Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Regular Season Game 131
Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 4 HOU N 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 x - 6 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simmons c 4 1 2 1 0 1 7 1 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Garrett 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 Mumphrey rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Phillips 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 7 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Scott ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 3 9 3 1 7 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Phillips-Hernandez, Simmons-Phillips-Garrett. E: Templeton 2 (36), Garrett 2 (3). BATTING - 3B: Mumphrey (3,off Forsch). HR: Simmons (18,4th inning off Forsch 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock 2 (17,2nd base off Forsch/Bochy 2).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Puhl cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Cruz rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 Howe 2b 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 Gonzalez 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Walling lf 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 Bergman 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 3 Bochy c 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Forsch p 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 Totals 34 6 10 6 3 6 27 15 BATTING - 2B: Landestoy (3,off Vuckovich). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Walling (7,2nd base off Vuckovich/Simmons). CS: Walling (1,Home by Vuckovich/Simmons).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Vuckovich L(12-10) 7 8 3 3 2 5 0 29 Lopez 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 8 Totals 8 10 6 4 3 6 0 37
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(8-4) 9 9 3 3 1 7 1 36 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Charlie Williams Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 6692 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Landestoy ss 2. Templeton ss Puhl cf 3. Hendrick cf Cabell 3b 4. Simmons c Cruz rf 5. Hernandez 1b Howe 2b 6. Garrett 3b Walling lf 7. Mumphrey rf Bergman 1b 8. Phillips 2b Bochy c 9. Vuckovich p Forsch p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Templeton grounded out (second to first) [Brock to third]; Hendrick reached on a fielder's choice [Brock out at home (third to catcher)]; Simmons singled to center [Hendrick to second]; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to center; Puhl popped to second; Cabell reached on an error by Templeton [Landestoy to third, Cabell to first]; Cruz lined into a double play (second to first) [Cabell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey singled to center; Mumphrey was picked off first (pitcher to first); Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to third; Walling forced Howe (second to shortstop); Bergman walked [Walling to second]; Bochy popped to shortstop; Forsch singled to right [Walling scored, Bergman to third, Forsch out at second (shortstop to first to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Vuckovich popped to second; Brock flied out to left; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy doubled to left; Puhl singled to first [Landestoy to third]; Pete Vuckovich didn't cover 1B; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Landestoy out at home (third to catcher), Puhl to second]; Cruz struck out; Howe singled to center [Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; Walling struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Simmons homered; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Garrett singled to right; Mumphrey tripled to left [Garrett scored]; Phillips was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Bergman grounded out (second to first); Bochy struck out; Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Vuckovich struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy popped to shortstop; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick struck out; Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to center; Howe singled to right [Cruz to third]; Walling forced Howe (second to shortstop) [Cruz scored]; Art Howe hit by throw to 1B, taken for X-rays; Walling stole second [Walling to third (error by Templeton)]; Bergman walked; Bochy struck out while Walling was caught stealing home (catcher to second to third); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Landestoy flied out to center; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 8TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Scott struck out; Brock singled to right; Brock stole second; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to third]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Cabell singled to third [Cabell to second (error by Garrett)]; Cruz walked; Gonzalez reached on an error by Garrett [Cabell to third, Cruz to second, Gonzalez to first]; Walling singled to left [Cabell scored, Cruz scored (unearned), Gonzalez to second]; Bergman forced Walling (shortstop to second) [Gonzalez to third]; Bochy struck out; Forsch reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez scored (unearned), Bergman to second]; Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 6. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons struck out; Hernandez flied out to right; Garrett walked; Mumphrey singled to right [Garrett to third]; Phillips singled to center [Garrett scored, Mumphrey to third]; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 3 9 4 6 Astros 6 10 0 7
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