St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 (Game 2)
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


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               3   0   0   1     0   1   .316
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Sexton ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Cabell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Walling lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .189
Morales rf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Bergman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .095
Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Gonzalez 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Phillips 2b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .265        Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Vuckovich p           3   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Metzger 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Herrmann c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .111
                                                          Dixon p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
                                                            Andujar pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     0   7             Totals               30   1   5   1     1   4

Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance: 27,822
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Astros 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0
Doubles: Morales (10), Herrmann (1), Cruz (9)
Home Runs: Simmons (6)
Stolen Bases: Brock (8)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (2), Puhl (2)
GIDP: Puhl (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(2-4)        9     5   1   1   1   4   0  32   2.21
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon L(2-2)            8     6   2   2   0   6   1  29   2.27
Sambito                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.60
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   7   1  32

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second;
Templeton flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to left;
Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Sexton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to right; Morales grounded
out (shortstop to first); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Walling grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bergman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher);
Vuckovich was called out on strikes; Brock flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
flied out to center; Dixon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons homered;
Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl struck out; Sexton made an out to shortstop;
Cabell singled to right; Cruz made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Morales doubled to right; Reitz singled to left
[Morales to third]; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Morales scored]; On a bunt Vuckovich struck out; Brock grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Walling grounded out (first to pitcher); Bergman
struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to left; Hendrick popped to
catcher in foul territory; Simmons struck out; Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Herrmann doubled to right; Dixon grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Herrmann to third]; Puhl hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Herrmann scored]; Sexton made an out to shortstop;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Morales struck out; Reitz flied out to right;
Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cruz doubled to right;
Walling walked; Bergman struck out; WATSON BATTED FOR GONZALEZ;
Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); Vuckovich
was called out on strikes; Brock flied out to left; Templeton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Herrmann flied out to right; ALOU BATTED FOR DIXON;
Alou singled to left; ANDUJAR RAN FOR ALOU; Puhl grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andujar out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Hendrick
struck out; Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Sexton grounded out (second to first); Cabell
singled to center; Cruz forced Cabell (pitcher to shortstop);
Walling struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.