| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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