| Bob Watson provided the Astros' punch with two doubles, each driving in a pair of runs, to beat the Cardinals, 5-4. Terry Puhl was safe on an error in the third inning, Cesar Cedeno singled and both scored on Watson's first double. His second two-bagger followed a pass to Ken Boswell and single by Cedeno in the fifth. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Friday, August 5, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 6 1 Astros 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 x - 5 7 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .267 Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Templeton ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .325 Boswell 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .233 Mumphrey rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .321 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .227 Simmons c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .326 Watson 1b 4 0 2 4 0 0 .289 Hernandez 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 .305 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Ferguson c 3 1 0 0 0 1 .254 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Howe 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Freed ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .370 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Tyson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .223 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Denny p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Phillips ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Totals 30 4 6 4 6 10 Totals 31 5 7 5 1 5 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 23,949 Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Astros 3 DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0 Errors: Templeton Doubles: Howe (16), Watson 2 (26) Home Runs: Simmons (16) Stolen Bases: Brock (21), Mumphrey (10) Caught Stealing: Hernandez (5), Templeton (16), Brock (17) GIDP: Boswell (3) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny L(7-3) 6 6 5 3 1 3 0 26 3.61 Eastwick 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.65 Totals 8 7 5 3 1 5 0 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(10-9) 6.2 6 4 4 4 8 1 28 3.05 Sambito SV(4) 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 1.98 Totals 9 6 4 4 6 10 1 36 Wild Pitches: Richard (6) Balks: Sambito (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - John Kibler CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Templeton grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Mumphrey grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell lined to shortstop; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons homered; Hernandez singled to center; Scott flied out to center; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz singled to left; Ferguson forced Cruz (shortstop to second); Howe doubled to left [Ferguson scored]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Denny was called out on strikes; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Templeton singled to center [Brock scored]; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard struck out; Puhl reached on an error by Templeton [Puhl to first]; Boswell flied out to right; Cedeno singled to center [Puhl to second]; Watson doubled to right [Puhl scored (unearned), Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Cruz flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey stole second; Simmons walked; Hernandez walked [Mumphrey to third, Simmons to second]; Scott popped to shortstop; Reitz struck out; Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Denny flied out to center; Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Richard grounded out (second to first); Puhl popped to shortstop; Boswell walked; Cedeno singled to left [Boswell to second]; Watson doubled to left [Boswell scored, Cedeno scored]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey struck out; Simmons popped to second; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Scott lined to left; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson singled to center; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR DENNY; Phillips walked [Tyson to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Tyson to third, Phillips to second]; Brock singled to center [Tyson scored, Phillips scored]; SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Sambito struck out; Puhl singled to shortstop; Boswell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton popped to catcher in foul territory; Mumphrey walked; Sambito balked [Mumphrey to second]; Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez walked; Scott forced Hernandez (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5. CARDINALS 9TH: FREED BATTED FOR REITZ; Freed was called out on strikes; Tyson grounded out (first unassisted); ANDERSON BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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