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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 8, 1974
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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 July 8, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1974 |
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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 | July 8, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Griffin |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 12,403 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Shag Crawford |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Tom Heintzelman | Second Baseman |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Tom Griffin | Pitcher |
Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 8, 1974
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Griffin
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Griffin
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Griffin
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Griffin
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Griffin
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simmons moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reitz vs. Griffin
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Griffin
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Griffin
McGlothen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Griffin
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heintzelman vs. Griffin
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. McGlothen
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Griffin
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Griffin
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Griffin
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McGlothen
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. McGlothen
Griffin bunts towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Griffin
McBride hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Griffin
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Griffin
Tyson hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Griffin
McGlothen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGlothen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heintzelman vs. Griffin
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to third for the out. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Griffin
There's a wild pitch. Brock moves to third. Heintzelman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Griffin
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simmons vs. Griffin
Simmons hits a fly ball towards right. Gross catches it and throws to home to double up Brock. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. McGlothen
Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McGlothen
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. McGlothen
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Griffin
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Griffin
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Griffin
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heintzelman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Griffin
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Mike Tyson.
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Griffin
McGlothen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGlothen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Griffin
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Tom Heintzelman.
McCarver hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Griffin
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McGlothen
Jack Heidemann now playing shortstop. Bob Heise now playing second base.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McGlothen
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. McGlothen
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Griffin
Larry Milbourne now playing second base.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Griffin
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Griffin
There goes Torre. The throw from May and he is safe. Torre steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Griffin
McBride hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Griffin
Reitz hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metzger scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Griffin
Bob Gallagher now playing right field. Greg Gross now playing left field. Jose Cruz pinch hits for Bob Heise.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Griffin
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Mike Garman.
Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1974 -- St.Louis at Houston (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0 Gross G, rf-lf 4 0 1 0 Heintzelman T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 0 McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 1 Heidemann J, ss 0 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Smith R, rf 2 1 0 0 Gallagher B, rf 0 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0 May L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Torre J, 1b 4 0 2 1 May M, c 4 1 3 1 McBride B, cf 4 0 2 0 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 2 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Tyson M, ss 2 0 0 0 Milbourne L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Griffin T, p 1 0 0 0 Heise B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, ph 1 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 3 0 2 0 Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0 Garman M, p 0 0 0 0 Hickman J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 9 1 31 4 8 4 St.Louis 100 000 000 -- 1 Houston 000 020 02x -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO McGlothen L (L) 7.2 7 4 4 2 2 Hrabosky A* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Garman M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Griffin T (W) 9.0 9 1 1 3 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Houston 6 3B -- Metzger R HR -- Rader D SB -- Brock L, Torre J SH -- Griffin T WP -- Griffin T T -- 2:03 A -- 12403
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