Joe Ferguson struck back at his former teammates by smashing a two-run homer in the 11th inning to give the Astros a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals. Willie Crawford, also formerly with the Cards, singled ahead of Ferguson's homer. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       7, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  -   3 10  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  -   1  3  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gonzalez ss           5   0   1   1     0   1   .322      Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Cruz rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .236      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .293
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .132      Scott cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .378
Crawford lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Watson 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .242        Anderson rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Ferguson c            5   1   2   2     0   0   .293      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .398
Boswell 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .294        Youngblood pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Howe 3b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Rader c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .233
  Howard pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .155
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .231
  Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .309        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .368

Totals               40   3  10   3     3   4             Totals               35   1   3   1     2  11

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 21,147
Left on Base: Astros 8, Cardinals 4
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Gonzalez
Doubles: Simmons (4)
Home Runs: Ferguson (7)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (6), Howard (2)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (1), Templeton (2)
GIDP: Ferguson (3), Watson (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                 7     2   1   1   1   9   0  24   3.10
Forsch                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.33
Sambito W(3-1)          2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.14
Totals                 11     3   1   1   2  11   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen               7.1   7   1   1   3   3   0  30   2.66
Hrabosky                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Urrea L(1-2)            3     3   2   2   0   1   1  12   1.62
Totals                 11    10   3   3   3   4   1  44

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz
walked; Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz to second];
Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton
struck out; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to right; Ferguson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second];
Boswell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); Hernandez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe singled to right; Richard struck out; Gonzalez
flied out to center; Cruz singled to right [Howe to third]; Cruz
stole second; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
flied out to left; Rasmussen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Crawford singled to shortstop; Watson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Crawford out at
second]; Ferguson singled to center; Boswell flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton
struck out; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to center; Richard lined to
shortstop; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hernandez reached on an error by Gonzalez [Hernandez
to first]; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
popped to first; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson struck
out; Rasmussen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to center; Ferguson popped to
second; Boswell singled to right; Howe grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock singled to center; Templeton out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Brock to second]; Scott singled
to center [Brock scored]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Scott to second]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING RF); JOHNSON BATTED
FOR RICHARD; Johnson walked; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Howard
stole second; Gonzalez singled to center [Howard scored]; Cruz
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Gonzalez to second];
Cedeno was walked intentionally; HRABOSKY REPLACED RASMUSSEN
(PITCHING); Crawford flied out to left; Watson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Reitz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first);
MCBRIDE BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; McBride was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 9TH: URREA REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Ferguson lined to
second; Boswell lined to first; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock flied out to left; Templeton grounded out
(first unassisted); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 10TH: CABELL BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cabell flied out to
right; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: SAMBITO REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Anderson
struck out; Simmons doubled to left; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR SIMMONS;
Hernandez popped to third in foul territory; Reitz was walked
intentionally; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 11TH: RADER REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING C ); Cedeno
flied out to left; Crawford singled to left; Watson flied out to
right; Ferguson homered [Crawford scored]; Boswell singled to
second; Howe forced Boswell (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 11TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR URREA; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first); Brock grounded out (first to pitcher);
Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 1.