Taking advantage of a misplay, the Cardinals posted a 4-2 verdict over the Astros. The score was tied in the fifth inning when Mike Phillips got an infield hit with one out. Silvio Martinez was credited with a bunt single when pitcher J.R. Richard failed to cover first on the play. The runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

Lou Brock then grounded to first and Bob Watson's throw to the plate was too late to get Phillips. An error by third baseman Enos Cabell allowed a second run to score and George Hendrick followed with an RBI double. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      4, 1978 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  1
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  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   0   1     0   1   .235      Puhl cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Templeton ss          4   0   0   1     0   2   .222      Sexton ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .231        Bergman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .095
Simmons c             2   0   2   1     2   0   .341        Metzger ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .284        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Cabell 3b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .289
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .249      Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Phillips 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Martinez p            3   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Walling lf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .225
  Schultz p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
                                                          Baldwin c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .188
                                                          Richard p             3   1   2   0     0   0   .156
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .222

Totals               34   4   5   4     2  13             Totals               35   2   8   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 10,238
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Astros 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Astros 1
Errors: Martinez, Cabell
Doubles: Hendrick (7), Walling (1), Puhl (8)
Stolen Bases: Brock (9), Sexton (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cabell (1)
GIDP: Hernandez (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(2-0)         6.2   7   2   2   2   2   0  30   2.30
Schultz SV(2)           2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.73
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   5   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(4-6)          9     5   4   3   2  13   0  36   3.05
Totals                  9     5   4   3   2  13   0  36

Wild Pitches: Richard 2 (8)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Brock stole second; Templeton struck out; Hendrick flied
out to center [Brock to third]; Simmons singled to right [Brock
scored]; Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton
reached on an error by Martinez [Sexton to first]; Sexton stole
second; Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz
struck out; Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Walling doubled to
center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Walling to
third]; Baldwin singled to center [Walling scored]; Richard
forced Baldwin (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Martinez struck out (catcher to first); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton flied
out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

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

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded
out (third to first); Walling walked; Howe singled to left
[Walling to second]; Baldwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Phillips
singled to right; Martinez singled to right [Phillips to
second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Phillips to third, Martinez
to second]; Brock reached on a fielder's choice [Phillips
scored, Martinez to third]; Templeton reached on an error by
Cabell [Martinez scored (RBI), Brock to third, Templeton to
first]; Hendrick doubled to left [Brock scored (unearned),
Templeton to third]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Richard singled to center; Puhl flied out to center;
Sexton forced Richard (third to second); Cabell flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Reitz struck
out; Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Walling singled to center; Howe flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Martinez made an out to shortstop; Brock grounded
out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
singled to center; Puhl doubled to center [Richard to third];
BERGMAN BATTED FOR SEXTON; Bergman walked; Cabell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Richard scored, Puhl to third]; SCHULTZ
REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Hendrick
struck out; Simmons walked; Hernandez made an out to third;
Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson singled to right; Walling flied out to left;
Howe struck out; Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz struck out (catcher to first); Phillips
flied out to right; Schultz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR RICHARD; Gonzalez struck out;
Puhl made an out to first; ALOU BATTED FOR METZGER; Alou
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Astros 2.