Jerry DaVanon drove in three runs with the second homer of his major league career and Cliff Johnson rapped four hits as the Astros defeated the Cardinals, 7-2. Harry Parker, making his debut with the Cardinals, was on the mound in the sixth inning when Johnson and Skip Jutze singled and DaVanon hit his homer to nail down the Astros' victory. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, August    11, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2 10  2
Astros       3  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  x  -   7 12  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .326      Howard lf             5   1   0   0     0   1   .294
McBride cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Gross rf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .308
Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Cedeno cf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .269
Simmons c             4   1   4   0     0   0   .345      Johnson 1b            4   1   4   2     0   0   .297
Smith rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .232
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Jutze c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .239
Tyson ss              4   0   2   2     0   1   .260      DaVanon ss            4   1   3   3     0   0   .346
Curtis p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Dierker p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .069
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .264
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rudolph ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217

Totals               34   2  10   2     2   3             Totals               34   7  12   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 10,550
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Astros 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 3
Errors: Simmons, Sizemore
Doubles: Simmons (27), Cedeno (25), Johnson (9), Jutze (2)
Home Runs: DaVanon (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (43), Cedeno (39), DaVanon (2)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (9)
GIDP: Smith (15), Fairly (6), Tyson (5), Rader (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(8-9)           5     5   3   2   2   1   0  21   3.69
Parker                  1     3   3   3   0   1   1   6   5.05
Rasmussen               1     2   1   1   1   2   0   6   3.18
Reynolds                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.76
Totals                  8    12   7   6   3   4   1  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(10-12)        9    10   2   2   2   3   0  36   4.13
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   3   0  36

Wild Pitches: Dierker 3 (10)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to center; McBride grounded out
(second to first); Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard reached on an error by Sizemore; Gross walked
[Howard to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Howard scored
(unearned), Gross to third]; Cedeno stole second [Gross scored
(error by Simmons)]; Johnson singled to left [Cedeno scored];
Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Smith grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Jutze grounded out (third to first); DaVanon singled
to center; DaVanon stole second; Dierker was called out on
strikes; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson
struck out; Curtis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross made an out to shortstop; Cedeno singled to
center; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Johnson singled to left; Rader walked [Johnson to second]; Helms
forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock flied out to left; McBride flied out to
center; Fairly grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); DaVanon
popped to catcher in foul territory; Dierker grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons doubled to right; Smith grounded out
(second to first) [Simmons to third]; Sizemore popped to first
in foul territory; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard flied out to center; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson singled to left; BRADFORD BATTED FOR
CURTIS; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Tyson to second]; Dierker
threw a wild pitch [Tyson to third]; Bradford struck out; Brock
walked; Brock stole second; McBride reached on a fielder's
choice [Tyson out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Brock
to third]; Fairly flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: PARKER REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to left; Rader was called out on strikes; Helms flied out to
right; Jutze singled to right [Johnson to second]; DaVanon
homered [Johnson scored, Jutze scored]; Dierker flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to right; Smith singled to center
[Simmons to second]; On a bunt Sizemore grounded out (catcher to
first) [Simmons to third, Smith to second]; Reitz popped to
catcher in foul territory; Tyson singled to center [Simmons
scored, Smith scored]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR PARKER; Melendez
walked [Tyson to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Tyson to
third, Melendez to second]; Brock grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: RASMUSSEN REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Howard
struck out; Gross was called out on strikes; Cedeno doubled to
left; Johnson doubled to right [Cedeno scored]; Rader walked;
Helms flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: McBride singled to center; Fairly grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McBride out at
second]; Simmons singled to right; Smith singled to right
[Simmons to second]; Sizemore made an out to first; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Jutze
doubled to right; DaVanon singled to right [Jutze to third];
Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [DaVanon to
second]; Howard lined to third; Gross popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz singled to right; Tyson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at
second]; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Rudolph flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 7.