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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 18, 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 July 18, 1974 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Osteen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,560 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Frank Pulli |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Claude Osteen | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Jerry DaVanon | Second Baseman |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 18, 1974
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGlothen
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. McGlothen
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball 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. Osteen
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Osteen
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Osteen
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Osteen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Osteen
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McGlothen
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McGlothen, and towards DaVanon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McGlothen
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osteen vs. McGlothen
Osteen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Osteen
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Osteen
DaVanon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Osteen
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Osteen
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothen vs. Osteen
McGlothen hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Osteen
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McGlothen
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, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. McGlothen
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Osteen
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Osteen
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Osteen
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Osteen
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McGlothen
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osteen vs. McGlothen
Osteen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Osteen
DaVanon hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Osteen
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Osteen
Tyson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Tyson reaches second base with a double. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGlothen vs. Osteen
McGlothen 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, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Osteen
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hill scores. Tyson scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Osteen
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Osteen
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. McGlothen
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. McGlothen
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. McGlothen
Rader 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Osteen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Osteen
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Osteen
Reitz strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McGlothen
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osteen vs. McGlothen
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms.
Osteen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milbourne moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. McGlothen
Gross bunts towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. Milbourne moves to third. Osteen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metzger vs. McGlothen
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. Milbourne scores. Osteen moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. McGlothen
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Osteen scores. Gross moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Watson vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Watson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Garman
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. May reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. Metzger scores. Cedeno moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Garman
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Garman
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. Cedeno scores. May moves to third. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Milbourne vs. Garman
Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. May moves to third. Rader moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Osteen vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Hill fires to third and picks off May. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Osteen vs. Hrabosky
Osteen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Osteen
Larry Milbourne now playing second base. Bob Gallagher now playing right field. Greg Gross now playing left field.
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Osteen
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Osteen
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Osteen
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Al Hrabosky.
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Pena
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Pena covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Pena
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Osteen
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Osteen
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Osteen
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is out, Rader applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Osteen
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Osteen
Smith hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Pena
Gallagher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Pena
May hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Pena
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Pena
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milbourne vs. Pena
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Osteen
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Osteen
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DaVanon vs. Osteen
DaVanon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Osteen
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno 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 7/18/1974 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf-lf 4 1 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 3 2
Metzger R, ss 5 1 0 1 McBride B, cf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 2 2 1 Smith R, rf 2 0 0 0
Watson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Torre J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gallagher B, rf 1 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0
May L, 1b 5 2 3 3 DaVanon J, 2b 4 0 0 0
May M, c 4 0 3 1 Hill M, c 4 1 2 0
Rader D, 3b 5 0 0 1 Tyson M, ss 3 1 1 0
Helms T, 2b 3 0 2 0 McGlothen L, p 2 0 0 0
Milbourne L, pr-2b 2 1 1 1 Garman M, p 0 0 0 0
Osteen C, p 4 1 1 0 Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
Melendez L, ph 1 0 0 0
Pena O, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 13 8 31 2 8 2
Houston 010 001 600 -- 8
St.Louis 000 020 000 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen C (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L (L)* 6.0 10 7 4 1 3
Garman M 0.1 2 1 0 1 0
Hrabosky A 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Pena O 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 7th
E -- May L, Reitz K 3, Torre J, Rader D
DP -- Houston 4, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 9, St.Louis 5
2B -- Tyson M, May L
HR -- May L
SB -- Brock L 2
CS -- Brock L 2
SH -- Gross G
T -- 2:19
A -- 11560
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