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June 7, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 7 11 0
Astros 6 9 2
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Cardinals 7 11 0
Astros 6 9 2

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .272
OBP .250 .361
At Bats 4 206
Hits 1 56
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 29

Al Hrabosky Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 5
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Astrodome - June 7, 1976
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Out
Al Hrabosky
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Lee Richard
Hector Cruz
Don Kessinger
Lou Brock
Jerry Mumphrey
Willie Crawford
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Jerry DaVanon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 7 11 0 8
Houston Astros 6 9 2 7
Winning Pitcher John Curtis
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save Al Hrabosky
Game Winning RBI Lou Brock
Attendance 8,596
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 9 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jerry DaVanon pinch hits for Gene Pentz. DaVanon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. DaVanon reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 There goes Crawford. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Andrews applying the tag.
Top 9 Crawford takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Hernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lee Richard now playing second base. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Mumphrey moves to third.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Tyson scores. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 8 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tyson moves to third.
Top 8 Hrabosky bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andrews covering, for the out. Tyson moves to second.
Top 8 Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gene Pentz now pitching. Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 7 Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boswell scores.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger scores.
Bottom 7 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Paul Siebert. Boswell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford. Boswell reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 7 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Keith Hernandez now playing first base. Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Watson, and towards Andrews, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Paul Siebert now pitching. Curtis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Milbourne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out.
Top 5 Cruz strikes out.
Top 5 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Curtis tags and scores. Mumphrey tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Kessinger bunts towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. Curtis moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 4 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. Curtis moves to second.
Top 4 Tom Griffin now pitching. Curtis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Art Howe pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Andrews can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Cruz trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Crawford hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Roberts scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. Roberts moves to third.
Bottom 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Curtis is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Niekro spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. Crawford scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Crawford moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. Smith moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mumphrey scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second.
Top 1 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger.