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.

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