St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 49
Played on Sunday, June 4, 1978 (D) at Astrodome
STL N 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 1 HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 Templeton ss 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 6 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 Simmons c 2 0 2 1 2 0 5 0 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Martinez p 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Schultz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 4 5 4 2 13 27 12 FIELDING - E: Martinez (1). BATTING - 2B: Hendrick (7,off Richard). GDP: Hernandez (2,off Richard). IBB: Simmons (8,by Richard). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (9,2nd base off Richard/Baldwin).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Sexton ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Bergman ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Metzger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 Walling lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Baldwin c 4 0 1 1 0 1 11 2 Richard p 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 2 5 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howe-Watson. E: Cabell (9). BATTING - 2B: Walling (1,off Martinez); Puhl (8,off Martinez). SF: Cabell (1,off Martinez). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Sexton (3,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martinez W(2-0) 6.2 7 2 2 2 2 0 30 Schultz SV(2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 5 0 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Schultz 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(4-6) 9 5 4 3 2 13 0 36 WP: Richard 2 (8). IBB: Richard (3,Simmons). Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 10238 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Puhl cf 2. Templeton ss Sexton ss 3. Hendrick cf Cabell 3b 4. Simmons c Cruz rf 5. Hernandez 1b Watson 1b 6. Morales rf Walling lf 7. Reitz 3b Howe 2b 8. Phillips 2b Baldwin c 9. Martinez p Richard p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Brock stole second; Templeton struck out; Hendrick flied out to center [Brock to third]; Simmons singled to right [Brock scored]; Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton reached on an error by Martinez [Sexton to first]; Sexton stole second; Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz struck out; Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Walling doubled to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Walling to third]; Baldwin singled to center [Walling scored]; Richard forced Baldwin (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Martinez struck out (catcher to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Simmons singled to right; Hernandez flied out to right; Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); Walling walked; Howe singled to left [Walling to second]; Baldwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Phillips singled to right; Martinez singled to right [Phillips to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Phillips to third, Martinez to second]; Brock reached on a fielder's choice [Phillips scored, Martinez to third]; Templeton reached on an error by Cabell [Martinez scored (RBI), Brock to third, Templeton to first]; Hendrick doubled to left [Brock scored (unearned), Templeton to third]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Richard singled to center; Puhl flied out to center; Sexton forced Richard (third to second); Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Reitz struck out; Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Watson grounded out (third to first); Walling singled to center; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Martinez made an out to shortstop; Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard singled to center; Puhl doubled to center [Richard to third]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR SEXTON; Bergman walked; Cabell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Richard scored, Puhl to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Hendrick struck out; Simmons walked; Hernandez made an out to third; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Watson singled to right; Walling flied out to left; Howe struck out; Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz struck out (catcher to first); Phillips flied out to right; Schultz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR RICHARD; Gonzalez struck out; Puhl made an out to first; ALOU BATTED FOR METZGER; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 4 5 1 5 Astros 2 8 1 9
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