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Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Jul 9, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
HOU2000000002515
STL20210000-5606
loss:Houston Astros logoK. Forschwin:St Louis Cardinals logoS. Carlton

Scoring Summary

HOUSTL
  • Houston Astros logo
    1
    Cesar Cedeno singles on a to right fielder Matty Alou. Roger Metzger scores. Joe Morgan to 3rd. [1 run]
    10
  • Houston Astros logo
    1
    Bob Watson singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Joe Morgan scores. Cesar Cedeno to 2nd. [1 run]
    20
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    1
    Matty Alou triples (3) on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Lou Brock scores. [1 run]
    21
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    1
    Ted Simmons out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bob Watson. Matty Alou scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    22
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    3
    Joe Torre doubles (14) on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Lou Brock scores. [1 run]
    23
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    3
    Joe Hague reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Bob Watson. Joe Torre scores. Joe Hague to 2nd. [1 run]
    24
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    4
    Lou Brock singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Dal Maxvill scores. [1 run]
    25

Player Stats

Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Denny LemasterP00000000.000
TOTAL530229409-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Ken ForschRHP6.0654520432.32
Denny LemasterLHP2.0000130191.73
TOTAL8.065465062-
St Louis Cardinals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Luis MelendezPR-RF00000000.200
TOTAL6285465011-
St Louis Cardinals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Steve CarltonLHP9.0522940643.68
TOTAL9.052294064-

Play-by-Play

1st inningHOUSTL
  • TOP 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    WALK — Roger Metzger walks.
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    SINGLE — Joe Morgan singles on a to right fielder Matty Alou. Roger Metzger to 3rd.
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    SINGLE — Cesar Cedeno singles on a to right fielder Matty Alou. Roger Metzger scores. Joe Morgan to 3rd. [1 run]
    10
  • Houston Astros logo
    SINGLE — Bob Watson singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Joe Morgan scores. Cesar Cedeno to 2nd. [1 run]
    20
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    PICKOFF 1B — Pitcher Steve Carlton picks off Bob Watson at on throw to first baseman Joe Hague. [1 out]
    20
  • Houston Astros logo
    STRIKEOUT — Denis Menke strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    20
  • Houston Astros logo
    STRIKEOUT — Doug Rader strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    WALK — Lou Brock walks.
    20
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    TRIPLE — Matty Alou triples (3) on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Lou Brock scores. [1 run]
    21
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    SAC FLY — Ted Simmons out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bob Watson. Matty Alou scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    22
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    BATTER OUT — Joe Torre out to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. [2 outs]
    22
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Joe Hague strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    22
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Team Stats

2Runs5
5Hits6
1Errors0
.167Batting Avg.214
30At Bats28
0Extra-base Hits2
0Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In4
4Walks5
0Stolen Bases0
9Strikeouts6
5Left on Base6
5Total Bases9

Game Details

Friday, July 9, 1971 · 8:05 PM
Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO
capacity: 45,494