The Cardinals' defense fell apart with five errors that resulted in three unearned runs and made it easy for the Astros to post a 5-1 victory. Wilbur Howard drove in two of the Astros' tallies with a triple and single. Jim York made his second start and gained his second victory since reporting to the Astros from Iowa (American Association). York pitched seven innings before Jose Sosa took over to finish the game. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 27, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Astros 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 5 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 5 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Brock lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .315 DaVanon 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 McBride cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .295 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Davis rf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .295 Johnson c 4 1 0 0 0 1 .294 Simmons c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Watson 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .332 Smith 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .301 Cabell 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Cruz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Cruz rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .249 Rader 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .227 Tyson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Fairly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 York p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Lintz ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Denny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Melendez ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bradford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Reitz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 32 5 5 3 3 6 Totals 35 1 9 0 5 1 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 13,778 Left on Base: Astros 4, Cardinals 12 DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Brock, Cruz 2, Sizemore, Denny Doubles: Melendez (8), Davis (19) Triples: Howard (6) Caught Stealing: Brock (14) Sacrifice Flies: Rader (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA York W(2-2) 7 5 1 1 5 1 0 30 4.81 Sosa 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.18 Totals 9 9 1 1 5 1 0 40 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(9-4) 5 4 5 2 2 2 0 23 3.49 Parker 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 5.56 Curtis 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 3.57 Totals 9 5 5 2 3 6 0 36 Passed Balls: Simmons (24) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata ASTROS 1ST: Howard flied out to center; DaVanon was called out on strikes; Cedeno lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); McBride walked; Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [McBride to second]; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson reached on an error by Cruz; Watson walked [Johnson to second]; Cruz forced Watson (first to shortstop) [Johnson to third]; Rader reached on an error by Brock on a sacrifice fly [Johnson scored (unearned), Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rader out at third (left to third to catcher to third)]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: York was called out on strikes; Howard lined to shortstop; DaVanon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Denny flied out to left; Brock walked; McBride flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to shortstop; Johnson flied out to center [Cedeno to second]; Watson singled to center [Cedeno scored, Watson to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz singled to left [Watson scored, Cruz to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz was picked off second but was safe on an error by Denny [Cruz to third]; Rader reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at home (third to catcher)]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Rader to second]; Metzger was walked intentionally; York forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Davis singled to right; Simmons flied out to center; Smith walked [Davis to second]; Cruz flied out to right; Sizemore walked [Davis to third, Smith to second]; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howard tripled to right; DaVanon lined to shortstop; Cedeno reached on an error by Cruz [Howard scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Johnson flied out to left; Watson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: CABELL REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); MELENDEZ BATTED FOR DENNY; Melendez doubled to center; Brock singled to left [Melendez to third]; Brock was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop) [Melendez scored]; McBride grounded out (second to first); Davis doubled to left; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 6TH: PARKER REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to left; Rader flied out to center; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Cruz made an out to shortstop; Sizemore walked; Tyson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 7TH: York walked; Howard singled to center [York to second]; York was picked off second (pitcher to second) [Howard to second (error by Sizemore)]; DaVanon made an out to first; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: BRADFORD BATTED FOR PARKER; Bradford struck out; Brock singled to center; McBride forced Brock (second to shortstop); Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Cabell was called out on strikes; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Simmons made an out to second; Smith singled to center; Cruz singled to third [Smith to second]; Sizemore flied out to left; FAIRLY BATTED FOR TYSON; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 9TH: LINTZ REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING SS); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Sosa popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: REITZ BATTED FOR CURTIS; Reitz flied out to right; Brock grounded out (second to first); McBride singled to center; Davis singled to center [McBride to second]; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.

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