The Cardinals executed their first triple play since 1956 while defeating the Astros, 2-1. The triple killing took place in the third inning after Enos Cabell singled and Cesar Cedeno walked. Willie Crawford lined to Mike Tyson, who flipped to Don Kessinger at second, doubling Cabell. Kessinger's throw to Keith Hernandez beat Cedeno back to the bag for the third out. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       8, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gonzalez ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Mumphrey lf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .391
Cabell 3b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .314      McBride cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .203
Cedeno cf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .143      Scott rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .347
Crawford lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .255      Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   1     1   1   .284
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Boswell 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .300      D'Acquisto p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lemongello p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Youngblood ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Howe ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gardner pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .148        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .347        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     4   5             Totals               29   2   6   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 14,205
Left on Base: Astros 10, Cardinals 4
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Cabell (4), Crawford (2), Gonzalez (6), Johnson (3)
Triples: Mumphrey (1)
Stolen Bases: McBride (3)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (2)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (1,by D'Acquisto)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(0-4)       6     6   2   2   1   2   0  24   4.29
Niekro                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.95
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   3   0  30

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto              4     4   1   1   3   4   0  18   2.25
Schultz W(1-0)          3     2   0   0   1   0   0  13   1.93
Carroll SV(1)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.15
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: D'Acquisto (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Cabell doubled
to right; Cedeno walked; Crawford doubled to left [Cabell
scored, Cedeno to third]; Watson grounded out (third to first);
Cruz was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to left; McBride forced Mumphrey
(third to second); Scott grounded out (second to first) [McBride
to second]; Hernandez walked; Rader grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson popped to first; Boswell walked; Lemongello
struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz lined to left; Kessinger singled to center;
Tyson flied out to center; D'Acquisto grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell singled to shortstop; Cedeno walked [Cabell
to second]; Crawford lined into a triple play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second, Cedeno out at first];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey tripled to left; McBride singled to
center [Mumphrey scored]; McBride stole second; Scott struck
out; Hernandez singled to center [McBride scored]; Rader flied
out to left; Reitz flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson was hit by a pitch; Cruz flied to left in
foul territory; Ferguson flied out to left; Boswell singled to
center [Watson to second]; Lemongello struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kessinger lined to left; Tyson popped to second;
YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Youngblood singled to left;
Youngblood was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 5TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Gonzalez
doubled to left; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Gonzalez
to third]; Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez out at
home (first to catcher)]; Crawford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); McBride
popped to third; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson reached on an error by Kessinger [Watson to
first]; Cruz popped to shortstop in foul territory; Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Watson to second]; Boswell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez struck out; Rader flied out to center;
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 7TH: HOWE BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Howe walked; GARDNER RAN
FOR HOWE; Gonzalez flied out to center; Cabell popped to first
in foul territory; Cedeno singled to center [Gardner to second];
Crawford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: GARDNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NIEKRO
REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Tyson popped to first; BROCK BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Brock
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Watson grounded
out (third to first); Cruz flied out to left; Ferguson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Mumphrey struck out (catcher to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Scott lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Boswell lined to first; JOHNSON BATTED FOR GARDNER;
Johnson doubled to center; Gonzalez popped to second; Cabell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.