St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 23
Played on Wednesday, May 2, 1979 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 2 STL N 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 x - 5 9 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Reynolds ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 Watson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 8 2 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Ashby c 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 8 2 4 1 24 9 FIELDING - E: Reynolds (3), Ashby (5). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (8,off Denny). HR: Watson (1,4th inning off Denny 0 on 0 out). SH: Forsch (2,off Denny). GDP: Watson (1,off Denny); Cedeno (4,off Denny). IBB: Cabell (4,by Denny). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (9,2nd base off Denny/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Templeton ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 4 Scott cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 Hernandez 1b 2 1 0 1 1 0 12 4 Simmons c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Hendrick rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Iorg lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Mumphrey pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tyson 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 7 Denny p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 31 5 9 5 1 2 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 2. Tyson-Templeton-Hernandez, Templeton-Tyson-Hernandez. BATTING - 2B: Tyson (3,off Forsch). 3B: Scott (5,off Forsch). SF: Hernandez (2,off Forsch); Hendrick (1,off Forsch). IBB: Hernandez (1,by Forsch). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Scott (5,2nd base off Forsch/Ashby). CS: Templeton (1,2nd base by Forsch/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(3-1) 8 9 5 3 1 2 0 34 IBB: Forsch (1,Hernandez).
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Denny W(2-2) 9 8 2 2 4 1 1 36 WP: Denny (1). BK: Denny (1). IBB: Denny (1,Cabell). Umpires: HP - Jim Jones, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Bob Sharp, 3B - Bob Freels Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 5190 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Puhl rf Templeton ss 2. Reynolds ss Scott cf 3. Cedeno cf Hernandez 1b 4. Cruz lf Simmons c 5. Cabell 3b Hendrick rf 6. Watson 1b Iorg lf 7. Howe 2b Reitz 3b 8. Ashby c Tyson 2b 9. Forsch p Denny p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Reynolds walked; Denny balked [Reynolds to second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Reynolds scored]; Denny threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Cabell was walked intentionally; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Scott tripled to center; Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored]; Simmons popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to left; Ashby singled to center; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ashby to second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick singled to third; Iorg flied out to left; Reitz flied out to center; Tyson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; Cruz singled to center; Cabell singled to shortstop [Cruz out at third (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Denny struck out; Templeton struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson homered; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled to center; Forsch forced Ashby (first to shortstop); Puhl forced Forsch (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons flied out to right; Hendrick popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds singled to center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz struck out; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg reached on an error by Reynolds [Iorg to first]; Reitz grounded out (first unassisted) [Iorg to second]; Tyson doubled to left [Iorg scored (unearned)]; Denny grounded out (second to first) [Tyson to third]; Templeton singled to center [Tyson scored (unearned)]; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (second to first); Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Scott singled to left; Hernandez forced Scott (first to shortstop); Simmons singled to right [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick flied out to left; Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 7TH: Forsch grounded out (third to first); Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Denny lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to left; Scott stole second [Scott to third (error by Ashby)]; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Simmons singled to right [Scott scored, Hernandez to third]; Hendrick lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez scored]; Iorg singled to left [Simmons to second]; MUMPHREY RAN FOR IORG; Reitz forced Mumphrey (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 9TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Watson grounded out (second to first); Howe singled to left; Ashby flied out to left; WALLING BATTED FOR FORSCH; Walling lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 8 2 7 Cardinals 5 9 0 5
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