The Astros gained what was just their third victory in the last 13 games when Tom Griffin pitched a three-hitter for his first shutout of the season and beat the Cardinals, 9-0. Cliff Johnson and Bob Watson swung the big bats for the Astros. Johnson drove in four runs with a homer and single, while Watson accounted for three RBIs with two singles and a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      14, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       3  4  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   9 13  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Brock lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Metzger ss            4   3   2   0     0   0   .269        Terlecky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andrews ph,2b       0   0   0   1     0   0   .195        Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Cedeno cf             2   2   1   0     2   0   .269        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Cruz ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Watson 1b             3   1   2   3     0   0   .340        Tyson 2b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .209
  Howard ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Davis rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Johnson c             5   1   2   4     0   0   .275        Hahn rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Cabell rf,1b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Smith 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .343
Rader 3b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .234      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Milbourne 2b,ss       4   0   0   0     0   0   .170        Rudolph c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .158
Griffin p             4   2   2   0     0   0   .143      McBride cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                          Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .290
                                                          Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Kurosaki p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dwyer ph,lf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .148

Totals               39   9  13   9     2   1             Totals               29   0   3   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 25,122
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Astros 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Cabell, Smith
Doubles: Gross (1)
Triples: Cabell (3)
Home Runs: Johnson (3)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (27), Brock (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (3), Andrews (2)
GIDP: McBride (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(3-6)          9     3   0   0   4   4   0  33   4.63
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   4   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(4-4)           1.1   7   5   5   0   1   0  11   4.10
Kurosaki                3.2   3   2   2   1   0   1  15   6.35
Terlecky                3     3   2   1   1   0   0  14   1.59
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.93
Totals                  9    13   9   8   2   1   1  43

Wild Pitches: Griffin 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger
singled to center; Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to second];
Watson singled to left [Metzger scored, Cedeno to second];
Johnson singled to left [Cedeno scored, Watson to second];
Cabell struck out; Rader singled to right [Watson scored,
Johnson to third (on throw to home)]; Milbourne grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Griffin threw a wild pitch [Brock to third]; Sizemore grounded
out (third to first); Davis struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Griffin singled to left; Gross popped to shortstop
in foul territory; Metzger singled to right [Griffin to second];
KUROSAKI REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Cedeno walked [Griffin to
third, Metzger to second]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Griffin scored, Metzger to third]; Cedeno stole second; Johnson
homered [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored]; Cabell tripled to left;
Rader made an out to first; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); McBride
grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin
singled to center; Gross forced Griffin (second to shortstop);
Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kurosaki made an out to third; Brock grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
made an out to first; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore singled to left; Davis walked [Sizemore
to second]; Smith made an out to second; Simmons flied out to
center; McBride flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
7, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Rader flied
out to left; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to
right; DWYER BATTED FOR KUROSAKI; Dwyer walked; Griffin threw a
wild pitch [Dwyer to second]; Brock made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TERLECKY REPLACED
BROCK (PITCHING); Griffin flied out to left; Gross singled to
left; Metzger forced Gross (third to second); Cedeno walked
[Metzger to second]; Watson singled to right [Metzger scored,
Cedeno to third, Watson to second (on throw)]; Johnson made an
out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore flied out to right; Davis grounded out
(first unassisted); Smith walked; Simmons made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: TYSON REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING 2B); RUDOLPH
REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Rader made an out to second; Milbourne flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Reitz
struck out; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: HAHN REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING RF); Griffin reached on
an error by Smith; Gross doubled to right [Griffin to third];
ANDREWS BATTED FOR METZGER; Andrews hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Griffin scored (unearned)]; CRUZ BATTED FOR CEDENO; Cruz
flied out to left; HOWARD BATTED FOR WATSON; Howard grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CRUZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CABELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MILBOURNE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Dwyer reached on an error by Cabell; FAIRLY BATTED
FOR TERLECKY; Fairly popped to third in foul territory; Tyson
walked [Dwyer to second]; Hahn lined into a double play (third
to second) [Dwyer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
9, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 9, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudolph
singled to left; McBride grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Rudolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 9, Cardinals 0.