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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 8, 1975
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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 June 8, 1975 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1975 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 8, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Reed |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,288 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Williams 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bruce Froemming |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | First Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Ron Reed | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Ken Boswell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 8, 1975
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Forsch
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Reed
Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Reed
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Reed
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Reed
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Reed
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. May reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boswell vs. Reed
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Forsch
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride 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, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Reed
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Reed
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Forsch vs. Reed
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Reed
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Forsch
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Reitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Forsch
Guerrero hits a line drive towards first. Watson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Forsch
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reed
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reed
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Reed
Watson 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
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Forsch
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to home to get Sizemore. Davis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Forsch
Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Simmons trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Forsch
There goes McBride. The throw from May and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Forsch
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reed
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Reed
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Reed
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Reed
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Forsch
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Forsch
Reed hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Forsch
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Guerrero trying to get to home. Gross throws the ball in to May who tags Guerrero, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Forsch
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Reed
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Reed
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reed
Metzger 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, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Forsch
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Forsch
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Forsch
Reitz 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
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reed
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Reed
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reed
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Forsch
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Forsch
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Forsch
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
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Reed
Boswell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Boswell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Reed
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Reed
Helms hits a line drive into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Reed
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Crawford
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Crawford
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Reed
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reed
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Reed
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Reed
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
May strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Crawford
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Crawford
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Crawford
There goes McBride. The throw from May and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Crawford
Reitz hits a fly ball towards right. Cruz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cruz. McBride scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Crawford
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hrabosky vs. Crawford
Hrabosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Crawford
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hrabosky
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Ken Boswell.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hrabosky, and towards Sizemore, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Hrabosky
Enos Cabell pinch hits for Jose Cruz.
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Hrabosky
Helms hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1975 -- St.Louis at Houston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 1 0 Gross G, lf 4 1 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0
Davis W, rf 3 2 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 1
Smith R, 1b 4 2 1 2 Watson B, 1b 4 0 2 0
Simmons T, c 4 0 1 2 May M, c 4 0 2 0
McBride B, cf 3 1 1 0 Boswell K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Howard W, ph 1 0 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 2 0 Cruz J, rf 3 0 1 0
Reed R, p 3 0 0 0 Cabell E, ph 1 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 1 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0
Crawford J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 4 34 1 8 1
St.Louis 000 202 001 -- 5
Houston 100 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Reed R (W) 7.2 8 1 1 1 4
Hrabosky A (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L) 7.0 8 4 4 1 3
Crawford J 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- Cruz J
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Houston 7
2B -- May M, Reitz K, Simmons T, Guerrero M 2, Boswell K
3B -- Gross G
HR -- Smith R
SB -- McBride B 2
T -- 1:57
A -- 12288
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