St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 (Game 2)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    26, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Gross rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      McBride cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .295
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Davis rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .331      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Cruz lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .272      Fairly 1b             1   1   1   1     3   0   .313
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Cabell 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .261      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Tyson ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .274
DaVanon 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .306      Rasmussen p           3   0   1   1     0   1   .188
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Konieczny p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .174

Totals               33   1   5   1     2   3             Totals               29   2   7   2     4   1

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 19,185
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Fairly, Reitz, Tyson
Doubles: Cruz (14), Cabell (16)
Triples: Tyson (3)
Home Runs: Fairly (7)
Caught Stealing: Fairly (1)
GIDP: Gross (8)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Konieczny L(5-12)       8     7   2   2   4   1   1  33   4.76
Totals                  8     7   2   2   4   1   1  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(3-2)        9     5   1   1   2   3   0  35   2.76
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   3   0  35

Wild Pitches: Konieczny (6)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Gross
reached on an error by Reitz; Cedeno was called out on strikes;
Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (third to first); McBride
walked; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Simmons
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to right; May flied out to right [Cruz
to third]; Cabell doubled to left [Cruz scored, Cabell out at
third (left to third)]; DaVanon made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Fairly homered; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop
to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson tripled to
left; Rasmussen singled to second [Tyson scored]; Brock grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Konieczny flied out to right; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: McBride flied out to right; Davis made an out to
shortstop; Simmons lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to center; Watson flied out to
center; Cruz flied out to center; May singled to center [Cedeno
to third]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Fairly walked; Fairly was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Sizemore singled to right; Reitz singled
to left [Sizemore to second]; Tyson popped to first in foul
territory; Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 5TH: DaVanon walked; Konieczny forced DaVanon (first to
shortstop); Metzger singled to center [Konieczny to second];
Gross grounded into a double play (second to first) [Metzger out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Cruz walked; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
walked; Sizemore flied out to left; Reitz flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell made an out to first; DaVanon flied out to
left; Konieczny was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Rasmussen
was called out on strikes; Brock grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger reached on an error by Tyson; Gross flied
out to left; Cedeno reached on an error by Fairly [Metzger to
second]; Watson flied out to left; Cruz made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: McBride singled to left [McBride out at second
(left to second)]; Davis singled to right; Simmons flied out to
right; Fairly walked [Davis to second]; Konieczny threw a wild
pitch [Davis to third, Fairly to second]; Sizemore grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); HOWARD BATTED
FOR CABELL; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR DAVANON; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 2.