Five-hit pitching by Bob Forsch, who got one inning of relief from Butch Metzger, enabled the Cardinals to take the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-1, but the Astros came back to win the nightcap, 4-1, behind the five-hit hurling of Tom Dixon, who gained his first major league victory. The Cards got their runs in the first game on singles by Lou Brock and Jerry Mumphrey and a double by Garry Templeton. Cesar Cedeno drove in all four of the Astros' runs in the second game with an infield out and two homers. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, August    6, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  0  -   3  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .271      Puhl lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Templeton ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .326      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Cruz rf,lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Simmons c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .326      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Cruz rf               1   0   0   1     1   0   .292
Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .320      Howe 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Tyson 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .224        Gonzalez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .148      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .178
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howard ph,lf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
                                                          Lemongello p          2   0   1   0     0   0   .064
                                                            Ferguson ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .253

Totals               33   3   9   3     1   4             Totals               28   1   5   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:03
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Astros 3
DP: Cardinals 2, Astros 1
Errors: Howe
Doubles: Templeton (14), Puhl (5), Howard (3)
Stolen Bases: Tyson (3), Cedeno (33)
Caught Stealing: Brock (18), Mumphrey (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (5)
GIDP: Mumphrey (3), Boswell (4), Herrmann (3)
Hit by Pitch: Brock (2,by Lemongello)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(14-5)          8     5   1   1   2   3   0  28   3.62
Metzger SV(4)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.43
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   3   0  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(4-13)      8     9   3   3   1   4   0  32   3.74
Forsch                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.77
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   4   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (third to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled; Boswell struck out; Cedeno grounded
out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Watson walked; Cruz lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher);
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Herrmann struck
out; Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz flied out to center; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello singled to right; Puhl struck out;
Boswell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Lemongello out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to center; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Templeton grounded out
(second to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson popped to
shortstop; Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons reached on an error by Howe [Simmons to
first]; Hernandez flied out to left; Mumphrey grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Simmons out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe singled to center; Herrmann grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second];
Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson singled to right; Tyson
stole second; On a bunt Forsch struck out; Brock singled to
center [Tyson scored]; Templeton singled to left [Brock to
second]; Cruz forced Brock (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Lemongello grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
grounded out (second to first); Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez singled to
right [Simmons to second]; Mumphrey singled to center [Simmons
scored, Hernandez out at third (center to third), Mumphrey to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Mumphrey was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Reitz struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cruz hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; Howe popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); Forsch
grounded out (second to first); Brock was hit by a pitch;
Templeton doubled to left [Brock scored]; Cruz singled to
shortstop [Templeton to third, Cruz to second (on throw to
home)]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard doubled to
center; FERGUSON BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Ferguson grounded out
(third to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); FERGUSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
GONZALEZ REPLACED HERRMANN (PLAYING SS); Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz lined to third; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros
1.

ASTROS 9TH: METZGER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Boswell grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno lined to center; Watson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Astros 1.