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June 3, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 6 0
Astros 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 6 0
Astros 1 5 0

Denny Walling Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .194
OBP .333 .250
At Bats 2 36
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 0 6

Pete Vuckovich Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 1
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Astrodome - June 3, 1978
Pete Vuckovich
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Phillips
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
George Hendrick
Jerry Morales
Denny Walling
Jose Cruz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 0 3
Houston Astros 1 5 0 4
Winning Pitcher Pete Vuckovich
Losing Pitcher Tom Dixon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ted Simmons
Attendance 27,822
Time of Game 1 hour 47 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Walling strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe Sambito now pitching. Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 8 Joaquin Andujar pinch runs for Jesus Alou. Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roger Metzger now playing second base. Vuckovich is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bob Watson pinch hits for Julio Gonzalez. Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bergman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sexton hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herrmann tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to third.
Bottom 6 Herrmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Herrmann reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Top 6 Simmons strikes out.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bergman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Vuckovich covering, for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out.
Top 5 Vuckovich bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morales tags and scores.
Top 5 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to third.
Top 5 Morales hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Morales reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sexton hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vuckovich is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Bergman hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reitz strikes out.
Top 2 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.