St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros
May 8, 1979
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
loss:
K. Forschwin:
P. Vuckovichsave:D. Knowles
K. Forschwin:P. Vuckovichsave:D. KnowlesScoring Summary
STLHOU
5Ken Forsch singles on a to right fielder George Hendrick. Bob Watson scores. [1 run]01- 7Dane Iorg hits a home run (1). [1 run]11
- 8George Hendrick hits a home run (2). Keith Hernandez scores. Ted Simmons scores. [3 runs]41
Player Stats
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Garry Templeton Sr.SS | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| 2Lou BrockLF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .366 |
| Jerry MumphreyLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 3Keith Hernandez1B | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| 4Ted SimmonsC | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| 5George HendrickRF | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| 6Tony ScottCF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .319 |
| 7Ken Reitz3B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 |
| 8Mike Tyson2B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Dane IorgPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .317 |
| Ken Oberkfell2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| 9Pete VuckovichP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Mark LittellP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Darold KnowlesP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete VuckovichRHP | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.03 |
| Mark LittellRHP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.14 |
| Darold KnowlesLHP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.12 |
| TOTAL | 8.3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | - |
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Terry PuhlRF | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .279 |
| 2Craig ReynoldsSS | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Jeffrey LeonardPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .381 |
| 3Cesar CedenoCF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| 4Jose CruzLF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 |
| 5Enos Cabell3B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| 6Bob Watson1B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .276 |
| 7Art Howe2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Rafael Landestoy2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Julio GonzalezPR-2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 8Bruce BochyC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .192 |
| 9Ken ForschP | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Denny WallingPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken ForschRHP | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 2.67 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 52 | - |
Play-by-Play
1st inningSTLHOU
- TOP 1
- BATTER OUT — Garry Templeton out, pitcher Ken Forsch to first baseman Bob Watson. [1 out]00
- BATTER OUT — Lou Brock out, pitcher Ken Forsch to first baseman Bob Watson. [2 outs]00
- DOUBLE — Keith Hernandez doubles (11) on a to right fielder Terry Puhl.00
- BATTER OUT — Ted Simmons out, second baseman Art Howe to first baseman Bob Watson. [3 outs]00
- BOTTOM 1
- BATTER OUT — Terry Puhl out, shortstop Garry Templeton to first baseman Keith Hernandez. [1 out]00
- BATTER OUT — Craig Reynolds out to right fielder George Hendrick. [2 outs]00
- BATTER OUT — Cesar Cedeno out, third baseman Ken Reitz to first baseman Keith Hernandez. [3 outs]00
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Team Stats
Game Details
Tuesday, May 8, 1979 · 8:05 PM
Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX
attendance: 15,645 (38.0%)