Two homers by Cliff Johnson and one by Enos Cabell powered the Astros to a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals. Johnson's first homer and an unearned run on an error by Mike Tyson and single by Joe Ferguson tied the score at 2-2 in the seventh inning. Cabell hit his homer in the eighth to put the Astros ahead. Willie Crawford singled and Johnson followed with his second homer of the game for a pair of insurance runs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       17, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  x  -   5  7  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .417      Gonzalez ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Templeton ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .274
Scott cf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .355      Cedeno cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .261        Crawford ph,lf      2   1   1   0     0   0   .269
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .373        Gardner lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Hernandez 1b          2   0   2   0     2   0   .320      Johnson lf,rf,1b      4   2   3   3     0   0   .370
Reitz 3b              4   1   0   0     0   1   .250      Cruz rf,cf,rf         2   0   0   0     2   0   .233
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .175      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  McBride ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .218        Howard pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .294
Rasmussen p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Ferguson c            4   0   1   1     0   2   .295
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
  Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Bannister p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   7   2     4   5             Totals               30   5   7   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  7,443
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Astros 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Astros 1
Errors: Tyson, Gonzalez, Ferguson, Howe
Doubles: Hernandez (9)
Home Runs: Johnson 2 (8), Cabell (2)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (2), Cruz (1), Reitz (2), Cruz 2 (8), Howard (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bannister (2), Howard (2)
GIDP: Reitz (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen L(2-5)        7     6   4   3   2   2   2  30   3.33
Urrea                   1     1   1   1   1   1   1   5   2.66
Totals                  8     7   5   4   3   3   3  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister               7     5   2   2   4   4   0  30   7.09
Forsch W(4-2)           2     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.96
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to left; Mumphrey stole second;
Templeton struck out; Scott popped to third; Cruz lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez flied out to right; Cabell flied out to
center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons was called out on strikes; Hernandez
singled to pitcher; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson singled to center; Cruz forced Johnson
(second to shortstop); Cruz stole second; Watson flied out to
right; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to left; Rasmussen grounded out
(third to first); Mumphrey reached on an error by Gonzalez
[Mumphrey to first]; Templeton singled to left [Mumphrey to
second]; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe singled to second; Bannister out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Howe to second]; Gonzalez flied out to
center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Simmons flied out
to left; Hernandez walked; Reitz struck out; Tyson flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Johnson flied out to
center; Cruz walked; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Rasmussen lined to second; Mumphrey walked;
Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mumphrey to
second]; Scott singled to left [Mumphrey scored, Scott to second
(on throw to home)]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (first unassisted); Howe flied
out to right; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez walked;
Reitz forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); Reitz stole
second; Tyson singled to right [Reitz scored, Tyson to third
(error by Ferguson)]; Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); Cesar Cedeno ejected by HP umpire Bruce
Froemming; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR CEDENO; Crawford popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JOHNSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Mumphrey flied out to center; Templeton flied out to left;
Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson homered; Cruz flied out to center; Watson
reached on an error by Tyson [Watson to first]; HOWARD RAN FOR
WATSON; Howard stole second; Ferguson singled to left [Howard
scored (unearned)]; Howe grounded out (third to first) [Ferguson
to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Boswell was walked
intentionally; Gonzalez forced Boswell (second to shortstop); 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); HOWARD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez
doubled to left; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell homered; Crawford singled to right; URREA
REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Johnson homered [Crawford
scored]; Cruz walked; Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Cruz to second]; Cruz stole third; Ferguson struck out;
Howe grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: GARDNER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING LF); MCBRIDE
BATTED FOR TYSON; McBride singled to shortstop; BROCK BATTED FOR
URREA; Brock struck out; Mumphrey forced McBride (second
unassisted); Templeton reached on an error by Howe [Mumphrey to
second, Templeton to first]; Scott grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 5.