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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 2, 1978
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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 June 2, 1978 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,315 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Sexton | Shortstop |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Denny Walling | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 2, 1978
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Andujar
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Andujar
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Brock for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Andujar
Hendrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Denny
Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Denny
Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Denny
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Denny
Cruz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Denny scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Andujar
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Andujar
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Andujar
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Hernandez steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Andujar
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Andujar
Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Andujar
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Sexton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Denny
Watson hits a popup towards the mound. Denny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Denny
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Denny
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it 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: ---
Denny vs. Andujar
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Andujar
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Andujar
Templeton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Denny
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Denny
Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Denny
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Andujar
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Andujar
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Andujar
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Andujar
Morales hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Denny
Sexton 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Denny
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Denny
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Andujar
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Andujar
Tyson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Andujar
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Denny
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Denny
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Denny
Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Howe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Denny
Herrmann is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andujar vs. Denny
Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Andujar
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Andujar
Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Andujar
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Andujar
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Hendrick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Andujar
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Denny
Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sexton vs. Denny
Sexton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tyson catches it and throws to first to double up Puhl. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Denny
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Andujar
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Andujar
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Andujar
Tyson hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denny vs. Andujar
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Denny
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Denny
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Denny
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Andujar
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Andujar
Templeton hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Andujar
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Andujar
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Andujar
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Denny
Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Denny
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Denny
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar.
Bergman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Denny
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Sambito
Reitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Sambito
Tyson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denny vs. Sambito
Denny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Denny
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Jimmy Sexton.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Denny
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Denny
Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1978 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Puhl T, cf 4 0 1 0
Templeton G, ss 4 0 0 0 Sexton J, ss 3 0 0 0
Hendrick G, cf 3 1 1 0 Alou J, ph 1 0 0 0
Simmons T, c 2 0 1 1 Cabell E, 3b 4 1 2 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, rf 4 1 1 2
Morales J, rf 3 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Walling D, lf 3 0 0 0
Tyson M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Howe A, 2b 3 0 1 0
Denny J, p 4 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 2 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 2 0 0 0
Bergman D, ph 0 0 0 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 29 2 5 2
St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1
Houston 000 000 002 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (L) 8.1 5 2 2 2 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar J 8.0 4 1 1 4 2
Sambito J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Cabell E
DP -- St.Louis 1, Houston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Houston 4
2B -- Howe A, Simmons T
HR -- Cruz J
SB -- Hernandez K
T -- 2:00
A -- 10315
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