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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 11, 1976
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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 August 11, 1976 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,695 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: (none) 3B: Jerry Dale |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Wilbur Howard | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Third Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Second Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Third Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 11, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Denny
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Denny
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Dierker
Mumphrey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Dierker
Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Denny
Boswell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Denny
Herrmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Herrmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Denny
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dierker vs. Denny
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dierker
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Dierker
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Dierker
Kessinger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ferguson who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. Gross goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Denny
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Denny
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Denny
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dierker
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Dierker
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Dierker
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Denny moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Templeton vs. Dierker
Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Denny
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Denny
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Denny
Dierker bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Denny
There goes Metzger. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Dierker
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Dierker
Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Dierker
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Denny
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Denny
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Denny
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dierker
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Dierker
Willie Crawford pinch hits for John Denny.
Crawford hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Dierker
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Curtis covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Curtis
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Curtis
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Curtis
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Curtis
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dierker for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Dierker
Templeton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Dierker
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Dierker
Ferguson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Ferguson reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Dierker
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Curtis
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Curtis
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Curtis
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Curtis
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Hrabosky
Boswell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ferguson. Boswell reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Watson goes all the way around to score. Boswell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herrmann vs. Hrabosky
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boswell scores. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Hrabosky
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dierker
Enos Cabell now playing third base. Rob Andrews now playing second base.
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Dierker
Vic Harris pinch hits for Al Hrabosky.
Harris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Dierker
Mumphrey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Dierker
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dierker, and towards Andrews, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Wallace
Mike Wallace now pitching.
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wallace
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Wallace
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Dierker
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Dierker
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Dierker
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Wallace
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Wallace
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wallace
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Wallace
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrmann vs. Wallace
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Dierker
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Dierker
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Dierker
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Mike Wallace.
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Dierker
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1976 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf 3 3 1 0 Mumphrey J, cf 5 0 1 0
Howard W, 2b 4 1 1 1 Templeton G, ss 4 0 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 1 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 1 2 0
Cedeno C, cf 3 2 1 1 Simmons T, c 4 0 2 0
Watson B, 1b 5 1 3 2 Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 1 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 2 1 Ferguson J, rf 4 0 1 1
Boswell K, 3b 4 1 1 2 Kessinger D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Andrews R, 2b 1 0 1 0 Cruz H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Herrmann E, c 5 0 2 1 Denny J, p 1 0 1 0
Metzger R, ss 4 0 2 0 Crawford W, ph 1 0 0 0
Dierker L, p 4 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
Harris V, ph 1 0 1 0
Wallace M, p 0 0 0 0
Fairly R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 14 8 35 1 9 1
Houston 103 000 400 -- 8
St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (L) 5.0 7 4 3 1 1
Curtis J 1.1 3 3 3 2 2
Hrabosky A 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Wallace M 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Kessinger D
DP -- Houston 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Houston 8, St.Louis 9
2B -- Herrmann E, Ferguson J, Boswell K, Harris V
3B -- Howard W
CS -- Metzger R
SF -- Cruz J
T -- 2:40
A -- 12695
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