Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Aug 9, 1976

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	0	13	14	1	5
STL	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	7	4	6

loss:

B. Forsch(5-7)win: Houston Astros logo

D. Larson(2-3)

HOUSTL

1Cesar Cedeno triples (3) on a to right fielder Willie Crawford. Cesar Cedeno scores. Fielding error by pitcher Bob Forsch. [1 run] 10
2Don Kessinger doubles (18) on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. Willie Crawford scores. Keith Hernandez scores. [2 runs] 12
6Cesar Cedeno hits a home run (16). [1 run] 22
7Cesar Cedeno doubles (20) on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Ed Herrmann scores. Dan Larson scores. Jerry Davanon scores. [3 runs] 52
7Bob Watson singles on a to shortstop Garry Templeton. Cesar Cedeno scores. [1 run] 62
8Dan Larson singles on a to center fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Ken Boswell scores. Ed Herrmann to 3rd. Roger Metzger to 2nd. [1 run] 72
8Greg Gross singles on a to center fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Ed Herrmann scores. Roger Metzger scores. Dan Larson to 3rd. [2 runs] 92
8Jerry Davanon singles on a to center fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Dan Larson scores. Greg Gross to 3rd. [1 run] 102
8Cesar Cedeno singles on a to right fielder Joe Ferguson. Greg Gross scores. Jerry Davanon scores. Cesar Cedeno to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Joe Ferguson. [2 runs] 122
8Jose Cruz out, second baseman Don Kessinger to first baseman Keith Hernandez. Cesar Cedeno scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 132
8Lou Brock reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Jerry Davanon. Jerry Mumphrey scores. Garry Templeton to 3rd. [1 run] 133
8Ted Simmons out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Greg Gross. Garry Templeton scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 134

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Greg GrossRF	2	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	.299
2Jerry Davanon2B	2	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	.345
Rob Andrews2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
3Cesar CedenoCF	4	5	4	5	0	0	1	1	.293
4Bob Watson1B	1	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	.300
5Jose CruzLF	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.315
6Ken Boswell3B	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.269
7Ed HerrmannC	2	5	2	0	1	0	0	2	.217
8Roger MetzgerSS	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.220
9Dan LarsonP	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	.143




TOTAL	14	41	13	11	4	4	1	14	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jerry MumphreyCF	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	.256
2Garry Templeton Sr.SS	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	.250
3Lou BrockLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.278
4Ted SimmonsC	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	.273
5Willie CrawfordRF	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	.325
Joe FergusonRF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231
6Keith Hernandez1B	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	.247
John CurtisP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
7Don Kessinger2B	1	3	0	2	0	1	1	.243
8Hector Cruz3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	3	.205
9Bob ForschP	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.152
Mike WallaceP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Eddie SolomonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ron FairlyPH-1B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.268
TOTAL	7	32	4	3	2	4	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bob ForschRHP	7.0	9	7	2	4	3	1	50	3.78
Mike WallaceLHP	0.0	2	4	3	0	1	0	7	3.47
Eddie SolomonRHP	1.0	2	2	1	0	0	0	5	3.77
John CurtisLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4.30
TOTAL	9.0	14	13	6	4	4	1	65	-

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1st inningHOUSTL

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Greg Gross out, second baseman Don Kessinger to first baseman Keith Hernandez. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Jerry Davanon strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
TRIPLE — Cesar Cedeno triples (3) on a to right fielder Willie Crawford. Cesar Cedeno scores. Fielding error by pitcher Bob Forsch. [1 run]
10
WALK — Bob Watson walks.
10
LINEOUT — Jose Cruz lines out to third baseman Hector Cruz. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Jerry Mumphrey out, second baseman Jerry Davanon to first baseman Bob Watson. [1 out]
10
BATTER OUT — Garry Templeton out to left fielder Jose Cruz. [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Lou Brock out, second baseman Jerry Davanon to first baseman Bob Watson. [3 outs]
10

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HOU

STL

13Runs4

14Hits7

1Errors4

.341Batting Avg.219

41At Bats32

3Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs0

11Runs-Batted-In3

4Walks4

1Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts2

5Left on Base6

20Total Bases9

Monday, August 9, 1976 · 8:05 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 12,395 (27.2%)