After being shut out on three hits by John Denny for the first 8 1/3 innings, the Astros came to life with a single by Enos Cabell and homer by Jose Cruz to defeat the Cardinals, 2-1. The Cards, who also were held to five hits by Joaquin Andujar and Joe Sambito, scored their run in the sixth on a walk to Geogre Hendrick and double by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Friday, June      2, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  5  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Puhl cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Sexton ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Hendrick cf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .244        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Simmons c             2   0   1   1     2   0   .337      Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .291
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Cruz rf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .282
Morales rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Walling lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Howe 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Denny p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .091
                                                          Andujar p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Bergman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .111
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     4   4             Totals               29   2   5   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 10,315
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Astros 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 1
Errors: Cabell
Doubles: Simmons (20), Howe (15)
Home Runs: Cruz (3)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (3)
GIDP: Templeton (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(4-4)            8.1   5   2   2   2   1   1  31   2.81
Totals                  8.1   5   2   2   2   1   1  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar                 8     4   1   1   4   2   0  32   2.26
Sambito W(3-3)          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.72
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Templeton grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Brock out at second]; Hendrick
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to second; Sexton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cabell singled to center; Cruz grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez singled to
right; Hernandez stole second; Morales walked; Reitz flied out
to left; Tyson forced Morales (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson made an out to pitcher; Walling grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
grounded out (second to first); Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Andujar
grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons walked; Hernandez flied out to center; Morales popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Sexton grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell
struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Denny grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling
grounded out (first unassisted); Howe doubled to left; Herrmann
was walked intentionally; Andujar forced Herrmann (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Templeton flied out to
center; Hendrick walked; Simmons doubled to center [Hendrick
scored]; Hernandez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled to left; Sexton lined into a double
play (second to first) [Puhl out at first]; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros
0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Morales flied out to center; Reitz reached on an
error by Cabell [Reitz to first]; Tyson made an out to
shortstop; Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson flied
out to right; Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
made an out to shortstop; Hendrick singled to left; Simmons
walked [Hendrick to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Howe flied out to left; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); BERGMAN BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Bergman walked;
Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Morales
singled to center; Reitz made an out to second; Tyson struck
out; Denny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR SEXTON; Alou grounded out (third to
first); Cabell singled to right; Cruz homered [Cabell scored]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 2.