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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 12, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 12, 1975 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,676 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Ed Sudol |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bradford | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Reggie Smith | First Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Jerry DaVanon | Shortstop |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 12, 1975
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Roberts
Bradford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Denny
Denny fires to first and picks off Howard. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Denny
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Denny
May hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Roberts
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Denny
Boswell strikes out. Simmons drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Boswell out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Denny
DaVanon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. DaVanon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Denny
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DaVanon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Roberts
Bradford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Denny
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Denny
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Denny
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a line drive into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Denny vs. Roberts
Denny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Sizemore trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Tyson moves to third. Denny moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tyson scores. Denny scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Roberts
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is out, Boswell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Denny
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Denny
There goes Boswell. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Denny
DaVanon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Denny
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Roberts
Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Roberts
Bradford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Roberts
Simmons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Roberts
There goes Smith. The throw from May to DaVanon and they have Smith trapped. The throw over to Johnson, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Roberts
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Denny
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Denny
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Denny
May hits a fly ball into right field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Denny
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Roberts
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Reitz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tyson vs. Roberts
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Denny vs. Roberts
Denny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reitz scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Roberts
Brock takes first base on ball four. Denny moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Sosa
Jose Sosa now pitching. Willie Davis pinch hits for Luis Melendez.
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Denny moves to third. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McBride vs. Sosa
Bake McBride pinch hits for Buddy Bradford.
McBride hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Denny
Willie Davis now playing right field. Bake McBride now playing center field.
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Denny
DaVanon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Denny
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Jose Sosa.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DaVanon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Cosgrove
Mike Cosgrove now pitching.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cosgrove
Smith hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Cosgrove
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Denny
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching. Bob Watson pinch hits for Milt May.
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Hrabosky
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Hrabosky
Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Hrabosky
Tommy Helms pinch hits for Ken Boswell.
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Cosgrove
Bob Watson now playing first base. Cliff Johnson now catching. Tommy Helms now playing second base.
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Cosgrove
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrabosky vs. Cosgrove
Hrabosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Cosgrove
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Hrabosky
DaVanon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Hrabosky
Enos Cabell pinch hits for Mike Cosgrove.
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hrabosky
Howard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1975 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 2 Howard W, lf 5 0 1 0
Melendez L, cf 3 0 0 0 Gross G, rf 4 1 1 0
Davis W, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 1 1 0
Bradford B, rf 2 1 1 0 Johnson C, 1b-c 3 0 0 0
McBride B, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 May M, c 3 0 1 0
Simmons T, c 4 1 2 2 Watson B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Smith R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 3
Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Boswell K, 2b 3 0 1 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Helms T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Tyson M, ss 4 1 1 0 DaVanon J, ss 2 1 1 0
Denny J, p 3 1 2 1 Roberts D, p 2 0 1 1
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0 Sosa J, p 0 0 0 0
Cruz J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cosgrove M, p 0 0 0 0
Cabell E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 11 5 33 4 8 4
St.Louis 000 022 100 -- 5
Houston 001 000 030 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (W) 7.1 7 3 1 4 5
Hrabosky A (S) 1.2 1 1 0 0 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (L) 6.1 11 5 5 2 1
Sosa J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cosgrove M 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Smith R
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Houston 6
2B -- DaVanon J, Reitz K, Gross G
HR -- Simmons T, Rader D
SB -- Cedeno C
CS -- Brock L, Boswell K, Smith R
T -- 2:28
A -- 10676
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