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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 6, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 6, 1977 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Dixon |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 34,521 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: John Kibler 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Frank Pulli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Hector Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Tom Underwood | Pitcher |
| Vern Rapp | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Julio Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tom Dixon | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 6, 1977
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dixon
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Dixon
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Dixon
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Dixon
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Underwood
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Underwood
Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Underwood
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cabell scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Underwood
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Underwood
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Underwood
Ferguson hits a line drive into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howe vs. Underwood
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dixon
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Dixon covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Dixon
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Dixon
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyson vs. Dixon
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Underwood
Cruz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Underwood
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Underwood
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dixon for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Underwood vs. Dixon
Underwood hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dixon
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Dixon
Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Underwood
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Underwood
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Underwood
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Underwood
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Underwood
Ferguson hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dixon
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Dixon
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dixon
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Underwood
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Underwood
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Underwood
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Underwood
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dixon vs. Underwood
Dixon bunts towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Underwood
Howard hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Dixon
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Dixon
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Dixon
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Dixon
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Tom Underwood.
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Dixon
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Dixon covering. Safe. Mumphrey scores. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Templeton vs. Dixon
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Cabell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carroll
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carroll
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Carroll
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dixon
Cruz hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Dixon
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dixon
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Carroll
Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Carroll
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Carroll
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Dixon
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Dixon
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Dixon
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching. Don Kessinger now playing second base.
Dixon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hrabosky
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Hrabosky
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Dixon
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Dixon
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Dixon
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Dixon
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hrabosky
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hrabosky
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Hrabosky
Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Hrabosky
Howe strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Dixon
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Dixon
Hernandez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe catches it and throws to first to double up Simmons. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Dixon
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1977, game 2 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 1 Howard W, lf 4 0 0 0
Templeton G, ss 4 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 2 2 0
Cruz H, rf 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 2 2 4
Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Ferguson J, c 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, cf 3 1 0 0 Howe A, 2b 4 0 1 0
Reitz K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cruz J, rf 2 0 0 0
Tyson M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, ss 3 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0 Dixon T, p 2 0 0 0
Underwood T, p 1 0 0 0
Phillips M, ph 1 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
Kessinger D, 2b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 30 4 6 4
St.Louis 000 010 000 -- 1
Houston 102 000 01x -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T (L) 4.0 4 3 3 2 3
Carroll C 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Hrabosky A 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon T (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 2
E -- Gonzalez J, Cabell E
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Houston 5
2B -- Watson B
3B -- Cabell E
HR -- Cedeno C 2
SB -- Cedeno C
SH -- Dixon T
PB -- Simmons T
T -- 2:02
A -- 34521
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