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Cesar Cedeno hit for the cycle with a triple in the first inning, home run in the sixth, double in the seventh and single in the eighth, scored four runs and drove in five to lead the Astros' 13-4 rout of the Cardinals. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 13, St. Louis Cardinals 4Game Played on Monday, August 9, 1976 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIAstros 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 - 13 14 1
Cardinals 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 4
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Gross rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .299 Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .256
DaVanon 2b 4 2 2 1 1 1 .345 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Cedeno cf 5 4 4 5 0 0 .293 Simmons c 2 0 0 1 1 0 .273
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .300 Crawford rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .325
Cruz lf 4 0 0 1 1 0 .315 Ferguson rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
Boswell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247
Herrmann c 5 2 2 0 0 1 .217 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
Metzger ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 .220 Kessinger 2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .243
Larson p 5 2 2 1 0 0 .143 Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .205
Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .152
Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fairly ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .268
Totals 41 13 14 11 4 4 Totals 32 4 7 3 4 2
Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 12,395
Left on Base: Astros 5, Cardinals 6
DP: Astros 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: DaVanon, Templeton, Ferguson, Hernandez, Forsch
Doubles: Cedeno (20), Kessinger (18), Hernandez (10)
Triples: Cedeno (3)
Home Runs: Cedeno (16)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (5)
GIDP: Metzger (8), Crawford (8), Cruz (9)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Larson W(2-3) 9 7 4 2 4 2 0 37 1.96
Totals 9 7 4 2 4 2 0 37
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Forsch L(5-7) 7 9 7 2 3 4 1 33 3.78
Wallace 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 4 3.47
Solomon 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 3.77
Curtis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.30
Totals 9 14 13 6 4 4 1 45
Passed Balls: Herrmann (7)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (6)
Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bob Engel
ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); DaVanon struck
out; Cedeno tripled to right [Cedeno scored (error by Forsch)
(unearned)]; Watson walked; Cruz lined to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
Templeton flied out to left; Debut game for Garry
Templeton; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Herrmann
flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); Crawford
singled to right; Hernandez singled to shortstop [Crawford to
second]; Kessinger doubled to left [Crawford scored, Hernandez
scored]; Cruz struck out; Forsch grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Larson grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
singled to center; DaVanon walked [Gross to second]; Gross was
picked off second (pitcher to second); Cedeno popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey walked; Templeton forced Mumphrey
(second unassisted); Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Templeton
to second]; Brock flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second;
Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cruz to third];
Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals
2.
CARDINALS 4TH: Crawford grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
doubled to left; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hernandez to third]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Larson
singled to center; Gross was called out on strikes; DaVanon
forced Larson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 5TH: Forsch flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno homered; Watson popped to first; Cruz
grounded out (first to pitcher); Boswell grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
walked; Crawford grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 7TH: FERGUSON REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); Herrmann
singled to right; Metzger flied out to center; Larson reached on
an error by Templeton [Herrmann to second]; Gross flied out to
left; DaVanon singled to third [Herrmann to third, Larson to
second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Herrmann scored (unearned),
Larson scored (unearned), DaVanon scored (unearned)]; Forsch
threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Watson singled to
shortstop [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Kessinger flied out
to left; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
6, Cardinals 2.
ASTROS 8TH: Boswell singled to right; WALLACE REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Herrmann reached on an error by Hernandez [Boswell
to second]; Metzger walked [Boswell to third, Herrmann to
second]; Larson singled to center [Boswell scored, Herrmann to
third, Metzger to second]; Gross singled to center [Herrmann
scored (unearned), Metzger scored, Larson to third]; SOLOMON
REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); DaVanon singled to center [Larson
scored, Gross to third]; Cedeno singled to right [Gross scored,
DaVanon scored (error by Ferguson) (no RBI), Cedeno to third];
Watson popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out
(second to first) [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Boswell flied out
to center; 7 R (5 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 8TH: FAIRLY BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Fairly grounded out
(second to first); Mumphrey singled to right; Templeton singled
to left [Mumphrey to second]; Brock reached on an error by
DaVanon [Mumphrey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Templeton to
third]; ANDREWS REPLACED DAVANON (PLAYING 2B); Simmons hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Ferguson
walked [Brock to second]; Hernandez lined to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 13, Cardinals 4.
ASTROS 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CURTIS REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Herrmann singled to left; Metzger grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at
second]; Larson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 13, Cardinals 4.
CARDINALS 9TH: Kessinger walked; Cruz grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Kessinger out at second];
Fairly singled to left; Mumphrey popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 13, Cardinals 4.
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