Pitching his first complete game since 1975, Ken Forsch hurled the Astros to a 6-3 decision over the Cardinals. Denny Walling drove in three runs for the Astros, one with a grounder to break a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning and two more with a single in the eighth. Ted Simmons hit a solo homer for the Cards in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    29, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  4
Astros       0  1  1    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   6 10  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .224      Landestoy ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Puhl cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Cruz rf               3   2   1   0     1   1   .300
Simmons c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .289      Howe 2b               3   0   3   1     0   0   .296
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .257        Gonzalez 2b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .232
Garrett 3b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .248      Walling lf            4   1   1   3     0   1   .232
Mumphrey rf           4   0   3   1     0   0   .249      Bergman 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .252
Phillips 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .288      Bochy c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .253
Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .104      Forsch p              4   0   1   2     0   1   .250
  Scott ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .242

Totals               35   3   9   3     1   7             Totals               34   6  10   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  6,692
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Astros 7
DP: Cardinals 2, Astros 0
Errors: Templeton 2, Garrett 2
Doubles: Landestoy (3)
Triples: Mumphrey (3)
Home Runs: Simmons (18)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (17), Walling (7)
Caught Stealing: Walling (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(12-10)      7     8   3   3   2   5   0  29   2.29
Lopez                   1     2   3   1   1   1   0   8   4.30
Totals                  8    10   6   4   3   6   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(8-4)           9     9   3   3   1   7   1  36   2.92
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   7   1  36

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Charlie Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second;
Templeton grounded out (second to first) [Brock to third];
Hendrick reached on a fielder's choice [Brock out at home (third
to catcher)]; Simmons singled to center [Hendrick to second];
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to center; Puhl popped to second;
Cabell reached on an error by Templeton [Landestoy to third,
Cabell to first]; Cruz lined into a double play (second to
first) [Cabell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
singled to center; Mumphrey was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to third; Walling forced Howe (second
to shortstop); Bergman walked [Walling to second]; Bochy popped
to shortstop; Forsch singled to right [Walling scored, Bergman
to third, Forsch out at second (shortstop to first to second)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Vuckovich popped to second; Brock flied out to
left; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy doubled to left; Puhl singled to first
[Landestoy to third]; Pete Vuckovich didn't cover 1B;
Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Landestoy out at home
(third to catcher), Puhl to second]; Cruz struck out; Howe
singled to center [Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; Walling
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Simmons
homered; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Garrett
singled to right; Mumphrey tripled to left [Garrett scored];
Phillips was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Bergman grounded out (second to first); Bochy struck
out; Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Vuckovich struck out; Brock grounded out (second
to first); Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy popped to shortstop; Puhl grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick struck out; Simmons flied out to right;
Hernandez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to center; Howe singled to right [Cruz
to third]; Walling forced Howe (second to shortstop) [Cruz
scored]; Art Howe hit by throw to 1B, taken for X-rays;
Walling stole second [Walling to third (error by Templeton)];
Bergman walked; Bochy struck out while Walling was caught
stealing home (catcher to second to third); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Garrett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Mumphrey grounded out (second
to first); Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Landestoy
flied out to center; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Scott struck out;
Brock singled to right; Brock stole second; Templeton grounded
out (first unassisted) [Brock to third]; Hendrick grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ REPLACED
HENDRICK (PITCHING); Cabell singled to third [Cabell to second
(error by Garrett)]; Cruz walked; Gonzalez reached on an error
by Garrett [Cabell to third, Cruz to second, Gonzalez to first];
Walling singled to left [Cabell scored, Cruz scored (unearned),
Gonzalez to second]; Bergman forced Walling (shortstop to
second) [Gonzalez to third]; Bochy struck out; Forsch reached on
a fielder's choice [Gonzalez scored (unearned), Bergman to
second]; Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (1 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons struck out; Hernandez flied out to right;
Garrett walked; Mumphrey singled to right [Garrett to third];
Phillips singled to center [Garrett scored, Mumphrey to third];
Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Astros 6.