The Cardinals celebrated the 25th anniversary of Anheuser-Busch's ownership of the club with a gala pre-game program but then disappointed the crowd of 45,487 with a sad-sack performance in an 11-7 loss to the Astros. Jose Cruz led the Astros' 14-hit attack with two triples and two singles, driving in five runs. Houston Astros 11, St. Louis Cardinals 7Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIAstros 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 0 - 11 14 0 Cardinals 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 - 7 9 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .320 Brock lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .220 Cabell 3b 5 2 1 0 0 0 .291 Coluccio ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Cedeno cf 5 3 3 0 0 0 .280 Templeton ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .229 Cruz rf 4 2 4 5 1 0 .283 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 3 .217 Watson 1b 2 2 0 0 2 0 .257 Simmons c 4 2 1 0 1 0 .321 Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Hernandez 1b 4 2 1 1 1 1 .276 Howe 2b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .290 Morales rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .227 Baldwin c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .207 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sexton ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Walling ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .227 Reitz 3b 4 1 1 1 1 2 .251 Metzger ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Phillips ph,2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Sambito p 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Martinez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Dwyer ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .220 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freed ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .231 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Mumphrey rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .170 Totals 40 11 14 10 5 3 Totals 35 7 9 7 7 14 Time of Game: 3:10 Attendance: 40,764 Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 9 DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Morales, Reitz Doubles: Simmons (21) Triples: Cruz 2 (3), Hernandez (1) Home Runs: Reitz (5) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (20), Cruz (9) Caught Stealing: Puhl (5), Cruz (2) Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(5-6) 5.1 5 5 5 6 12 0 27 3.35 Sambito 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 11 3.71 Forsch SV(3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.08 Totals 9 9 7 7 7 14 1 43 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martinez 4 5 4 3 1 1 0 18 3.20 Frazier L(0-1) 2 5 4 2 1 0 0 12 2.70 Urrea 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 9 5.08 Schultz 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 2.62 Totals 9 14 11 8 5 3 0 45 Passed Balls: Simmons (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Cedeno to third]; Cruz singled to left [Cedeno scored]; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton flied out to right; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe struck out; Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez tripled to right [Simmons scored]; Morales singled to right [Hernandez scored]; Reitz struck out; Tyson was called out on strikes; Martinez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 3RD: Richard popped to shortstop; Puhl popped to third in foul territory; Cabell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz tripled to right; Watson walked; Howe singled to right [Cruz scored, Watson to third]; Baldwin singled to right [Watson scored (unearned), Howe scored (error by Morales) (no RBI), Baldwin to third]; Sexton grounded out (third to first); Richard flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons doubled to right; Hernandez walked; Morales walked [Simmons to third, Hernandez to second]; Reitz struck out; Tyson struck out; DWYER BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Dwyer singled to right [Simmons scored, Hernandez scored, Morales to third]; Brock struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 5TH: FRAZIER REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Puhl singled to right; Cabell forced Puhl (second to shortstop); Cedeno singled to right [Cabell to third]; Cruz singled to right [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; Cruz stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Howe reached on an error by Reitz [Cedeno scored (RBI), Cruz to third, Watson to second, Howe to first]; Baldwin popped to catcher in foul territory; WALLING BATTED FOR SEXTON; Walling singled to center [Cruz scored (unearned), Watson scored (unearned), Howe to second]; Richard flied out to center; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 5TH: METZGER REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); Templeton struck out; Hendrick struck out; Simmons popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled to right; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez struck out; Morales singled to center; Reitz walked [Morales to second]; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips walked [Morales to third, Reitz to second]; FREED BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Freed walked [Morales scored, Reitz to third, Phillips to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); COLUCCIO BATTED FOR BROCK; Coluccio struck out; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 7TH: COLUCCIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); URREA REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Cruz walked; Watson popped to second; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Howe singled to center; Baldwin forced Howe (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick singled to center; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hendrick to second]; Hernandez flied out to right; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Sambito walked; Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell singled to shortstop [Sambito to second]; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Sambito to third, Cabell to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); MUMPHREY REPLACED URREA (PLAYING RF); Cruz tripled to center [Sambito scored, Cabell scored, Cedeno scored]; Bergman popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz homered; Phillips was called out on strikes; Mumphrey singled to shortstop; Coluccio walked [Mumphrey to second]; Templeton singled to right [Mumphrey to third, Coluccio to second]; FORSCH REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mumphrey scored]; Simmons popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Cardinals 7. ASTROS 9TH: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger walked; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez flied out to center; SCOTT BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Cardinals 7. |
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