Astros @ Cardinals
September 5, 1966

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 12 1
Cardinals 0 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 12 1
Cardinals 0 5 2

Tim McCarver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .282
OBP .333 .325
At Bats 3 468
Hits 1 132
• Singles 0 95
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 13
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 57

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 0
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Busch Stadium - September 5, 1966
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Out
Larry Dierker
John Bateman
Chuck Harrison
Joe Morgan
Bob Aspromonte
Bob Lillis
Dave Nicholson
Ron Davis
Rusty Staub
Tim McCarver
Mike Shannon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 12 1 9
St. Louis Cardinals 0 5 2 5
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Steve Carlton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rusty Staub
Attendance 18,308
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Shannon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Julian Javier. Gagliano strikes out.
Top 9 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bateman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Harrison goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Harrison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 9 Morgan strikes out.
Top 9 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tito Francona pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick. Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dierker hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to home to get Aspromonte. Staub moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bateman scores. Aspromonte moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Ron Piche now pitching. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. Nicholson scores. Bateman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Nicholson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Nicholson is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Harrison bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Top 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. McCarver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Shannon strikes out.
Top 7 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dierker strikes out.
Top 7 Lillis bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Staub moves to second.
Top 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Carlton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bateman hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Harrison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Harrison reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive towards short. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a popup towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dierker hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Staub strikes out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carlton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Top 3 Carlton fires to first and picks off Davis.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dierker strikes out.
Top 2 Lillis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Bateman moves to second.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nicholson moves to third.
Top 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Javier strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brock strikes out.
Top 1 Harrison strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.