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July 31, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 7 0
Astros 1 9 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 7 0
Astros 1 9 3

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .262
OBP .250 .299
At Bats 4 195
Hits 1 51
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 31

Steve Carlton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 14 0
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Astrodome - July 31, 1970
Steve Carlton
Joe Torre
Dick Allen
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Jose Cardenal
Leron Lee
Bob Watson
Jim Wynn
Joe Morgan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 5 7 0 7
Houston Astros 1 9 3 12
Winning Pitcher Steve Carlton
Losing Pitcher Ron Cook
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Steve Carlton
Attendance 21,697
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Watson is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 9 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Marty Martinez pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lee is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Brock moves to second.
Top 9 Brock is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Carlton hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 9 Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Leron Lee now playing right field. Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Taylor scores.
Top 8 Jim Ray now pitching. Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Javier scores. Taylor moves to third. Allen moves to second.
Top 8 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 8 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Carlton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shannon scores.
Top 8 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Norm Miller now playing center field. Shannon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Shannon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Alou is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Cook bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 7 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader 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 6 Menke 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 6 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cook fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cook fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cook strikes out.
Bottom 5 Edwards strikes out.
Top 5 Carlton strikes out.
Top 5 Maxvill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Carlton Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Allen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Cook strikes out.
Bottom 3 Edwards 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 3 Taylor strikes out. There goes Javier. The throw from Edwards to second, and Javier is out.
Top 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out. Carlton moves to third.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson. Carlton moves to second.
Top 3 Carlton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Maxvill 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 Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cook juggles the ball. That's an error on Cook. Javier moves to second.
Top 1 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Brock moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan.