Houston Astros 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Regular Season Game 9
Played on Tuesday, April 13, 1971 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 8 10 0 STL N 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno cf 4 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 Miller rf 5 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 Watson lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Geronimo lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Menke 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 14 1 Rader 3b 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 4 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 Wynn ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Martinez pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Billingham p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lemaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 8 10 8 6 3 27 19 FIELDING - DP: 2. Metzger-Menke, Morgan-Metzger-Menke. BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (2,off Torrez); Rader (1,off Torrez); Miller (2,off Torrez). HR: Watson (1,1st inning off Torrez 1 on 2 out); Miller (1,9th inning off Brunet 2 on 2 out). SH: Morgan (1,off Torrez); Edwards (1,off Torrez). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Rader (1,3rd base off Taylor/Simmons); Martinez (1,2nd base off Taylor/Simmons). CS: Morgan (1,2nd base by Torrez/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 Schofield 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Brock lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Torre 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Cardenal rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Beauchamp 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 Hague 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Simmons c 2 1 2 0 2 0 3 1 Maxvill ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Torrez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brunet p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 4 9 4 3 1 27 15 FIELDING - E: Torre (3), Torrez (1). BATTING - 2B: Simmons (2,off Billingham). 3B: Brock (1,off Billingham). SF: Cardenal (2,off Culver). HBP: Torrez (1,by Billingham); Schofield (1,by Billingham). GDP: Beauchamp (1,off Billingham); Schofield (1,off Billingham). IBB: Simmons (1,by Culver). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (1,2nd base off Billingham/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham 7 9 4 4 2 0 0 31 Culver W(2-0) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Lemaster SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 1 0 38 Billingham faced 2 batters in the 8th inning HBP: Billingham 2 (2,Torrez,Schofield). IBB: Culver (1,Simmons). Inherited Runners - Scored: Culver 2-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Torrez L(0-1) 8.1 7 5 5 5 2 1 35 Taylor 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 Brunet 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 4 Totals 9 10 8 8 6 3 2 41 WP: Torrez (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Taylor 2-0; Brunet 3-3. . Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 5105 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Cedeno cf Alou cf 2. Morgan 2b Schofield 2b 3. Miller rf Brock lf 4. Watson lf Torre 3b 5. Menke 1b Cardenal rf 6. Rader 3b Beauchamp 1b 7. Edwards c Simmons c 8. Metzger ss Maxvill ss 9. Billingham p Torrez p ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno doubled to center; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to third]; Miller popped to shortstop; Watson homered [Cedeno scored]; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Schofield grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader doubled to left; Edwards flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (third to first) [Rader to third]; Billingham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (second to first); Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Beauchamp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled to third [Cedeno to second (error by Torre)]; Morgan flied out to right; Miller doubled to center [Cedeno scored, Miller out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Watson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons singled to left; Maxvill singled to right [Simmons to second]; Torrez was hit by a pitch [Simmons to third, Maxvill to second]; Alou singled to left [Torrez to second, Maxvill scored, Simmons scored]; Torrez was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Schofield was hit by a pitch [Alou to second]; Brock forced Schofield (second to shortstop) [Alou to third]; Torre grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader walked; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Rader to second]; Edwards flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal singled to center; Beauchamp grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at second]; Simmons doubled to right; Maxvill flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Billingham struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Torrez grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); Schofield singled to center; Brock tripled to right [Schofield scored]; Torre flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 6TH: Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson flied out to right; Menke walked; Rader singled to center [Menke to third]; Edwards made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Beauchamp grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons walked; Maxvill forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Billingham grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno was picked off first but was safe on an error by Torrez [Cedeno to second]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Torrez grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou walked; Schofield grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 8TH: Miller made an out to first; Watson flied out to right; Menke lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Torre singled to right [Brock to third]; CULVER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to left [Torre to second, Brock scored]; Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); Simmons was walked intentionally; Maxvill grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 9TH: HAGUE REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Rader walked; Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rader to second]; WYNN BATTED FOR METZGER; Wynn walked; MARTINEZ RAN FOR WYNN; ALOU BATTED FOR CULVER; TAYLOR REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Alou was called out on strikes; Rader stole third and Martinez stole second; Cedeno walked; BRUNET REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Morgan singled to center [Cedeno to second, Martinez scored, Rader scored]; Miller homered [Cedeno scored, Morgan scored]; Geronimo singled to left; Menke popped to second; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LEMASTER REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); MELENDEZ BATTED FOR BRUNET; Melendez struck out; Alou flied out to center; Schofield popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 8 10 0 6 Cardinals 4 9 2 7
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