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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 23, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on April 23, 1974 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Konieczny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,188 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Paul Pryor |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Doug Konieczny | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 23, 1974
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Siebert
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Siebert
There goes Gross. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Tyson applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Siebert
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Siebert
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Konieczny
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Konieczny
There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Konieczny
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Konieczny
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarver vs. Konieczny
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Siebert
Watson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Siebert
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Siebert
Edwards hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Siebert
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Siebert
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konieczny vs. Siebert
Konieczny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Konieczny
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Konieczny
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Konieczny
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Torre reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tyson vs. Konieczny
Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Konieczny
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Siebert
Gross hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Siebert
Metzger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Siebert
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Konieczny
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Konieczny
Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Konieczny
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Konieczny
McCarver is hit by the pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McBride vs. Konieczny
The umpire calls a balk on Konieczny Sizemore scores. Smith moves to third. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McBride vs. Konieczny
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. McCarver scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Wilson
Don Wilson now pitching.
Wilson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilson. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Wilson
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Wilson
Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Wilson
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Wilson
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Siebert
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Siebert
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Siebert
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Wilson
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Wilson
There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Wilson
Sizemore bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Wilson
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Siebert
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Siebert
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Siebert
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Wilson
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Wilson
Reitz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Wilson
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Wilson
Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Siebert
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Siebert
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Siebert
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Siebert
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wilson
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Wilson
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Wilson
There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Wilson
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Wilson
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Siebert
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Siebert
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Siebert
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Siebert
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Siebert
The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Edwards moves to third. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gallagher vs. Siebert
Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Don Wilson.
Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Nagy
Mike Nagy now pitching.
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Nagy
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson who is chasing the ball. Reitz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Nagy
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Nagy
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Nagy
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Siebert
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Siebert
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Siebert
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Siebert
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Tyson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nagy
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Nagy
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nagy
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Siebert
Jose Cruz now playing left field.
May hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Siebert
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Siebert
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1974 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf 3 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 5 2 3 0
Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, lf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 1 2 1
Watson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 1 1
May L, 1b 4 1 1 0 McCarver T, c 3 1 0 0
Edwards J, c 4 1 2 2 McBride B, cf 4 1 1 2
Rader D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 1 2 1
Helms T, 2b 3 0 2 0 Torre J, 1b 3 1 2 1
Konieczny D, p 1 0 0 0 Tyson M, ss 4 0 2 1
Wilson D, p 1 0 0 0 Siebert S, p 4 0 0 0
Gallagher B, ph 1 0 0 0
Nagy M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 35 8 13 7
Houston 020 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis 014 101 10x -- 8
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Konieczny D (L) 2.1 6 5 5 0 1
Wilson D 3.2 5 2 2 1 2
Nagy M 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert S (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 3
E -- Wilson D
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 5, St.Louis 7
2B -- Torre J, Brock L
3B -- Reitz K
HR -- Edwards J
SB -- Brock L 3
CS -- Gross G
SH -- Sizemore T
SF -- Smith R
HBP -- by Konieczny D (McCarver T)
Balk -- Konieczny D
PB -- McCarver T
T -- 2:20
A -- 7188
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