Bob Forsch pitched a two-hitter and Willie Davis made his Cardinal debut with a single and double in five trips to mark a 6-0 victory over the Astros. The Cards were stymied by Larry Dierker until the sixth inning when they exploded for all their runs. Ted Simmons walked, Bake McBride doubled and Ken Reitz homered to smash a scoreless tie.

Mario Guerrero and Forsch followed with singles and Lou Brock doubled to add another tally. When Ted Sizemore flied out, Forsch was caught off base and was doubled up, but the Cardinals continued their attack when Davis singled to score Brock and Reggie Smith doubled to drive in Davis. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Friday, June      6, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  6    0  0  0  -   6 14  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .320      Gross lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Davis rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .253      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Smith 1b              4   0   3   1     1   0   .345      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .335
Simmons c             4   1   1   0     1   1   .282      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
McBride cf            3   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Cruz rf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .259
  Melendez cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Reitz 3b              3   1   1   3     1   1   .294      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Guerrero ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Dierker p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .069
Forsch p              4   0   2   0     0   2   .379        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  14   6     3   7             Totals               29   0   2   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 12,955
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Astros 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Astros 3
Errors: Brock
Doubles: Davis (1), McBride (3), Brock (11), Smith (8)
Home Runs: Reitz (2)
Stolen Bases: McBride (5), Cedeno (24)
Caught Stealing: Smith (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(6-4)           9     2   0   0   2   3   0  31   2.69
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   3   0  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(5-6)          5     9   4   4   3   6   1  27   4.28
Crawford                3     4   2   2   0   0   0  11   2.23
Scherman                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.66
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   7   1  41

Wild Pitches: Forsch (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
struck out; Davis doubled to right; Smith walked; Simmons made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled
to left; Cedeno stole second; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Cedeno
to third]; Watson walked; May grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: McBride singled to right; McBride stole second;
Reitz walked; Guerrero struck out; Forsch struck out; Brock
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader grounded
out (shortstop to first); Helms grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore flied out to right; Davis made an out to
second; Smith singled to right; Simmons singled to right [Smith
to second]; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker singled to left [Dierker to second (error by
Brock)]; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dierker to
third]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros
0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz struck out; Guerrero flied out to left;
Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to shortstop; Davis flied out to right; Smith popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to left; Helms grounded out (third
to first); Dierker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons walked; McBride doubled to center
[Simmons to third]; Reitz homered [Simmons scored, McBride
scored]; Guerrero singled to center; Forsch singled to center
[Guerrero to second]; CRAWFORD REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING);
Brock doubled to left [Guerrero scored, Forsch to third];
Sizemore hit into a double play to center [Forsch out at home
(center to first to third to catcher)]; Davis singled to center
[Brock scored]; Smith doubled to left [Davis scored]; Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING CF); Gross
grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger was called out on
strikes; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez grounded out (second to first); Reitz
grounded out (second to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to center; May flied out to left;
Cruz walked; Rader forced Cruz (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Forsch singled to left; Brock flied out to
center; Sizemore lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Forsch out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Helms flied out to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR
CRAWFORD; Boswell grounded out (second to first); Gross flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Davis flied
out to center; Smith singled to left; Simmons struck out while
Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 0.