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August 7, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 12 0
Astros 2 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 12 0
Astros 2 8 1

Wilbur Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .231
OBP .000 .262
At Bats 0 117
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 5

Butch Metzger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 4
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Astrodome - August 7, 1977
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Strikeout
Butch Metzger
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Tyson
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Hector Cruz
Jerry Mumphrey
Mike Anderson
Wilbur Howard
Julio Gonzalez
Art Howe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 5 12 0 8
Houston Astros 2 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher John Urrea
Losing Pitcher Dan Larson
Save Butch Metzger
Game Winning RBI Hector Cruz
Attendance 19,901
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Howard strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howe moves to second.
Bottom 9 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Ferguson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Cruz strikes out.
Top 9 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Butch Metzger now pitching. Mike Anderson now playing right field. Hector Cruz now playing left field. Mike Tyson now playing second base. Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tony Scott pinch hits for John Urrea. Scott hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second.
Top 8 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ken Forsch now pitching. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ted Simmons now catching. Ferguson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Ferguson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Joe Sambito now pitching. Ted Simmons pinch hits for Dave Rader. Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores. Templeton scores. Cruz moves to second.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Brock moves to third. Templeton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Templeton takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to second.
Top 7 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Urrea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Urrea for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mumphrey strikes out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Larson covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Urrea covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Larson strikes out.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Brock scores.
Top 5 There goes Templeton. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Howe applying the tag. Brock moves to third.
Top 5 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Top 5 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Urrea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Ferguson. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Ferguson steals second.
Bottom 4 Ferguson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson scores. Cruz scores.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Top 4 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hernandez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Larson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larson for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Cruz. The throw from Ferguson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 3 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ferguson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Urrea hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second.
Top 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Templeton. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Templeton steals second.
Top 1 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.