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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 24, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on April 24, 1974 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,364 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Bob Engel |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 24, 1974
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Roberts
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. McGlothen
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. McGlothen
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. There goes Rader trying to get to second. Brock throws the ball in to Reitz who relays the ball to Tyson who tags Rader for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. McGlothen
Roberts hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Roberts
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Metzger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. McCarver moves to third. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGlothen vs. Roberts
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Roberts
The umpire calls a balk on Roberts Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Roberts
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. McGlothen
Rader takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. McGlothen
Helms hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Brock chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Tyson. Tyson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Tyson. May scores. Rader goes all the way around to score. Helms moves all the way to home. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. McGlothen
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Thompson
Mike Thompson now pitching.
Metzger takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Thompson
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Roberts
Denis Menke now playing third base.
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Roberts
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dwyer vs. Roberts
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Mike Thompson.
Dwyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Garman
May hits a line drive to center field. Melendez throws towards Sizemore. Sizemore fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sizemore. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Garman
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Garman
Menke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Garman
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Garman
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Garman
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a fly ball towards center. Cedeno settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cedeno. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Roberts
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Garman
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Garman
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Garman
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Garman, and towards Sizemore, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Greg Gross now playing left field. Bob Gallagher now playing right field.
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Roberts
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Garman
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Garman
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Garman
Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Roberts
Stan Papi pinch hits for Mike Garman.
Papi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching. Stan Papi now playing shortstop.
Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Hrabosky
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms.
Roberts bunts towards the mound. Hrabosky fields it and throws to first for the out. Milbourne moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Hrabosky
Gross hits a line drive towards short. Papi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Hrabosky
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Roberts
Larry Milbourne now playing second base.
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Roberts
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Roberts
McCarver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Roberts
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Al Hrabosky.
Hickman takes first base on ball four. Melendez moves to third. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Papi vs. Roberts
Papi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez scores. Reitz moves to third. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brock vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Folkers
Rich Folkers now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Folkers
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Folkers
There's a wild pitch. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Folkers
May hits a popup towards short. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Folkers
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Scherman
Dave Campbell now playing first base.
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Scherman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Scherman
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1974 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 5 1 0 0
Metzger R, ss 4 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 5 1 2 0
Cedeno C, cf 5 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 2 3
Watson B, lf 4 1 2 0 Torre J, 1b 5 0 0 0
Gallagher B, rf 0 0 0 0 Melendez L, cf 4 1 1 0
May L, 1b 5 2 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 3 0
Campbell D, 1b 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0
May M, c 4 2 2 1 Tyson M, ss 3 0 1 0
Rader D, 3b 1 1 1 1 Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
Menke D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hickman J, ph 0 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 4 2 4 4 Folkers R, p 0 0 0 0
Milbourne L, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 1 0 0 0
Roberts D, p 3 1 1 2 Thompson M, p 0 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Garman M, p 0 0 0 0
Papi S, ph-ss 2 0 1 1
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36 9 11 8 37 4 11 4
Houston 040 320 000 -- 9
St.Louis 001 010 020 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (W) 7.2 10 4 3 3 0
Scherman F 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L (L) 3.2 6 7 6 3 2
Thompson M 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Garman M 3.0 4 2 2 0 1
Hrabosky A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Folkers R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Rader D, Tyson M, Sizemore T, Cedeno C
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 6, St.Louis 9
2B -- Helms T
HR -- Roberts D, Smith R
SH -- Roberts D
WP -- Folkers R
Balk -- Roberts D
T -- 2:23
A -- 7364
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