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.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".