St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 5 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 5

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Day

Game Played on Saturday, May 15, 1971 (N) at Astrodome

STL N 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 12 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 1

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Alou cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Melendez cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simmons c 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Torre 3b 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 Cardenal rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 Beauchamp 1b 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 1 Hague 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Javier 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 6 Sizemore ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 4 Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Burda ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 6 12 6 2 1 27 17

FIELDING - DP: 1. Torre-Javier-Beauchamp. E: Sizemore (6).

BATTING - 2B: Sizemore (1,off Blasingame); Javier (1,off Griffin). 3B: Cardenal (2,off Blasingame). SH: Alou (2,off Culver). SF: Javier (1,off Blasingame). HBP: Beauchamp (1,by Blasingame). GDP: Simmons (2,off Blasingame). IBB: Torre (2,by Culver). Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - SB: Beauchamp (2,2nd base off Blasingame/Howard); Brock (14,2nd base off Ray/Howard).

Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 4 Wynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 3 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Menke 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 Rader 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 Alou rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 Howard c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lemaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 12 4 0 2 27 11

FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Metzger-Menke. E: Rader (2).

BATTING - 2B: Morgan 2 (10,off Carlton,off Taylor); Alou (4,off Taylor). 3B: Cedeno (3,off Carlton); Edwards (1,off Taylor). GDP: Howard (1,off Carlton). Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - CS: Metzger (2,2nd base by Carlton/Simmons).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Carlton W(6-2) 5 9 5 4 0 1 0 22 Taylor SV(1) 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 Totals 9 12 5 4 0 2 0 37

Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blasingame 3.2 6 4 4 0 0 0 17 Ray 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 Griffin L(0-4) 0.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 Lemaster 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Culver 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 Totals 9 12 6 5 2 1 0 41

HBP: Blasingame (4,Beauchamp). IBB: Culver (4,Torre). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 1-0; Lemaster 1-0. .

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer

Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 19285

Starting Lineups:

St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros

1. Brock lf Metzger ss
2. Alou cf Morgan 2b
3. Simmons c Cedeno cf
4. Torre 3b Watson lf
5. Cardenal rf Menke 1b
6. Beauchamp 1b Rader 3b
7. Javier 2b Alou rf
8. Sizemore ss Howard c
9. Carlton p Blasingame p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou singled to left; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to shortstop; Metzger was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher); Morgan singled to left; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson forced Morgan (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal flied out to left; Beauchamp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (second to first); Rader singled to center; Alou singled to left [Rader to second]; Howard grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Javier flied out to center; Sizemore doubled to left; Carlton popped to shortstop; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame popped to third in foul territory; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons singled to center; Torre singled to left [Simmons to second]; Cardenal tripled to right [Torre scored, Simmons scored]; Beauchamp was hit by a pitch; Beauchamp stole second; Javier hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cardenal scored]; Sizemore singled to left [Beauchamp scored, Sizemore to second (on throw)]; RAY REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Carlton lined to third; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out (second to first); Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Alou singled to shortstop [Brock out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Lou Brock was called for interference; Simmons popped to shortstop; Torre singled to left [Alou to second]; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled to center; Alou singled to left [Rader to second]; Howard popped to second; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR RAY; Martinez flied to right in foul territory; Metzger singled to right [Alou to third, Rader scored]; Morgan doubled to left [Metzger scored, Alou scored]; Cedeno tripled to left [Morgan scored, Cedeno scored (error by Sizemore) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Watson popped to second; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Beauchamp reached on an error by Rader; Javier doubled to left [Beauchamp to third]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); BURDA BATTED FOR CARLTON; Burda singled to right [Javier scored, Beauchamp scored (unearned)]; LEMASTER REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Brock flied to left in foul territory; Alou forced Burda (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: TAYLOR REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Menke grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou doubled to right; EDWARDS BATTED FOR HOWARD; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Simmons lined to right; Torre singled to left; Cardenal flied out to left; Beauchamp forced Torre (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: CHILES BATTED FOR LEMASTER; On a bunt Chiles grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan doubled to left; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: CULVER REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Javier flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Taylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); Watson grounded out (third to first); Menke flied out to right; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock walked; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; Simmons flied out to left; Torre was walked intentionally; Cardenal forced Torre (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

ASTROS 9TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); HAGUE REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards tripled to left; GERONIMO RAN FOR EDWARDS; MILLER BATTED FOR CULVER; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); WYNN BATTED FOR METZGER; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 6 12 1 8 Astros 5 12 1 5

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