Astros @ Cardinals
May 8, 1976

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Top 9	R	H	E
Astros	1	9	0
Cardinals	5	12	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Astros	1	9	0
Cardinals	5	12	0

Jose Cruz Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.200
OBP	.000	.289
At Bats	4	40
Hits	0	8
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	5
RBI’s	0	7

Lynn McGlothen Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	3	0

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Busch Stadium - May 8, 1976

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Out

Lynn McGlothen

Ted Simmons

Keith Hernandez

Vic Harris

Hector Cruz

Don Kessinger

Mike Anderson

Luis Melendez

Willie Crawford

Jose Cruz

Enos Cabell

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Houston Astros	1	9	0	11
St. Louis Cardinals	5	12	0	7
Winning Pitcher	Lynn McGlothen
Losing Pitcher	Mike Cosgrove
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Vic Harris
Attendance	17,366
Time of Game	2 hours 4 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Cabell takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Jerry DaVanon pinch hits for Mike Barlow. DaVanon hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGlothen for the out.

Bottom 8 Kessinger is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Cruz strikes out.

Bottom 8 There goes Anderson. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Anderson steals second.

Bottom 8 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.

Top 8 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Mike Barlow now pitching. Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.

Top 7 There goes Cabell. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cabell steals second.

Top 7 Cabell takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Luis Melendez now playing center field. Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jose Sosa. Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Luis Melendez pinch hits for Bake McBride. Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 McGlothen bunts towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGlothen for the out. Kessinger moves to second.

Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Watson scores. Johnson moves to third.

Top 6 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to third. Johnson moves to second.

Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Watson reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Cruz is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sosa fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Jose Sosa now pitching. Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crawford scores.

Bottom 5 Crawford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross who is chasing the ball. Crawford reaches third base with a triple. Harris scores.

Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. McBride scores. Harris moves to third.

Bottom 5 Harris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Harris reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. Kessinger scores. McBride moves to third.

Bottom 5 McBride takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Kessinger moves to second.

Bottom 5 McGlothen strikes out.

Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second.

Bottom 5 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Milbourne hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Cosgrove bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. Metzger moves to second.

Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to McGlothen covering. Safe.

Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cosgrove fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Crawford hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Harris hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. McBride reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Harris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 3 Milbourne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Cosgrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.

Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Metzger is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford. Howard reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson throws the ball in to Harris who tags Gross, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris moves to third.

Bottom 1 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 McBride hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Milbourne takes first base on ball four.

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