Mike Tyson, who had singled and advanced to third on a single by Jerry Mumphrey, scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Gene Pentz in the eighth inning when the Cardinals downed the Astros, 7-6. Roger Metzger's error led to five unearned runs for the Cardinals in the first. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Monday, June      7, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    5  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  0
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    3  2  0  -   6  9  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .300      Howard rf             5   0   0   1     0   0   .208
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .302
Brock lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .262      Cedeno cf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .309
Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Watson 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Smith 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .208      Roberts lf            3   2   1   0     1   1   .302
  Hernandez 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Johnson c             2   2   1   2     2   0   .220
Crawford rf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .322      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Cruz 3b               4   1   2   1     0   1   .205      Metzger ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .228
Tyson 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .262      Niekro p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Richard 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .065        Howe ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .083
Curtis p              2   1   0   0     1   2   .182        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milbourne ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .252
                                                            Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .311
                                                            Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            DaVanon ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .421

Totals               34   7  11   5     5   3             Totals               34   6   9   5     6   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  8,596
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Astros 7
DP: Cardinals 2, Astros 0
Errors: Metzger, Niekro
Doubles: Cruz (7), Boswell (4), DaVanon (2)
Triples: Smith (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (6)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (1), Brock (13)
Caught Stealing: Crawford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (5), Hrabosky (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brock (2)
GIDP: Andrews (4), Howard (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(4-5)           6.2   6   4   3   5   2   0  29   3.93
Hrabosky SV(6)          2.1   3   2   2   1   2   1  11   3.24
Totals                  9     9   6   5   6   4   1  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(3-6)           3     7   5   0   1   1   0  17   3.36
Griffin                 2     1   1   1   2   1   0   9   4.70
Siebert                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.53
Pentz                   2     2   1   1   2   0   0   9   2.84
Totals                  9    11   7   2   5   3   0  42

Passed Balls: Simmons (5)
Wild Pitches: Curtis (3), Pentz 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey reached on an error by Metzger; Mumphrey
stole second; Kessinger lined to second; Brock singled to center
[Mumphrey scored (unearned)]; Brock stole second; Simmons popped
to catcher in foul territory; Smith walked; Crawford singled to
right [Brock scored (unearned), Smith to third]; Cruz doubled to
left [Smith scored (unearned), Crawford to third]; Cruz was
picked off second but was safe on an error by Niekro [Crawford
scored (unearned)]; Tyson singled to center [Cruz scored
(unearned)]; Curtis was called out on strikes; 5 R (0 ER), 4 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews
grounded out (third to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Mumphrey singled to right; Kessinger flied out to
center; Brock flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
walked; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Roberts to second]; Johnson
walked; Cabell forced Johnson (second to shortstop) [Roberts to
third]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Roberts scored
(unearned)]; Metzger lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith popped to second; Crawford lined to
shortstop; Cruz singled to left; Tyson was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Cruz out at
second (second unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: HOWE BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Howe walked; Howard forced
Howe (shortstop to second); Andrews grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Howard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Curtis walked;
Mumphrey walked [Curtis to second]; Kessinger out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Curtis to third, Mumphrey to second];
Brock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Curtis scored, Mumphrey to
third]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Watson flied out to
center; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith tripled to center; Crawford grounded out
(second to first); Cruz struck out; Tyson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
singled to right; Metzger singled to left [Cabell to second];
MILBOURNE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Milbourne singled to center
[Cabell to third, Metzger to second]; Howard grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Milbourne out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: SIEBERT REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Curtis was
called out on strikes; Mumphrey flied out to center; Kessinger
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Andrews flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to
left; Watson singled to center; Roberts was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
singled to center; Smith popped to first; Crawford grounded out
(first to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 1B); Johnson
walked; Cabell flied out to center; Metzger walked [Johnson to
second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boswell doubled to right
[Johnson scored, Metzger to third]; Howard grounded out (third
to first) [Metzger scored]; Andrews singled to center [Boswell
scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to left; Tyson singled to right; Hrabosky out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; Mumphrey singled to
third [Tyson to third]; Pentz threw a wild pitch [Tyson scored,
Mumphrey to second]; Pentz threw a wild pitch [Mumphrey to
third]; Kessinger walked; Brock grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: RICHARD REPLACED TYSON (PLAYING 2B); Watson grounded
out (third to first); Roberts singled to center; Johnson homered
[Roberts scored]; Cabell flied out to right; Metzger flied out
to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Crawford walked; Crawford was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Astros 6.

ASTROS 9TH: DAVANON BATTED FOR PENTZ; DaVanon doubled to left;
Howard popped to second; Andrews walked; Cedeno struck out;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Astros 6.