St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 4 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 4

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Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 12, 1975 (N) at Astrodome

STL N 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 - 5 11 1 HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 8 0

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 Melendez cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Davis ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradford rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 McBride ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Simmons c 4 1 2 2 0 0 8 2 Smith 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Tyson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 Denny p 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 11 5 3 2 27 11

FIELDING - E: Smith (12).

BATTING - 2B: Reitz (20,off Roberts). HR: Simmons (14,6th inning off Roberts 1 on 1 out). GDP: Reitz (14,off Roberts). Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - CS: Brock (12,2nd base by Roberts/May); Smith (4,2nd base by Roberts/May).

Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Gross rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 Johnson 1b,c 3 0 0 0 1 3 11 2 May c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Watson ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Rader 3b 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 3 Boswell 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Helms ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DaVanon ss 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 6 Roberts p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 4 8 4 4 9 27 18

FIELDING - DP: 1. Boswell-DaVanon-Johnson.

BATTING - 2B: DaVanon (1,off Denny); Gross (9,off Denny). HR: Rader (9,8th inning off Hrabosky 2 on 2 out). Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (40,2nd base off Denny/Simmons). CS: Boswell (3,2nd base by Denny/Simmons).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Denny W(7-3) 7.1 7 3 1 4 5 0 31 Hrabosky SV(17) 1.2 1 1 0 0 4 1 6 Totals 9 8 4 1 4 9 1 37

Inherited Runners - Scored: Hrabosky 2-2. .

Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts L(7-13) 6.1 11 5 5 2 1 1 28 Sosa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cosgrove 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 2 1 37

Inherited Runners - Scored: Sosa 2-0. .

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol

Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 10676

Starting Lineups:

St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros

1. Brock lf Howard lf
2. Melendez cf Gross rf
3. Bradford rf Cedeno cf
4. Simmons c Johnson 1b
5. Smith 1b May c
6. Sizemore 2b Rader 3b
7. Reitz 3b Boswell 2b
8. Tyson ss DaVanon ss
9. Denny p Roberts p

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez flied out to right; Bradford popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to left; Howard was picked off first (pitcher to first); Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to left; Smith flied out to left; Sizemore singled to right [Simmons to third]; Reitz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson struck out; May flied out to left; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Denny grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Boswell struck out (catcher to first); DaVanon doubled to left; Roberts singled to right [DaVanon scored]; Howard forced Roberts (shortstop to second); Gross forced Howard (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez struck out; Bradford walked; Simmons popped to third in foul territory; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Johnson struck out; May singled to center; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore singled to left; Reitz lined to right; Tyson singled to left [Sizemore to second]; Denny singled to center [Sizemore out at home (center to first to shortstop to catcher to third), Tyson to third, Denny to second]; Brock singled to left [Tyson scored, Denny scored]; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Boswell singled to right; Boswell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); DaVanon walked; Roberts flied out to left; Howard forced DaVanon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Melendez flied out to center; Bradford singled to center; Simmons homered to left [Bradford scored]; Smith singled to center; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to shortstop); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to right; Cedeno stole second; Johnson walked; May flied out to right [Cedeno to third]; Rader forced Johnson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz doubled to left; Tyson grounded out (second to first) [Reitz to third]; Denny singled [Reitz scored]; Brock walked [Denny to second]; SOSA REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); DAVIS BATTED FOR MELENDEZ; Davis flied out to right [Denny to third, Brock to second]; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR BRADFORD; McBride lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); DaVanon walked; CRUZ BATTED FOR SOSA; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [DaVanon to second]; Howard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Simmons grounded out (third to first); Smith made an out to first; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross doubled to left; Cedeno walked; Johnson was called out on strikes; HRABOSKY REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED FOR MAY; Watson struck out; Smith dropped a foul fly hit by Rader for an error; Rader homered to left (unearned) [Gross scored (unearned), Cedeno scored (unearned)]; HELMS BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Helms flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HELMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Reitz flied out to right; Tyson grounded out (third to first); Hrabosky walked; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: DaVanon struck out; CABELL BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Cabell struck out; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 5 11 1 5 Astros 4 8 0 6

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