Astros @ Cardinals
May 9, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 13 1
Cardinals 5 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 13 1
Cardinals 5 11 1

Mike Anderson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .343
OBP .500 .425
At Bats 3 35
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 1

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 6
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Busch Stadium - May 9, 1976
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Ken Forsch
Skip Jutze
Bob Watson
Larry Milbourne
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Wilbur Howard
Jose Cruz
Greg Gross
Mike Anderson
Ted Simmons
Willie Crawford

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 10 13 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 1 10
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher John Denny
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 12,051
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Simmons takes first base on ball four. Crawford moves to second.
Bottom 9 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harris scores.
Bottom 9 Harris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross who is chasing the ball. Harris reaches third base with a triple. Fairly scores. Brock goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairly moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ron Fairly pinch hits for Danny Frisella. Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Ken Forsch now pitching. Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jutze tags and scores.
Top 9 Jutze hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Jutze reaches third base with a triple. Watson goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crawford moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milbourne for the out.
Top 8 Danny Frisella now pitching. Dierker hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Harris is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skip Jutze now catching. Luis Melendez pinch hits for Mike Proly. Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. There goes Gross trying to get to third. Anderson throws the ball in to Cruz, who tags Gross for the out.
Top 7 Gross takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell tags and scores.
Top 6 Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Mike Proly now pitching. Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Proly fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Harris moves to third. Crawford moves to second.
Bottom 5 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Brock scores. Harris moves to second.
Bottom 5 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lee Richard pinch hits for Mike Wallace. Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dierker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third.
Top 5 Howard hits a line drive to left field. Brock throws towards Harris. Harris fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harris. Johnson scores. Gross scores. Howard moves to second.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. Gross moves to second.
Top 5 Mike Wallace now pitching. Gross takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cabell strikes out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Milbourne moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Milbourne. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Milbourne steals second.
Top 4 Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gross is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores. Watson moves to third.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Milbourne scores. Cabell moves to third.
Top 3 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milbourne moves to third.
Top 3 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Harris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Dierker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Harris strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Denny strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second.
Top 2 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Anderson takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Bottom 1 Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harris strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Milbourne hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.