A four-hitter by Tom Dixon carried the Astros to a 6-0 blanking of the Cardinals. It was the second straight shutout for Houston. Art Howe hit a solo homer in the second inning and had two more RBIs in the eighth. The Astros got another pair in the fourth on consecutive doubles by Enos Cabell, Jose Cruz and Bob Watson. Bob Forsch suffered his eighth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Monday, August    14, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  3  0  -   6  9  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Brock lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .218
  Sexton 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Scott rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
Gonzalez ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .234      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Cabell 3b             3   2   2   0     1   1   .290      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Walling cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Cruz rf               2   1   1   1     2   0   .301      Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .221
Watson 1b             3   0   1   1     1   1   .297      Phillips ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Howe 2b               4   1   2   3     0   0   .286      Oberkfell 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Bergman lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .241        Tyson 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Bochy c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Dixon p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .114        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               33   6   9   6     5   4             Totals               31   0   4   0     3   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 12,555
Left on Base: Astros 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Bergman
Doubles: Cabell (22), Cruz (21), Watson (24), Puhl (19), Garrett (1), Scott (2)
Home Runs: Howe (7)
Stolen Bases: Cabell 2 (25)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (5), Brock (5)
GIDP: Watson (13)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon W(6-9)            9     4   0   0   3   3   0  34   3.57
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   3   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-14)          7     7   6   6   4   4   1  30   3.52
Schultz                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.68
Littell                 0.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.66
Bruno                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.71
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   4   1  38

Passed Balls: Simmons (8)
Wild Pitches: Forsch (7)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out
(third to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Scott grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Brock to second]; Hendrick grounded out (third to
first); Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Watson was called out on strikes; Howe
homered; Bergman popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to center; Garrett flied out
to center; Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Bochy was called out on strikes; Dixon grounded out
(second to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher); Forsch
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to second;
Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell
doubled to right; Cruz doubled to left [Cabell scored]; Watson
doubled to right [Cruz scored]; Howe flied out to center [Watson
to third]; Bergman was walked intentionally; Bochy forced
Bergman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Simmons lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Dixon struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to
first); Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
Garrett doubled to left; Phillips flied out to left; Oberkfell
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: TYSON REPLACED OBERKFELL (PLAYING 2B); Cabell
singled to center; Cabell stole second; Cruz walked; Watson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cabell
to third, Cruz out at second]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch lined to left; Brock grounded out (second
to first); Scott doubled to center; Hendrick flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy
grounded out (second to first); Dixon grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez lined to
right; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl doubled to right; Gonzalez singled to right
[Puhl scored]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Gonzalez to
second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third]; Cabell
walked; SCHULTZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Cabell stole second;
Cruz flied out to left; LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING);
Watson was walked intentionally; Howe singled to center
[Gonzalez scored, Cabell scored, Watson to second]; Bergman
popped to third; Bochy singled to shortstop [Watson out at home
(shortstop to third to catcher), Howe to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: SEXTON REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING 3B); WALLING
REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING CF); Phillips popped to shortstop;
Tyson grounded out (second to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR
LITTELL; Mumphrey reached on an error by Bergman [Mumphrey to
second]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 6, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 9TH: BRUNO REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Dixon flied out
to center; Sexton flied out to right; Gonzalez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Scott walked; Hendrick singled to left [Scott to
second]; Simmons forced Hendrick (first to shortstop) [Scott to
third]; Hernandez struck out; Garrett walked [Simmons to
second]; Phillips flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 6, Cardinals 0.