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Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 8, 1976
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
HOU00000100019011
STL00005000-51207
loss:Houston Astros logoM. Cosgrovewin:St Louis Cardinals logoL. McGlothen

Scoring Summary

HOUSTL
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    5
    Vic Harris doubles (6) on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard. Keith Hernandez scores. Don Kessinger scores. Bake McBride to 3rd. [2 runs]
    02
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    5
    Wild pitch by pitcher Mike Cosgrove. Bake McBride scores. Vic Harris to 3rd. [1 run]
    03
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    5
    Willie Crawford triples (1) on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Vic Harris scores. [2 runs]
    04
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    5
    Ted Simmons singles on a to center fielder Jose Cruz. Willie Crawford scores. [1 run]
    05
  • Houston Astros logo
    6
    Wilbur Howard grounds into a force out, shortstop Don Kessinger to second baseman Vic Harris. Bob Watson scores. Cliff Johnson to 3rd. Greg Gross out at 2nd. Wilbur Howard to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    15

Player Stats

Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Larry Milbourne2B14000101.288
2Enos Cabell3B03000203.270
3Jose CruzCF05000004.195
4Bob Watson1B14100001.293
5Cliff JohnsonC13000100.213
6Greg GrossRF34000001.301
7Wilbur HowardLF24010003.188
8Roger MetzgerSS14001005.262
9Mike CosgroveP01000000.167
Jose SosaP00000000.000
Ken BoswellPH01000000.250
Mike BarlowP00000000.000
Jerry DavanonPH01000000.500
TOTAL9341114018-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Mike CosgroveLHP4.1955120294.13
Jose SosaRHP1.220010097.36
Mike BarlowRHP2.0100110133.86
TOTAL8.0125533051-
St Louis Cardinals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Bake McBrideCF12100100.365
Luis MelendezPH-CF01000001.136
2Vic Harris2B24120001.304
3Willie CrawfordRF24110001.328
4Ted SimmonsC24010002.302
5Mike AndersonLF24000002.344
6Hector Cruz3B04002003.165
7Keith Hernandez1B13100101.190
8Don KessingerSS23100102.267
9Lynn McGlothenP03001004.133
TOTAL12325433017-
St Louis Cardinals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Lynn McGlothenRHP9.0911140532.59
TOTAL9.091114053-

Play-by-Play

1st inningHOUSTL
  • TOP 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    WALK — Larry Milbourne walks.
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    FORCEOUT — Enos Cabell grounds into a force out, third baseman Hector Cruz to second baseman Vic Harris. Larry Milbourne out at 2nd. Enos Cabell to 1st. [1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Jose Cruz out to right fielder Willie Crawford. [2 outs]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Bob Watson out to right fielder Willie Crawford. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    LINEOUT — Bake McBride lines out to center fielder Jose Cruz. [1 out]
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    SINGLE — Vic Harris singles on a to third baseman Enos Cabell.
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    SINGLE — Willie Crawford singles on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Vic Harris to 3rd.
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Ted Simmons grounds into a double play, second baseman Larry Milbourne to shortstop Roger Metzger to first baseman Bob Watson. Willie Crawford out at 2nd. Ted Simmons out at 1st. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

1Runs5
9Hits12
0Errors0
.265Batting Avg.375
34At Bats32
2Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs0
1Runs-Batted-In4
4Walks3
1Stolen Bases1
1Strikeouts3
11Left on Base7
11Total Bases16

Game Details

Saturday, May 8, 1976 · 8:05 PM
Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO
attendance: 17,366 (38.2%)