Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 118
Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1978 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 Gonzalez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 Cruz rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 Watson 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Walling lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Howe 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 6 Bergman lf,1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 1 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Totals 33 4 9 4 6 3 27 13 FIELDING - PB: Pujols (8). BATTING - 2B: Puhl (21,off Martinez); Watson (25,off Martinez); Walling (5,off Bruno). GDP: Watson (14,off Martinez); Niekro (1,off Martinez). IBB: Bergman (8,by Bruno). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (22,3rd base off Martinez/Simmons); Cruz 3 (24,2nd base off Martinez/Simmons,2nd base off Bruno/Swisher,3rd base off Bruno/Swisher).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 Hendrick cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Swisher c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Mumphrey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 Phillips 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martinez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 33 2 6 2 1 5 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 2. Templeton-Phillips-Hernandez, Hernandez-Templeton-Phillips. E: Martinez (2). BATTING - HR: Hendrick (14,8th inning off Niekro 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Mumphrey (11,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(10-9) 9 6 2 2 1 5 1 34
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martinez L(6-6) 5 6 3 3 3 3 0 21 Bruno 2.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 12 Schultz 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Totals 9 9 4 4 6 3 0 39 IBB: Bruno (1,Bergman). Inherited Runners - Scored: Schultz 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen Ejections: Ted Simmons by Jim Quick [Balls and strikes] Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 10829 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Puhl cf Brock lf 2. Gonzalez ss Templeton ss 3. Cabell 3b Hendrick cf 4. Cruz rf Simmons c 5. Watson 1b Hernandez 1b 6. Howe 2b Mumphrey rf 7. Bergman lf Reitz 3b 8. Pujols c Phillips 2b 9. Niekro p Martinez p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled to center; Gonzalez singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cabell walked [Gonzalez to second]; Cruz struck out; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe popped to shortstop; Bergman walked; Pujols walked [Bergman to second]; On a bunt Niekro grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Mumphrey singled to third; Mumphrey stole second; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to left; Puhl was picked off first but was safe on an error by Martinez [Puhl to second]; Puhl stole third; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Puhl scored]; Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Watson doubled to left [Cruz scored]; Howe singled to left [Watson scored, Howe out at second (left to third to second)]; Bob Watson pulled hamstring, limped from 3B, collapsed on the plate and removed on a stretcher; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: WALLING REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Phillips flied out to right; Martinez lined to third; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Bergman flied out to left; Pujols popped to first in foul territory; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton struck out; Hendrick struck out (catcher to first); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez struck out; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Reitz singled to left; Phillips singled to center [Reitz to second]; SCOTT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: BRUNO REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Cruz popped to third; Walling doubled to right; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Bergman was walked intentionally; Pujols forced Walling (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to center; Templeton singled to center; Hendrick walked [Templeton to second]; Simmons grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Templeton to third, Hendrick to second]; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey lined to second; Reitz popped to first in foul territory; Phillips grounded out (second to first); Ted Simmons ejected by HP umpire Jim Quick; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: SWISHER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Cabell popped to second; Cruz singled to first; Cruz stole second; Cruz stole third; Walling walked; Howe singled to shortstop [Cruz scored, Walling to second]; TYSON REPLACED BRUNO (PLAYING 2B); SCHULTZ REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Bergman forced Howe (second to shortstop) [Walling to third]; Pujols popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson popped to third; Brock singled to left; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Brock to second]; Templeton struck out; Hendrick homered [Brock scored]; Swisher struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: Niekro flied out to right; Puhl walked; Gonzalez forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Cabell forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez popped to catcher in foul territory; Mumphrey flied out to left; Reitz struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 9 0 8 Cardinals 2 6 1 5
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