Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 9, 1976

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	1	2	0	3	1	1	0	2	10	13	1	7
STL	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	5	11	1	10

loss:

J. Dennywin: Houston Astros logo

L. Dierker

Scoring Summary

HOUSTL

1
Ted Simmons singles on a to center fielder Jose Cruz. Lou Brock scores. [1 run]
01
2
Cliff Johnson hits a home run (4). [1 run]
11
3
Bob Watson grounds into a force out, third baseman Hector Cruz to second baseman Vic Harris. Larry Milbourne scores. Enos Cabell to 3rd. Jose Cruz out at 2nd. Bob Watson to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
21
3
Cliff Johnson doubles (4) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Enos Cabell scores. Bob Watson to 3rd. [1 run]
31
5
Cliff Johnson singles on a to right fielder Willie Crawford. Jose Cruz scores. [1 run]
41
5
Wilbur Howard singles on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Cliff Johnson scores. Greg Gross scores. Wilbur Howard to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Vic Harris. [2 runs]
61
5
Willie Crawford reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Roger Metzger. Lou Brock scores. Vic Harris to 2nd. [1 run]
62
6
Jose Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Willie Crawford. Enos Cabell scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
72
7
Wilbur Howard singles on a to center fielder Mike Anderson. Cliff Johnson scores. Greg Gross out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Mike Anderson to third baseman Hector Cruz. [1 run] [1 out]
82
9
Skip Jutze triples (1) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Bob Watson scores. [1 run]
92
9
Greg Gross out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Brock. Skip Jutze scores. [1 run] [1 out]
102
9
Vic Harris triples (1) on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Ron Fairly scores. Lou Brock scores. [2 runs]
104
9
Willie Crawford singles on a to shortstop Roger Metzger. Vic Harris scores. [1 run]
105

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Larry Milbourne2B	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.284
2Enos Cabell3B	3	5	2	0	1	0	0	1	.284
3Jose CruzCF	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.205
4Bob Watson1B	0	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.282
5Cliff JohnsonC	4	4	3	3	0	0	1	0	.253
Skip JutzeC	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.091
6Greg GrossRF	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	.301
7Wilbur HowardLF	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	4	.203
8Roger MetzgerSS	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.247
9Larry DierkerP	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.067
Ken ForschP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000




TOTAL	13	36	10	9	1	6	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Larry DierkerRHP	8.0	7	2	2	7	2	0	54	4.22
Ken ForschRHP	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	11	2.37


TOTAL	9.0	11	5	5	7	3	0	65	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Lou BrockLF	4	5	3	0	0	0	0	.284
2Vic Harris2B	2	5	1	2	3	0	2	.309
3Willie CrawfordRF	2	5	0	2	0	0	2	.333
4Ted SimmonsC	1	4	0	1	0	1	3	.300
5Keith Hernandez1B	0	4	0	0	0	1	5	.177
6Mike AndersonCF	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	.333
7Hector Cruz3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	5	.157
8Don KessingerSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.266
9John DennyP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143
Mike WallaceP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lee RichardPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091
Mike ProlyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Luis MelendezPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130
Danny FrisellaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ron FairlyPH	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.345
TOTAL	11	39	5	5	7	3	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
John DennyRHP	4.1	7	5	5	1	3	1	34	5.74
Mike WallaceLHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	7	1.96
Mike ProlyRHP	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	11	3.38
Danny FrisellaRHP	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	12	1.69
TOTAL	9.0	13	10	10	1	6	1	64	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUSTL

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Larry Milbourne out to center fielder Mike Anderson. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Enos Cabell out, pitcher John Denny to first baseman Keith Hernandez. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Jose Cruz out, first baseman Keith Hernandez to pitcher John Denny. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Lou Brock singles on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Lou Brock steals (3) 2nd base.
00
STRIKEOUT — Vic Harris strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Willie Crawford out to center fielder Jose Cruz. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Ted Simmons singles on a to center fielder Jose Cruz. Lou Brock scores. [1 run]
01
WALK — Keith Hernandez walks. Ted Simmons to 2nd.
01
WALK — Mike Anderson walks. Ted Simmons to 3rd. Keith Hernandez to 2nd.
01
STRIKEOUT — Hector Cruz strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

HOU

STL

10Runs5

13Hits11

1Errors1

.361Batting Avg.282

36At Bats39

5Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs0

9Runs-Batted-In5

6Walks3

1Stolen Bases1

1Strikeouts7

7Left on Base10

22Total Bases14

Game Details

Sunday, May 9, 1976 · 4:33 AM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 12,051 (26.5%)