Win: Jack Veres Loss: Alex Amalfitano
Save: Bob Deitrick
Inning: 1 Houston Jack Veres pitching. Mike Lowe grounds out to the shortstop. Don Pugh grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Eckert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bert Jackson pitching. Jim Springer grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Napoleon walks. Jim Napoleon steals second. Jose Niekro grounds out to the third baseman. Kuper Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Snipe Belden flies out to the left fielder. Tony Miller strikes out. Frank Hopkins singles to left field. Frank Hopkins is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Denny Crouch walks. Tully Haas singles to center field. Dave Sweeney grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Crouch advances to third on the play. Tully Haas advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Jhordy Alvarez strikes out. Jack Veres singles to right field. Denny Crouch scores. Tully Haas scores. Jim Springer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Mallicoat singles to right field. Howie Blair singles to right field. Bert Jackson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Lowe walks. Don Pugh grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Mallicoat scores. Howie Blair advances to third on the play. Mike Lowe advances to second on the play. Joe Eckert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jim Napoleon grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Niekro strikes out. Kuper Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Snipe Belden flies out to the right fielder. Tony Miller strikes out. Frank Hopkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Denny Crouch singles in front of the left fielder. Denny Crouch steals second. Tully Haas pops out to the shortstop. Dave Sweeney singles to center field. Jhordy Alvarez pops out to the shortstop. Jack Veres singles to right field. Denny Crouch scores. Jim Springer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Veres is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Mallicoat strikes out. Howie Blair grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim Napoleon grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Niekro grounds out to the pitcher. Kuper Brown flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Lowe singles to right field. Don Pugh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Eckert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Denny Crouch doubles to left field. Tully Haas flies out to the center fielder. Dave Sweeney strikes out. Otto Mott is pinch hitting for Jhordy Alvarez. Otto Mott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Snipe Belden grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Miller doubles to center field. Frank Hopkins flies out to the center fielder. Joe Mallicoat singles to center field. Tony Miller scores. Joe Mallicoat steals second. Howie Blair singles to right field. Peanuts McKelvy is pinch hitting for Bert Jackson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Peanuts McKelvy singles to center field. Joe Mallicoat scores. Mike Lowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Alex Amalfitano pitching. Wade Rolla is pinch hitting for Jack Veres. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wade Rolla lines out to the shortstop. Jim Springer hits a home run. Jim Napoleon grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Landon Tyree pitching. Don Pugh walks. Joe Eckert grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Don Pugh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Snipe Belden walks. Tony Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Kuper Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Denny Crouch singles to center field. Tully Haas flies out to the left fielder. Dave Sweeney singles to left field. Otto Mott pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Deitrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Hopkins strikes out. Joe Mallicoat singles to center field. Howie Blair walks. Clu Mayfield is pinch hitting for Alex Amalfitano. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clu Mayfield walks. Mike Lowe strikes out. Don Pugh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7