St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 24
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, May 3, 1970 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 5 1 STL N 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 x - 7 10 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DiLauro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Pepitone lf,rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Menke ss 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Griffin p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Davis ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 5 4 4 4 24 8 FIELDING - E: Ray (1). BATTING - HR: Menke (2,2nd inning off Briles 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 6.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cardenal cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 0 Lee rf 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 Brock lf 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 Allen 3b 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 Gagliano 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torre c 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 Hague 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 Rojas 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Briles p 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 7 10 7 8 6 27 11 FIELDING - E: Allen (5). BATTING - 3B: Briles (1,off Griffin). HR: Brock (3,3rd inning off Griffin 2 on 1 out); Lee (2,5th inning off Griffin 0 on 0 out). SH: Maxvill (2,off Griffin). HBP: Rojas (1,by Griffin). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Hague (1,2nd base off Griffin/Edwards). CS: Allen (1,2nd base by Griffin/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin L(1-4) 5.2 7 6 6 4 4 2 28 Cook 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Ray 1.2 3 1 0 3 2 0 11 DiLauro 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 10 7 6 8 6 2 42 WP: Griffin (4). BK: Cook (1). HBP: Griffin (2,Rojas). Inherited Runners - Scored: Cook 1-0; DiLauro 2-0. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Briles W(1-1) 6 4 4 4 3 3 1 25 Johnson SV(1) 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 Totals 9 5 4 4 4 4 1 37 Briles faced 4 batters in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Johnson 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:52 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Morgan 2b Cardenal cf 2. Miller rf Lee rf 3. Wynn cf Brock lf 4. Pepitone lf Allen 3b 5. Menke ss Torre c 6. Mayberry 1b Hague 1b 7. Rader 3b Rojas 2b 8. Edwards c Maxvill ss 9. Griffin p Briles p ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller made an out to pitcher; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal struck out; Lee was called out on strikes; Brock made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Pepitone flied out to right; Menke homered; Mayberry flied out to center; Rader grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Allen struck out; Torre walked; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Torre to second]; Hague grounded out (second to first) [Torre to third]; Rojas walked; Maxvill forced Rojas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to left; Griffin flied out to center; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Briles flied out to center; Cardenal singled to pitcher; Lee walked [Cardenal to second]; Brock hit an inside the park homer to left [Cardenal scored, Lee scored]; Allen singled to left; Allen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Torre popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 4TH: Miller flied out to center; Wynn walked; Pepitone singled to center [Wynn to third]; Menke forced Pepitone (shortstop to second) [Wynn scored]; Mayberry struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 4TH: Hague walked; Rojas was hit by a pitch [Hague to second]; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hague to third, Rojas to second]; Briles grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Lee homered; Brock grounded out (catcher to first); Allen struck out; Torre popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Hague singled to center; Hague stole second; Rojas flied out to left; Maxvill flied out to center [Hague to third]; Briles tripled to right [Hague scored]; Cardenal singled to center [Briles scored]; COOK REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Cook balked [Cardenal to second]; Lee walked; Brock flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 7TH: Pepitone singled to right; Menke walked [Pepitone to second]; Mayberry walked [Pepitone to third, Menke to second]; Rader singled to center [Pepitone scored, Menke scored, Mayberry to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Mayberry out at home (second to catcher), Rader to second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR COOK; Davis forced Edwards (shortstop to second) [Rader to third]; Morgan walked [Davis to second]; Miller flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 7TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PEPITONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RAY REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Allen walked; Torre struck out; Hague flied out to center; Rojas singled to left [Allen to second]; Maxvill walked [Allen to third, Rojas to second]; Johnson forced Maxvill (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn reached on an error by Allen [Wynn to first]; Pepitone flied out to left; Menke singled to left [Wynn to second]; Mayberry was called out on strikes; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Lee singled to left; Lee was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ray [Lee to second]; Brock struck out; Allen singled to left [Lee scored (unearned)]; Torre walked [Allen to second]; DILAURO REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Hague popped to first; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 7. ASTROS 9TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 3B); Edwards flied out to center; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 5 1 6 Cardinals 7 10 1 11
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