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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 27, 1975
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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 August 27, 1975 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim York |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,778 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Terry Tata |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Jerry DaVanon | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Jim York | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Reggie Smith | First Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Third Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 27, 1975
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Denny
DaVanon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. York
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. York
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. York
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. York
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Denny
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz juggles the ball. That's an error on Cruz. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Denny
Watson takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Denny
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a fly ball towards left. Brock settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brock. Johnson tags and scores. Cruz goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Denny
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. York
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. York
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. York
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Denny
York is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a line drive towards short. Tyson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Denny
DaVanon 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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. York
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. York
Denny hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. York
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. York
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Denny
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Denny
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Denny
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Denny
Denny spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Denny. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to home to get Cruz. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Denny
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Denny
Metzger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Denny
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. York
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. York
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. York
Smith takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. York
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. York
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tyson vs. York
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DaVanon vs. Denny
DaVanon hits a line drive towards short. Tyson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz juggles the ball. That's an error on Cruz. Howard scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Denny
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Denny
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. York
Enos Cabell now playing first base. Luis Melendez pinch hits for John Denny.
Melendez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Melendez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. York
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melendez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McBride vs. York
York fires to first and has Brock trapped. There's the throw to Metzger who tags Brock for the out. Melendez scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. York
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. York
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. York
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Parker
Harry Parker now pitching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Parker
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Parker
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. York
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. York
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. York
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. York
Tyson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Parker
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Parker
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. York moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DaVanon vs. Parker
Parker spins and fires to second, and York is picked off. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DaVanon vs. Parker
DaVanon hits a popup towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Parker
Cedeno 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, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. York
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Harry Parker.
Bradford strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. York
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. York
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. York
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Curtis
Cabell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Curtis
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Sosa
Jose Sosa now pitching.
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sosa
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Sosa
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Sosa
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Sosa
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Mike Tyson.
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Curtis
Larry Lintz now playing shortstop.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lintz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Curtis
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lintz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Curtis
Sosa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Sosa
Ken Reitz pinch hits for John Curtis.
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sosa
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sosa
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sosa
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Sosa
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Sosa covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1975 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Howard W, lf 4 1 2 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0
DaVanon J, 2b 4 0 0 0 McBride B, cf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 0 Davis W, rf 5 0 3 0
Johnson C, c 4 1 0 0 Simmons T, c 5 0 0 0
Watson B, 1b 2 1 1 1 Smith R, 1b 3 0 1 0
Cabell E, 1b 1 0 0 0 Cruz H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz J, rf 4 1 1 1 Sizemore T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 1 Tyson M, ss 3 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0 Fairly R, ph 1 0 0 0
York J, p 2 0 0 0 Lintz L, ss 0 0 0 0
Sosa J, p 1 0 0 0 Denny J, p 1 0 0 0
Melendez L, ph 1 1 1 0
Parker H, p 0 0 0 0
Bradford B, ph 1 0 0 0
Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0
Reitz K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 5 3 35 1 9 0
Houston 020 210 000 -- 5
St.Louis 000 010 000 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
York J (W) 7.0 5 1 1 5 1
Sosa J 2.0 4 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (L) 5.0 4 5 2 2 2
Parker H 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Curtis J 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Cruz H 2, Brock L, Denny J, Sizemore T
LOB -- Houston 4, St.Louis 12
2B -- Melendez L, Davis W
3B -- Howard W
CS -- Brock L
SF -- Rader D
PB -- Simmons T
T -- 2:06
A -- 13778
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