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.

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