock (18), Gross (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(2-2)           8     5   1   1   5   3   0  33   4.73
Garman                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.72
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   4   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(2-1)          7     7   3   3   0   3   1  27   2.09
J. Johnson              2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.38
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith struck out;
Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher was called out on strikes; Gross walked;
Gross stole second; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first);
Watson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: McBride doubled to right; Reitz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Torre flied out to center; Tyson singled to
right [McBride scored]; Gibson singled to left [Tyson to
second]; Brock popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May singled to center; Edwards popped to third in
foul territory; Rader flied out to center; Helms singled to
right [L. May to third]; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
struck out; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: ALVARADO REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); TYSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kelleher flied out to right;
Gross popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Reitz
singled to center; Torre lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Reitz out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); L. May flied
out to center; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson popped to shortstop; Gibson flied out to
center; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader struck out; Helms flied out to right; Dierker
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alvarado singled to left; Smith homered [Alvarado
scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); McBride
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Kelleher flied out to left; Gross singled to right;
Cedeno flied out to left; Watson walked [Gross to second]; L.
May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Tyson popped
to first in foul territory; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Rader
walked; Helms walked [Rader to second]; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR
DIERKER; Gallagher singled to center [Rader scored, Helms to
third]; M. MAY BATTED FOR KELLEHER; M. May hit into a double
play (right to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED M. MAY (PITCHING); MILBOURNE
REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING SS); Brock grounded out (second to
first); Alvarado struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied out to center; Cedeno walked; Watson
flied out to center; L. May singled to center [Cedeno to third];
Edwards popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Astros 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons flied out to left; McBride grounded out
(third to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Rader grounded
out (second to first); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first);
C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; C. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.