Cliff Johnson's homer in the 11th gave the Astros a 4-3 lead, but rain in the bottom of the frame caused the game to be called, with the score reverting to the 10th, giving the Cardinals a 3-3 tie. Lou Brock's single and stolen base and a double by Bake McBride gave St. Louis the tying run in the 10th, after Houston had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the inning on Ken Boswell's sacrifice fly. The Astros forced extra innings by tagging Cards' ace reliever Al Hrabosky for the tying run in the top of the ninth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Monday, August 25, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 11 3 Cardinals 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .307 xBrock lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .000 DaVanon ss,2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .292 McBride cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .290 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .274 Davis rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Johnson c 3 1 1 0 2 0 .300 Smith 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Watson 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .329 Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .251 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .271 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Rader 3b 2 0 0 0 3 2 .229 Fairly ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Helms 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .187 Cruz pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Gross ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Metzger pr,ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Simmons ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .332 Roberts p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .138 Tyson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 May ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 McGlothen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .076 Cabell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Boswell ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 Bradford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Totals 36 3 11 3 8 6 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 0 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 11,267 Left on Base: Astros 13, Cardinals 6 DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 1 Errors: Johnson, Watson, Helms Doubles: Johnson (14), Roberts (2), Cruz (13), McBride (6) Stolen Bases: Brock (49) Caught Stealing: Cedeno 2 (16), Cruz (3) Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (7), Sizemore (20) Sacrifice Flies: Boswell (3), Davis (6) GIDP: Watson (11), Rudolph (4) Hit by Pitch: Howard (3,by McGlothen) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts 8 4 2 2 1 0 0 30 4.16 Granger 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.96 Cosgrove 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.41 Crawford 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 3.68 Totals 10 6 3 3 2 0 0 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen 8.1 7 2 2 6 5 0 35 3.70 Hrabosky 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.52 Garman 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 2.18 Curtis 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.62 Totals 10 11 3 3 8 6 0 46 Passed Balls: Rudolph (3) Hit by Pitch: McGlothen (4) Wild Pitches: Garman (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; On a bunt DaVanon grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (second to first); Davis singled to right; Smith forced Davis (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson doubled to right; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to third]; Cruz made an out to shortstop; Rader walked; Helms singled to left [Johnson scored, Rader to second]; Roberts made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Sizemore walked; Reitz flied out to center; Rudolph grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); DaVanon singled to center; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Johnson walked [DaVanon to second]; Watson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to shortstop; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock singled to right [Tyson scored]; McBride singled to right [Brock to third]; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brock scored]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Rader walked; Helms flied to right in foul territory; Roberts doubled to left [Rader to third]; Howard was hit by a pitch; DaVanon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Reitz made an out to first; Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled to pitcher; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Johnson walked; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied to left in foul territory; McGlothen flied out to left; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled to left; Rudolph allowed a passed ball [Cruz to third]; Rader struck out; Helms reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; On a bunt Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: McBride flied out to center; Davis popped to third in foul territory; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: On a bunt Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); DaVanon grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); Rudolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 8TH: Johnson lined to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson reached on an error by Helms; McGlothen forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop); Brock reached on catcher's interference by Johnson [McGlothen to second]; McBride grounded out (first unassisted) [McGlothen to third, Brock to second]; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: Rader struck out; GROSS BATTED FOR HELMS; Gross walked; METZGER RAN FOR GROSS; MAY BATTED FOR ROBERTS; HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); CABELL BATTED FOR MAY; Cabell singled to right [Metzger to second]; Howard singled to center [Metzger scored, Cabell to second]; DaVanon walked [Cabell to third, Howard to second]; GARMAN REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DAVANON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GRANGER REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Smith reached on an error by Watson; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR REITZ; Fairly was walked intentionally; CRUZ RAN FOR FAIRLY; SIMMONS BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; COSGROVE REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Simmons flied out to center; Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 10TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Watson singled to center; Garman threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; Cruz lined to first; Rader walked; Metzger singled to left [Watson to third, Rader to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR COSGROVE; CURTIS REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Boswell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Watson scored, Rader to third, Metzger to second]; Howard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 10TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); BRADFORD BATTED FOR CURTIS; Bradford popped to first in foul territory; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; McBride doubled to left [Brock scored, McBride out at third (left to third)]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); in the top of the 11th, Cliff Johnson hit a two-out home run to give the Astros a 4-3 lead; however, with two outs in the bottom of the 11th, and the Astros one out from victory, a thunderstorm hit, and after a 2:19 rain delay, the game was called; under existing rules, if a lead had changed and an inning was not yet complete, the score reverted back to the last completed inning; therefore, Johnson lost his home run, which would have given him one in his 6th consecutive game; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

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