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Sunday August 29, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Making only his second start, Joe Sambito doled out four hits and pitched the Astros to a 6-0 victory over the Cardinals. The rookie lefthander also drove in a run with a single for his first major league hit. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Game Played on Sunday, August 29, 1976 (Day game) at Astrodome

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Astros       0  2  0    3  0  1    0  0  x  -   6  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Gross rf              3   0   0   1     1   0   .296
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .272
Chant rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .297
Simmons lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Watson 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .300
Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Cruz lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .318
Cruz 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      DaVanon 2b            2   2   0   0     2   1   .322
Richard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Metzger ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .218
McGlothen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Sambito p             3   1   1   1     1   0   .167
  Rudolph ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .207

Totals               29   0   4   0     1   2             Totals               29   6   8   6     6   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  7,098
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Astros 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0
Errors: Mumphrey, Solomon
Doubles: Herrmann (7)
Triples: Cruz (4)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (6)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Gross (6)
GIDP: Herrmann (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(11-12)      5     6   5   5   3   3   0  23   3.78
Solomon                 2     2   1   0   2   0   0  10   2.70
Curtis                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.53
Totals                  8     8   6   5   6   3   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sambito W(2-1)          9     4   0   0   1   2   0  30   3.21
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   2   0  30

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
Templeton singled to third; Templeton stole second; Templeton
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Chant struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross popped to shortstop; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Ferguson flied out
to left; Cruz singled to third; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to shortstop; Cruz tripled to right
[Watson scored]; Herrmann popped to first; DaVanon was called
out on strikes; Metzger singled to shortstop [Cruz scored];
Sambito flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Richard grounded out (third to first); McGlothen
struck out; Mumphrey singled to third; Mumphrey was out trying
to advance to second (first unassisted); Bob Watson caught
Jerry Mumphrey with the hidden ball trick; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (second to first); Cabell struck
out; Cedeno walked; Watson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (third to first); Chant
grounded out (third to first); Simmons popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to left; Herrmann flied out to right;
DaVanon walked; Metzger singled to center [DaVanon to third,
Metzger to second (error by Mumphrey)]; Sambito singled to
center [DaVanon scored, Metzger to third, Sambito to second (on
throw to home)]; Gross walked; Cabell singled to right [Metzger
scored, Sambito scored, Gross to third, Cabell out at second
(right to first to second to first)]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno popped to second; Watson struck out; Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Richard flied out to center; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR
MCGLOTHEN; Rudolph flied out to right; Mumphrey singled to
right; Templeton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: SOLOMON REPLACED RUDOLPH (PITCHING); Herrmann
doubled to right; DaVanon walked; Metzger reached on an error by
Solomon on a sacrifice bunt [Herrmann to third, DaVanon to
second]; Sambito forced Herrmann (pitcher to catcher) [DaVanon
to third, Metzger to second]; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to left
[DaVanon scored (unearned)]; Cabell forced Metzger (third
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Chant grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons
flied out to right; Ferguson walked; Cruz forced Ferguson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
singled to center; Cruz walked [Watson to second]; Herrmann
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher)
[Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros
6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Richard grounded
out (second to first); HARRIS BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Harris flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); DaVanon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to
first); Sambito walked; Gross grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted);
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Chant popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 6.



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