Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, August 6, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Astros       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  6  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Cabell 3b             4   2   2   0     0   1   .270
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Cedeno cf             4   2   2   4     0   0   .231
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .287
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Mumphrey cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .316      Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Cruz rf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Gonzalez ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .257
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dixon p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .186
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Kessinger 2b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   2             Totals               30   4   6   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 34,521
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Astros 5
DP: Cardinals 0, Astros 2
Errors: Cabell, Gonzalez
Doubles: Watson (27)
Triples: Cabell (7)
Home Runs: Cedeno 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Dixon (1)
GIDP: Tyson (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(6-7)        4     4   3   3   2   3   1  19   5.12
Carroll                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.24
Hrabosky                2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   4.48
Totals                  8     6   4   4   2   5   2  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon W(1-0)            9     5   1   1   1   2   0  33   1.93
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   2   0  33

Passed Balls: Simmons (5)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Templeton
reached on an error by Gonzalez [Templeton to second]; Cruz
popped to second; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (third to first); Cabell tripled
to right; Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice [Cabell scored];
Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Ferguson lined to center
[Cedeno to third]; Howe grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez singled to first; Mumphrey grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; Reitz grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Hernandez to third]; Tyson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); Gonzalez was
called out on strikes; Dixon grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Underwood flied out to right; Brock flied out to
left; Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard was called out on strikes; Cabell singled to
left; Cedeno homered [Cabell scored]; Watson popped to second;
Ferguson popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to center; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Howe to second]; Cruz walked; Gonzalez was called out on
strikes; Dixon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howe
to third, Cruz to second]; Howard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey walked; Reitz singled to left [Mumphrey
to second]; Tyson forced Reitz (third to second) [Mumphrey to
third]; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; Phillips struck out;
Brock singled to first [Mumphrey scored, Tyson to second];
Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: CARROLL REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Cabell was
called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson doubled
to right; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz lined to left; Simmons flied out to left;
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Howe popped to second; Cruz popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey flied out to left; Reitz reached on an
error by Cabell [Reitz to first]; Tyson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED TYSON (PITCHING); KESSINGER
REPLACED CARROLL (PLAYING 2B); Dixon popped to first in foul
territory; Howard grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kessinger singled to center; Brock flied out to
right; Templeton flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno homered; Watson flied out to center; Ferguson
flied out to left; Howe struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez lined into a
double play (second to first) [Simmons out at first]; Mumphrey
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 4.