Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Jul 21, 1974

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	8
STL	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	-	9	14	1	5

loss:

L. Dierker(6-6)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

B. Forsch(2-2)

HOUSTL

1Bob Watson singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Cesar Cedeno scores. [1 run] 10
1Reggie Smith grounds into a force out, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger. Lou Brock scores. Jerry Davanon out at 2nd. Reggie Smith to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 11
2Mike Tyson doubles (7) on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Joe Torre scores. Ken Reitz scores. [2 runs] 13
6Ken Reitz hits a home run (3). Joe Torre scores. [2 runs] 15
6Lou Brock singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Mike Tyson scores. [1 run] 16
7Reggie Smith grounds into a double play, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger to first baseman Lee May. Jerry Davanon scores. Bake McBride out at 2nd. Reggie Smith out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 17
8Jose Cruz hits an inside-the-park home run (4) on a . Bob Forsch scores. [2 runs] 19

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Greg GrossRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.312
2Roger MetzgerSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.263
3Cesar CedenoCF	2	4	1	0	0	0	3	.299
4Bob WatsonLF	1	4	0	1	1	0	1	.299
5Lee May1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.278
6Milt MayC	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	.287
7Doug Rader3B	0	3	0	0	0	1	3	.254
8Tommy Helms2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.292
9Larry DierkerP	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Fred SchermanP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bob GallagherPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.176
Ken ForschP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cliff JohnsonPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.244
TOTAL	8	34	1	1	3	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Larry DierkerRHP	5.2	9	6	6	0	2	1	33	2.61
Fred SchermanLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.47
Ken ForschRHP	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	1	12	3.60
TOTAL	8.0	14	9	9	1	2	2	46	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lou BrockLF	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.316
Jose CruzLF	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	.254
2Jerry Davanon2B	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.211
3Bake McBrideCF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.292
4Reggie SmithRF	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.321
5Ted SimmonsC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260
6Joe Torre1B	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	1	.289
7Ken Reitz3B	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	.292
8Mike TysonSS	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.207
9Bob ForschP	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.111



TOTAL	14	33	9	8	1	2	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bob ForschRHP	9.0	8	1	1	3	2	0	48	3.55


TOTAL	9.0	8	1	1	3	2	0	48	-

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1st inningHOUSTL

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Greg Gross out to center fielder Bake McBride. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Roger Metzger out, first baseman Joe Torre to pitcher Bob Forsch. [2 outs]
00
DOUBLE — Cesar Cedeno doubles (21) on a to left fielder Lou Brock.
00
SINGLE — Bob Watson singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Cesar Cedeno scores. [1 run]
10
BATTER OUT — Lee May out, pitcher Bob Forsch to first baseman Joe Torre. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Lou Brock singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson.
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Lou Brock steals (59) 2nd base.
10
SINGLE — Jerry Davanon singles. Lou Brock to 3rd.
10
FLYOUT — Bake McBride flies out to third baseman Doug Rader. [1 out]
10
FORCEOUT — Reggie Smith grounds into a force out, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger. Lou Brock scores. Jerry Davanon out at 2nd. Reggie Smith to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
STOLEN BASE 2B — Reggie Smith steals (3) 2nd base.
11
BATTER OUT — Ted Simmons out to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. [3 outs]
11

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HOU

STL

1Runs9

8Hits14

0Errors1

.235Batting Avg.424

34At Bats33

3Extra-base Hits5

0Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In8

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases3

3Strikeouts1

8Left on Base5

11Total Bases24

Sunday, July 21, 1974 · 4:33 AM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 15,006 (33.0%)