Win: Matty Wills Loss: George Sullivan
Save: Dutch Mills
Inning: 1 St. Louis Les Ratliff pitching. Jim Springer walks. Jim Napoleon singles to right field. Jim Springer advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jose Niekro strikes out. Kuper Brown triples. Jim Springer scores. Jim Napoleon scores. Denny Crouch strikes out. Tully Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Vick pitching. Mike Lowe pops out to the third baseman. Paddy Foor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Dave Sweeney singles to center field. Otto Mott singles to right field. Steve Vick lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Otto Mott advances to second on the play. Otto Mott advances to second on the play. Jim Springer doubles to right field. Otto Mott scores. Jim Napoleon singles to center field. Steve Vick scores. Jim Springer scores. Penn Kucek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Niekro flies out to the center fielder. Kuper Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ray Bailor lines out to the third baseman. Dennis Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Joe Eckert singles to right field. Snipe Belden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Eckert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Denny Crouch walks. Tully Haas strikes out. Dave Sweeney walks. Denny Crouch steals third. Otto Mott singles to center field. Denny Crouch scores. Steve Vick lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Springer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Frank Hopkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Penn Kucek strikes out. Mike Lowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jim Napoleon lines out to the third baseman. Jose Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Kuper Brown singles to center field. Denny Crouch walks. Tully Haas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Denny Crouch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Paddy Foor hits a home run. Ray Cooper grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Bailor walks. Dennis Ortiz triples. Ray Bailor scores. Joe Eckert flies out to the right fielder. Snipe Belden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Dave Sweeney grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Mott walks. Steve Vick lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Springer singles to center field. Otto Mott scores. Jim Napoleon singles to center field. Jim Springer advances to third on the hit. Jose Niekro walks. Kuper Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Frank Hopkins walks. Peanuts McKelvy is pinch hitting for Penn Kucek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Peanuts McKelvy singles to right field. Frank Hopkins advances to third on the hit. Mike Lowe strikes out. Paddy Foor singles to right field. Frank Hopkins scores. Peanuts McKelvy advances to third on the hit. Ray Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Peanuts McKelvy scores. Paddy Foor advances to second on the play. Ray Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tom Henke pitching. Denny Crouch grounds out to the third baseman. Tully Haas grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dennis Ortiz singles to right field. Joe Eckert doubles to right field. Snipe Belden flies out to the left fielder. Frank Hopkins singles to right field. Dennis Ortiz scores. Joe Eckert scores. Joe Sivess comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Mallicoat is pinch hitting for Tom Henke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Joe Mallicoat grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jared Mills pitching. Otto Mott reached on a fielding error by Jared Mills. Joe Sivess lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Springer doubles to left field. Otto Mott scores. Jim Napoleon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Springer advances to third on the play. Jose Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Mike Lowe grounds out to the second baseman. Paddy Foor flies out to the left fielder. Ray Cooper singles to center field. Ray Bailor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Kuper Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Denny Crouch pops out to the first baseman. Tully Haas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dennis Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Joe Eckert pops out to the second baseman. Snipe Belden singles to center field. Frank Hopkins singles to left field. Johnny Battin is pinch hitting for Jared Mills. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Johnny Battin singles to center field. Snipe Belden scores. Frank Hopkins advances to third on the hit. Mike Lowe singles to center field. Frank Hopkins scores. Johnny Battin advances to third on the hit. Matty Wills comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paddy Foor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis George Sullivan pitching. Dave Sweeney singles to right field. Otto Mott singles in front of the left fielder. Dave Sweeney advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Andy Waugh is pinch hitting for Matty Wills. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Andy Waugh strikes out. Jim Springer walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Napoleon grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Dave Sweeney is out at home. Jose Niekro singles to right field. Otto Mott scores. Jim Springer scores. Kuper Brown hits an infield single to the second baseman. Denny Crouch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Dutch Mills pitching. Ray Cooper singles to left field. Ray Bailor walks. Dennis Ortiz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ray Cooper advances to third on the play. Joe Eckert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 13 Houston total runners LOB: 7