Ken Reitz broke out of a 2-for-38 slump with four hits in four trips, including a homer, to lead the Cardinals to a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Reitz hit his homer after a single by Jerry Mumphrey in the second inning. St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 2Game Played on Sunday, August 7, 1977 (Day game) at AstrodomeCardinals 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 12 0 Astros 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .270 Puhl lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Anderson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Templeton ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 .325 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .234 Cruz rf,lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .260 Watson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .293 Simmons ph,c 2 0 1 2 0 0 .326 Ferguson c 4 0 2 2 0 2 .253 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Mumphrey cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .319 Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Reitz 3b 4 1 4 2 0 0 .275 Larson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Kessinger 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Tyson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Urrea p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 12 5 3 3 Totals 35 2 8 2 1 7 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 19,901 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Astros 7 DP: Cardinals 0, Astros 1 Errors: Ferguson Doubles: Cruz (18), Cruz (23), Ferguson (15), Cedeno (19) Home Runs: Reitz (12) Stolen Bases: Templeton (21), Mumphrey (11), Cruz (3), Cedeno (35), Ferguson (3) Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (9), Templeton (17) GIDP: Hernandez (10) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Urrea W(4-3) 7 6 2 2 0 4 0 27 2.92 Metzger SV(5) 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 9 3.35 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 7 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Larson L(0-6) 6.1 9 5 5 3 3 1 30 6.01 Sambito 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.96 Forsch 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.70 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 3 1 40 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Montague CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole second; Cruz flied out to center; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to right; Mumphrey singled to second; Mumphrey stole second; Reitz homered [Mumphrey scored]; Kessinger popped to shortstop; Urrea popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to left; Ferguson struck out; Howe popped to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock popped to shortstop; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error by Ferguson)]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Larson grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Mumphrey singled to center; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz singled to left; Kessinger flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to right; Cruz doubled to right [Watson to third]; Ferguson singled to right [Watson scored, Cruz scored]; Ferguson stole second; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Ferguson to third]; Gonzalez lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Urrea grounded out (second to first); Brock walked; Templeton singled to left [Brock to second]; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Brock to third]; Cruz doubled to left [Brock scored]; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Larson struck out; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Mumphrey struck out; Reitz singled to center; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Urrea grounded out (first unassisted); Brock singled to center; Templeton walked [Brock to second]; Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Brock to third, Templeton to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); SIMMONS BATTED FOR RADER; Simmons singled to left [Brock scored, Templeton scored, Cruz to second]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ferguson doubled to left; Howe lined to left; Gonzalez flied out to left; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Reitz singled to left; Kessinger singled to center [Reitz to second]; SCOTT BATTED FOR URREA; Scott lined to center; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TYSON REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING 2B); Puhl flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled to left; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz struck out; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Howe walked; Gonzalez singled to left [Howe to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2. |
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