Win: Caleb King Loss: Johnny Harmon
Save: Frank Dopson
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Lee pitching. Curt Williams walks. Sammy Dunn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Curt Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Byrd reached on a fielding error by Al Peters. Dave Coulter walks. Rob Branca grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ed Massey pitching. Charlie Lovett grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Saier strikes out. Amalio Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dave Runnels grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Mott grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Murray pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Al Peters flies out to the right fielder. Carl Marshall doubles to center field. Rich Sheely singles to center field. Carl Marshall scores. Don Faedo pops out to the third baseman. Luis Charlton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Massey walks. Curt Williams strikes out. Sammy Dunn flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Byrd walks. Dave Coulter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bill Lee walks. Charlie Lovett strikes out. Joe Saier singles to left field. Bill Lee advances to third on the hit. Amalio Blackburn hits a home run. Bill Lee scores. Joe Saier scores. Al Peters strikes out. Carl Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Rob Branca flies out to the left fielder. Dave Runnels grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Mott singles to left field. Mike Murray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rich Sheely flies out to the left fielder. Don Faedo strikes out. Luis Charlton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Massey singles to left field. Curt Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sammy Dunn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bill Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Lovett grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Saier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jimmy Byrd strikes out. Dave Coulter singles to center field. Rob Branca walks. Dave Runnels singles to center field. Dave Coulter scores. Rob Branca advances to third on the hit. Jose Mott flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rob Branca scores. Mike Murray doubles to center field. Dave Runnels uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Massey singles to right field. Mike Murray scores. Curt Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Amalio Blackburn singles to left field. Al Peters grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Amalio Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Marshall grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al Peters advances to second on the play. Rich Sheely grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Wakefield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sammy Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Byrd pops out to the second baseman. Dave Coulter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Hy Harman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Faedo strikes out. Luis Charlton walks. Ed Torrez is pinch hitting for Bob Wakefield. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Torrez reached on a fielding error by Curt Williams. Charlie Lovett grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Charlton advances to third on the play. Ed Torrez advances to second on the play. Joe Saier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Caleb King pitching. Rob Branca flies out to the right fielder. Dave Runnels strikes out. Jose Mott triples. Mike Murray singles to left field. Jose Mott scores. Bob LeClaire is pinch hitting for Hy Harman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob LeClaire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Johnny Harmon pitching. Amalio Blackburn strikes out. Al Peters singles to center field. Carl Marshall singles past the shortstop. Al Peters advances to third on the hit. Rich Sheely walks. Shinichi Inoue is pinch hitting for Don Faedo. Shinichi Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Peters scores. Luis Charlton singles to center field. Carl Marshall scores. Rich Sheely advances to third on the hit. Randy Creel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Caleb King. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roger Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Frank Dopson pitching. Don Speck enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shinichi Inoue at C. Curt Williams strikes out. Sammy Dunn walks. Jimmy Byrd strikes out. Dave Coulter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sammy Dunn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6