Cardinals @ Astros
August 6, 1977

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Cardinals 3 9 0
Astros 1 5 1
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Cardinals 3 9 0
Astros 1 5 1

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .333 .356
At Bats 2 379
Hits 0 109
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 0 69

Butch Metzger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 3
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Astrodome - August 6, 1977
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Out
Butch Metzger
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Tyson
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Hector Cruz
Jerry Mumphrey
Mike Anderson
Bob Watson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 9 0 5
Houston Astros 1 5 1 3
Winning Pitcher Bob Forsch
Losing Pitcher Mark Lemongello
Save Butch Metzger
Game Winning RBI Lou Brock
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Butch Metzger now pitching. Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Reitz hits a line drive towards third. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ken Forsch now pitching. Joe Ferguson now catching. Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Julio Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Mark Lemongello. Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Mike Anderson now playing right field. Hector Cruz now playing left field. Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Simmons is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Templeton moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Top 8 Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Templeton reaches second base with a double. Brock goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Brock is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Reitz strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Top 7 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. There goes Hernandez trying to get to third. Cedeno throws the ball in to Howe, who tags Hernandez for the out. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second.
Top 7 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 6 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Top 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyson scores.
Top 6 Forsch bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 6 There goes Tyson. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Tyson steals second.
Top 6 Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe juggles the ball. That's an error on Howe.
Bottom 4 Forsch fires to first and picks off Cruz.
Bottom 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Brock. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 4 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lemongello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrmann strikes out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mumphrey hits a line drive towards third. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 1 Boswell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.