Astros @ Cardinals
June 9, 1978

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Astros 11 14 0
Cardinals 7 9 2
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Astros 11 14 0
Cardinals 7 9 2

Ted Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .323
OBP .500 .411
At Bats 3 195
Hits 1 63
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 32
RBI’s 0 26

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 2
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Busch Stadium - June 9, 1978
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Ken Forsch
Reggie Baldwin
Dave Bergman
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Terry Puhl
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Ted Simmons
Garry Templeton
Bob Coluccio
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Ken Forsch now pitching. Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mumphrey tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to third. Coluccio moves to second.
Bottom 8 Coluccio takes first base on ball four. Mumphrey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Reitz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Bergman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Buddy Schultz now pitching. Jerry Mumphrey now playing right field. Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. Sambito scores. Cabell scores. Cedeno goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sambito moves to third. Cabell moves to second.
Top 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sambito moves to second.
Top 8 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Sambito takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.
Bottom 7 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Cruz. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Phillips applying the tag.
Top 7 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bob Coluccio now playing left field. Mike Phillips now playing second base. John Urrea now pitching. Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Sambito now pitching. Bob Coluccio pinch hits for Lou Brock. Coluccio strikes out.
Bottom 6 Roger Freed pinch hits for George Frazier. Freed takes first base on ball four. Morales scores. Reitz moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mike Phillips pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Phillips takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to third. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Reitz takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 6 Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Puhl. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 5 Roger Metzger now playing shortstop. Templeton strikes out.
Top 5 Richard hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Denny Walling pinch hits for Jimmy Sexton. Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Watson scores. Howe moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Baldwin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. Cedeno scores. Cruz moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Top 5 Watson is walked intentionally.
Top 5 There goes Cruz. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 George Frazier now pitching. Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Silvio Martinez. Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Hernandez scores. Morales moves to third.
Bottom 4 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Morales takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Simmons reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Richard hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Baldwin hits a line drive into right field. Morales picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Morales. Watson scores. Howe goes all the way around to score. Baldwin moves to third.
Top 4 Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Watson moves to third.
Top 4 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock strikes out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richard hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tyson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Hernandez reaches third base with a triple. Simmons goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sexton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howe strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Top 1 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.