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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 6Game Played on Monday, June 7, 1976 (Night game) at AstrodomeCardinals 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.
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