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Wednesday August 30, 1978
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Snapping his personal nine-game losing streak, Bob Forsch pitched a four-hitter as the Cardinals topped the Astros, 4-2. All Redbird runs came in the sixth inning. A single by Garry Templeton and walk to George Hendrick put two runners aboard. The next two batters went out, but Ken Reitz then stroked a two-run single and Jerry Mumphrey followed with a homer. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 30, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Landestoy ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Puhl cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Hendrick cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .276      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .289
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Cruz rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Walling lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .234
Reitz 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .247      Bergman 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .248
Mumphrey rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .249      Gonzalez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Pujols c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .118
Forsch p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .195        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
                                                            Bochy c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                          Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .176
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               34   4   7   4     3   2             Totals               30   2   4   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  6,480
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Astros 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0
Doubles: Brock (8), Cruz (24)
Triples: Cabell (7)
Home Runs: Mumphrey (2)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (27), Puhl (25)
GIDP: Gonzalez (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(10-15)         9     4   2   2   3   5   0  33   3.51
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   5   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(11-11)         8     7   4   4   3   2   1  34   4.28
Ruhle                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.89
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   2   1  37

Passed Balls: Pujols (11)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (third to first); Templeton
popped to second; Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled to right;
Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to right; Walling walked; Bergman
walked [Cruz to third, Walling to second]; Gonzalez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz scored (no RBI),
Walling to third, Bergman out at second]; Pujols struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Forsch struck out;
Brock doubled to right; Templeton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Landestoy grounded out (first
unassisted); Puhl singled to shortstop; Puhl stole second;
Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to right; Simmons walked;
Hernandez flied out to center; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Walling popped
to pitcher; Bergman walked; Gonzalez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey flied out to center; Tyson flied out to
center; Forsch singled to center; Pujols allowed a passed ball
[Forsch to second]; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols was called out on strikes; Niekro grounded
out (shortstop to first); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: On a bunt Templeton singled to pitcher; Templeton
stole second; Hendrick walked; Simmons flied out to right;
Hernandez grounded out (catcher to first) [Templeton to third,
Hendrick to second]; Reitz singled to left [Templeton scored,
Hendrick scored]; Mumphrey homered [Reitz scored]; Tyson flied
out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell struck out; Cruz
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Forsch struck out; On a bunt Brock singled to
pitcher; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to
second]; Hendrick walked; Simmons lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Bergman
grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Howard struck out; ALOU
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Alou grounded out (first unassisted);
Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: BOCHY REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING C ); RUHLE
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Tyson grounded out (third to first);
Forsch grounded out (third to first); Brock lined to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell tripled to right;
Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cabell scored]; Walling
singled to right; Bergman flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 2.



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