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June 8, 1976

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 0 5 3
Astros 2 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 0 5 3
Astros 2 5 0

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .208
OBP .333 .230
At Bats 3 159
Hits 1 33
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 18

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Astrodome - June 8, 1976
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Out
Larry Dierker
Skip Jutze
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Greg Gross
Hector Cruz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 0 5 3 7
Houston Astros 2 5 0 6
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Bob Forsch
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 9,827
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Crawford hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz juggles the ball. That's an error on Cruz. Dierker scores. Gross moves to third. Cedeno moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Cedeno is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gross bunts towards third. Cruz juggles the ball. That's an error on Cruz. Dierker moves to third. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dierker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Simmons 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 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jutze hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lee Richard now playing second base. Bill Greif now pitching. Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mumphrey hits a line drive towards short. Metzger catches it and throws to second to double up Richard.
Top 7 Lee Richard pinch runs for Ron Fairly. Bake McBride pinch hits for Bob Forsch. McBride takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to third. Richard moves to second.
Top 7 Ron Fairly pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Fairly takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dierker scores. Cedeno moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Cedeno is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Andrews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Gross bunts towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Dierker moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Top 6 Smith strikes out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Brock. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Forsch strikes out.
Top 5 Tyson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cruz strikes out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Dierker Crawford moves to second.
Top 4 Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Metzger is called out on strikes.
Top 3 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 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 3 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Forsch strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cabell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tyson hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz strikes out.
Top 2 Crawford strikes out.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second.
Top 2 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards second. Tyson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Gross moves to third.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive towards the mound. Dierker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger 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 1 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.