Bo McLaughlin, who failed to last two innings in an earlier encounter with the Cardinals, gained revenge with a five-hit performance and pitched the Astros to a 2-1 victory. The Astros counted their pair in the fourth inning. Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedeno singled and after the pair executed a double steal, Bob Watson drove them home with a double. The Cards' tally came in the sixth on singles by Garry Templeton and Lou Brock around a passed ball. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Friday, August 27, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Astros 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 2 5 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mumphrey cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .265 Gross rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .270 Cabell 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .275 Brock lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .296 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Watson 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .296 Crawford rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .317 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .315 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Kessinger 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 DaVanon 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .329 Cruz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .148 McLaughlin p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Greif p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 4 Totals 26 2 5 2 5 3 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 10,229 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Astros 6 DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0 Doubles: Mumphrey (11), Watson (24) Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (46), Cruz (22), Cedeno (42), Cabell 2 (27) Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (2), Cabell (5) Sacrifice Hits: Gross (5) GIDP: Metzger (10) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen L(5-10) 6 5 2 2 1 3 0 23 3.56 Greif 1.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 4.78 Hrabosky 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.86 Totals 8 5 2 2 5 3 0 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin W(2-2) 9 5 1 0 3 4 0 34 2.40 Totals 9 5 1 0 3 4 0 34 Passed Balls: Herrmann (8) Wild Pitches: Greif (6) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey doubled to left; Templeton struck out; Brock grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mumphrey to third]; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Cabell singled to left; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Crawford flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Herrmann flied out to center [Cruz to third]; DaVanon grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; McLaughlin grounded out (first unassisted); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton flied out to center; Brock was called out on strikes; Simmons singled to center; Crawford walked [Simmons to second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to right; Cedeno singled to center [Cabell to second]; Cabell stole third and Cedeno stole second; Watson doubled to right [Cabell scored, Cedeno scored]; Cruz walked; Herrmann popped to first in foul territory; DaVanon flied out to center; Metzger forced Cruz (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: McLaughlin struck out; Gross flied out to left; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Templeton singled to center; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Templeton to second]; Brock singled to center [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Brock stole second; Simmons walked; Crawford struck out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (third to first); HARRIS BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Harris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: GREIF REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Herrmann flied out to right; DaVanon walked; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [DaVanon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock singled to shortstop; Brock stole second; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: McLaughlin walked; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [McLaughlin to second]; Greif threw a wild pitch [McLaughlin to third]; Cabell walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Cabell stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez flied out to left; Kessinger lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

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