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Astros 11 @ Cardinals 7
Busch Stadium
June 9, 1978

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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 June 9, 1978 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 11 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJune 9, 1978 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 11 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 11
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 7 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJ.R. Richard  
Losing PitcherGeorge Frazier  
SaveKen Forsch  
Game Winning RBIJose Cruz 

Game Info

DateJune 9, 1978 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherJ.R. Richard  
Home Starting PitcherSilvio Martinez  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance40,764 
Time of Game3 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Quick
1B: Jerry Crawford
2B: Doug Harvey
3B: Andy Olsen

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Left Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Art Howe  Second Baseman 
Reggie Baldwin  Catcher 
Jimmy Sexton  Shortstop 
J.R. Richard  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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 
Silvio Martinez  Pitcher 
Ken Boyer  Manager 

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Astros 11 @ Cardinals 7
Busch Stadium
June 9, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/9/1978 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, lf            5  0  2  0   Brock L, lf           3  0  0  0   
Cabell E, 3b          5  2  1  0   Coluccio B, ph-lf     1  0  0  0   
Cedeno C, cf          5  3  3  0   Templeton G, ss       5  0  1  0   
Cruz J, rf            4  2  4  5   Hendrick G, cf        4  0  1  1   
Watson B, 1b          2  2  0  0   Simmons T, c          4  2  1  0   
Bergman D, 1b         1  0  0  0   Hernandez K, 1b       4  2  1  1   
Howe A, 2b            5  1  2  2   Morales J, rf         3  1  2  1   
Baldwin R, c          5  0  1  1   Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0   
Sexton J, ss          2  0  0  0   Scott T, ph           1  0  0  0   
Walling D, ph         1  0  1  2   Reitz K, 3b           4  1  1  1   
Metzger R, ss         1  0  0  0   Tyson M, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Richard J, p          3  0  0  0   Phillips M, ph-2b     1  0  0  0   
Sambito J, p          0  1  0  0   Martinez S, p         1  0  0  0   
Forsch K, p           1  0  0  0   Dwyer J, ph           1  0  1  2   
                                   Frazier G, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Freed R, ph           0  0  0  1   
                                   Urrea J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Mumphrey J, rf        1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40 11 14 10                        35  7  9  7

Houston          100 340 030 -- 11
St.Louis         020 201 020 --  7

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Richard J (W)         5.1  5  5  5  6 12
Sambito J             2.0  4  2  2  1  2
Forsch K (S)          1.2  0  0  0  0  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Martinez S            4.0  5  4  3  1  1
Frazier G (L)         2.0  5  4  2  1  0
Urrea J               1.2  3  3  3  2  1
Schultz B             1.1  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Morales J, Reitz K
LOB -- Houston 7, St.Louis 9
2B -- Simmons T
3B -- Hernandez K, Cruz J 2
HR -- Reitz K
SB -- Cedeno C, Cruz J
CS -- Puhl T, Cruz J
SF -- Hendrick G
PB -- Simmons T
T -- 3:10
A -- 40764

    

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