Ron Reed gained his third straight victory since being acquired from the Braves and also helped himself at bat with a double and single as the Cardinals defeated the Astros, 6-2. Lou Brock singled in the first inning, stole second and scored on a double by Ted Sizemore, who also crossed the plate on a single by Reggie Smith. St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 2Game Played on Friday, June 13, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIAstros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 2 Cardinals 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 x - 6 9 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Milbourne 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Brock lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .309 Gross lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .257 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Davis rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .335 Smith 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .350 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Simmons c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .293 Rader 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .235 Melendez cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Jutze c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .184 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Siebert p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reed p 3 2 2 2 0 0 .265 Howard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Totals 36 2 10 1 0 3 Totals 33 6 9 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 20,557 Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 5 DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Milbourne, Watson, Brock Doubles: Cedeno (17), Watson (11), Sizemore (11), Reed (3) Stolen Bases: Rader (3), Brock 2 (19) Caught Stealing: Reitz (1) GIDP: Milbourne (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert L(0-1) 4 7 5 4 1 0 0 20 9.00 Forsch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.83 Niekro 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 4.63 Totals 8 9 6 5 2 2 0 35 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed W(7-5) 9 10 2 1 0 3 0 36 3.39 Totals 9 10 2 1 0 3 0 36 Wild Pitches: Niekro (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Gross grounded out (second to first); Cedeno doubled to left; Watson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Sizemore doubled to left [Brock scored]; Davis flied out to right; Smith singled to left [Sizemore scored]; Simmons flied out to center; Melendez forced Smith (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Rader singled to right; Rader stole second; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rader to third]; Jutze singled to left [Rader scored]; Siebert flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz reached on an error by Watson; Reitz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Guerrero flied out to right; Reed grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Gross singled to left; Cedeno made an out to second; Watson doubled to right [Gross to third]; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore walked; Davis flied out to center; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Rader flied out to center; Metzger flied out to left; Jutze grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to center; Melendez singled to left [Simmons to second]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons to third, Melendez to second]; Guerrero flied out to left; Reed doubled to left [Simmons scored, Melendez scored, Reitz out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; Brock reached on an error by Milbourne [Reed scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Brock stole second; Sizemore flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 5TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Howard singled to center; Milbourne flied out to left; Gross singled to left [Howard to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Howard to third, Gross to second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 5TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Smith flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Melendez flied out to right; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 7TH: Jutze singled to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR FORSCH; Boswell made an out to second; Milbourne grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jutze out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: NIEKRO REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Reed singled to right; Brock grounded out (first unassisted) [Reed to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Reed to third]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Davis singled to right [Reed scored]; Smith struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied out to left; Cedeno singled to left; Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored (error by Brock) (unearned), Watson to third]; Cruz flied out to center; Rader struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons walked; Melendez grounded out (first unassisted) [Simmons to second]; Reitz struck out; Guerrero flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); Jutze flied out to left; MAY BATTED FOR NIEKRO; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 6. |
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