Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 127
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Tuesday, August 26, 1969 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 11 0 STL N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 Valdespino lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Alou ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 Miller rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Martinez ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Blefary 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 Gotay ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Geiger lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Menke ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Rader 3b,1b 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Lemaster p 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 Totals 37 4 11 4 5 8 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 2. Menke-Morgan-Blefary, Menke-Morgan-Blefary. BATTING - HR: Blefary (10,2nd inning off Washburn 0 on 0 out). IBB: Wynn (12,by Hoerner). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - CS: Rader (5,2nd base by Washburn/McCarver).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Flood cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 Javier 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Torre 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 12 0 Shannon 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 McCarver c 4 0 2 0 0 0 8 1 Pinson rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Maxvill ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 Washburn p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Nossek ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 2 9 2 3 5 27 12 BATTING - HR: Pinson (8,2nd inning off Lemaster 0 on 2 out); Flood (2,8th inning off Lemaster 0 on 1 out). GDP: Shannon (8,off Lemaster); Gagliano (5,off Lemaster). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster W(10-13) 9 9 2 2 3 5 2 37
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Washburn 7 8 2 2 2 5 1 30 Hoerner L(1-3) 2 3 2 2 3 3 0 12 Totals 9 11 4 4 5 8 1 42 IBB: Hoerner (4,Wynn). Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 27284 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Morgan 2b Brock lf 2. Valdespino lf Flood cf 3. Wynn cf Javier 2b 4. Miller rf Torre 1b 5. Blefary 1b Shannon 3b 6. Menke ss McCarver c 7. Rader 3b Pinson rf 8. Edwards c Maxvill ss 9. Lemaster p Washburn p ASTROS 1ST: Morgan popped to second; Valdespino struck out; Wynn walked; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to second; Flood singled to left; Javier popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre forced Flood (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Blefary homered; Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader singled to center; Edwards singled to right [Rader to third]; Lemaster singled to left [Rader scored, Edwards to second]; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Edwards to third, Lemaster to second]; Valdespino grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Shannon was called out on strikes; McCarver flied out to center; Pinson homered; Maxvill flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn was called out on strikes; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Blefary singled to center; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Washburn singled to right; Brock struck out; Flood popped to third in foul territory; Javier popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Rader walked; Rader was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first); Edwards popped to shortstop; Lemaster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Torre walked; Shannon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torre out at second]; McCarver singled to left; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Valdespino grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn singled to left; Miller singled to center [Wynn to third]; Blefary grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Washburn was called out on strikes; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 6TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to center; Edwards flied out to center; Lemaster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Flood walked; Javier flied out to center; Torre flied out to right; Shannon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan lined to second; Valdespino flied out to center; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: McCarver singled to center; Pinson walked [McCarver to second]; Maxvill forced McCarver (third to shortstop) [Pinson to second]; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR WASHBURN; Gagliano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maxvill out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 8TH: HOERNER REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Miller struck out; Blefary struck out; Menke singled to center; Rader walked [Menke to second]; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Flood homered; Javier struck out; Torre singled to left; Shannon singled to left [Torre to second]; McCarver flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: Lemaster singled to right; Morgan forced Lemaster (pitcher to shortstop); ALOU BATTED FOR VALDESPINO; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morgan to second]; Wynn was walked intentionally; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR MILLER; Martinez walked [Morgan to third, Wynn to second]; GOTAY BATTED FOR BLEFARY; Gotay singled to center [Morgan scored, Wynn scored, Martinez to third]; Menke grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: RADER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GEIGER REPLACED GOTAY (PLAYING LF); Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); Maxvill singled to right; NOSSEK BATTED FOR HOERNER; Nossek struck out; Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 11 0 11 Cardinals 2 9 0 8
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