St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 54
Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 STL N 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 x - 5 9 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Walling lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Cruz rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 0 Howe 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 Baldwin c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Sexton ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Andujar p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 6 3 2 1 24 7 FIELDING - E: Cedeno (2). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (11,off Denny). HR: Howe (4,2nd inning off Denny 0 on 2 out); Watson (8,4th inning off Denny 0 on 2 out). SH: Andujar (4,off Denny). GDP: Baldwin (2,off Denny). Team LOB: 4.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Templeton ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 Simmons c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 13 1 Morales rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Denny p 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Totals 32 5 9 5 2 4 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tyson-Templeton-Hernandez. BATTING - 2B: Morales (11,off Andujar); Hendrick (9,off Forsch). SF: Reitz (3,off Andujar). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Templeton 2 (7,2nd base off Andujar/Baldwin 2).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar L(3-4) 6.2 7 4 3 1 3 0 28 Forsch 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 Totals 8 9 5 4 2 4 0 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 2-2. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Denny W(6-4) 9 6 3 3 2 1 2 34 WP: Denny (6). Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 17298 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Puhl lf Brock lf 2. Cabell 3b Templeton ss 3. Cedeno cf Hendrick cf 4. Cruz rf Simmons c 5. Watson 1b Hernandez 1b 6. Howe 2b Morales rf 7. Baldwin c Reitz 3b 8. Sexton ss Tyson 2b 9. Andujar p Denny p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe homered; Baldwin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez singled to center [Hernandez to second (error by Cedeno)]; Morales flied out to left; Reitz singled to center [Hernandez scored (unearned)]; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Sexton singled to shortstop; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sexton to second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted) [Sexton to third]; Cabell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: WALLING REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING LF); Denny was called out on strikes; Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole second; Hendrick lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; Watson homered; Howe flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to center; Hernandez flied out to center; Morales doubled to left [Simmons to third]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Simmons scored, Morales to third]; Tyson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Baldwin lined to left; Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); Andujar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Denny grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock flied out to left; Templeton singled to center; Templeton stole second; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Walling singled to center; Cabell forced Walling (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Cruz doubled to left [Cabell scored]; Denny threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Watson walked; Howe was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons lined to center; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: Baldwin grounded out (third to first); Sexton popped to second in foul territory; Andujar singled to left; Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied out to center; Tyson grounded out (third to first); Denny walked; Brock singled to right [Denny to second]; FORSCH REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Templeton walked [Denny to third, Brock to second]; Hendrick doubled to left [Denny scored, Brock scored, Templeton scored]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez struck out; Morales singled to left; Reitz flied out to center; Tyson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to center; Howe walked; Baldwin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 6 1 4 Cardinals 5 9 0 6
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