Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Jul 21, 1974

HOU

51-46

STL

46-49

FINAL

Busch Stadium I

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
STL	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	X	9	14	1

WIN

Bob Forsch

9.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

LOSS

Larry Dierker

5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

Box Score

HOU BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1G. GrossRF	0-4	0	0	.312
2R. MetzgerSS	0-4	0	0	.263
3C. CedenoCF	2-4	1	0	.299
4B. WatsonLF	1-4	0	1	.299
5L. May1B	1-4	0	0	.278
6M. MayC	1-3	0	0	.287
7D. Rader3B	0-3	0	0	.254
8T. Helms2B	2-4	0	0	.292
9L. DierkerP	1-2	0	0	.200
↳ F. SchermanP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ B. GallagherPH	0-1	0	0	.176
↳ K. ForschP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ C. JohnsonPH	0-1	0	0	.244

HOU PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
L. Dierker(L, 6-6)	5.2	9	6	2	0	33-25	2.61
F. Scherman	0.1	1	0	0	0	1-1	4.47
K. Forsch	2.0	4	3	0	1	12-11	3.60

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

HOU		STL
8	HITS	14
0	HOME RUNS	2
11	TOTAL BASES	24
2	WALKS	2
3	STRIKEOUTS	1
18	RUNNERS LOB	13

Win Probability

STL 100.0%

HOUEVENSTL

10050100

TOP 9 · HOU 1-9 STL · STL 100.0%Cliff Johnson flies out to first baseman Joe Torre.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Bob Watson 1-run single on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Cesar Cedeno scores.1-0
BOT 1Reggie Smith 1-run force-out grounder, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger. Lou Brock scores. Jerry Davanon out at 2nd. Reggie Smith to 1st.1-1
BOT 2Mike Tyson 2-run double on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Joe Torre scores. Ken Reitz scores.1-3
BOT 6Ken Reitz hits a home run (3). Joe Torre scores.1-5
BOT 6Lou Brock 1-run single on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Mike Tyson scores.1-6
BOT 7Reggie Smith 1-run double-play grounder, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger to first baseman Lee May. Jerry Davanon scores. Bake McBride out at 2nd. Reggie Smith out at 1st.1-7
BOT 8Jose Cruz 2-run inside-the-park homer on a . Bob Forsch scores.1-9

Season Series

HOU LEADS 8-4

Box Score

HOU BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1G. GrossRF	0-4	0	0	.312
2R. MetzgerSS	0-4	0	0	.263
3C. CedenoCF	2-4	1	0	.299
4B. WatsonLF	1-4	0	1	.299
5L. May1B	1-4	0	0	.278
6M. MayC	1-3	0	0	.287
7D. Rader3B	0-3	0	0	.254
8T. Helms2B	2-4	0	0	.292
9L. DierkerP	1-2	0	0	.200
↳ F. SchermanP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ B. GallagherPH	0-1	0	0	.176
↳ K. ForschP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ C. JohnsonPH	0-1	0	0	.244

HOU PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
L. Dierker(L, 6-6)	5.2	9	6	2	0	33-25	2.61
F. Scherman	0.1	1	0	0	0	1-1	4.47
K. Forsch	2.0	4	3	0	1	12-11	3.60

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

HOU		STL
8	HITS	14
0	HOME RUNS	2
11	TOTAL BASES	24
2	WALKS	2
3	STRIKEOUTS	1
18	RUNNERS LOB	13

Win Probability

STL 100.0%

HOUEVENSTL

10050100

TOP 9 · HOU 1-9 STL · STL 100.0%Cliff Johnson flies out to first baseman Joe Torre.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Bob Watson 1-run single on a to left fielder Lou Brock. Cesar Cedeno scores.1-0
BOT 1Reggie Smith 1-run force-out grounder, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger. Lou Brock scores. Jerry Davanon out at 2nd. Reggie Smith to 1st.1-1
BOT 2Mike Tyson 2-run double on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Joe Torre scores. Ken Reitz scores.1-3
BOT 6Ken Reitz hits a home run (3). Joe Torre scores.1-5
BOT 6Lou Brock 1-run single on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Mike Tyson scores.1-6
BOT 7Reggie Smith 1-run double-play grounder, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger to first baseman Lee May. Jerry Davanon scores. Bake McBride out at 2nd. Reggie Smith out at 1st.1-7
BOT 8Jose Cruz 2-run inside-the-park homer on a . Bob Forsch scores.1-9

Season Series

HOU LEADS 8-4

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	102	60	.630	-	W2
Cincinnati	98	64	.605	4.0	L2
Atlanta	88	74	.543	14.0	W2
Houston	81	81	.500	21.0	L2
San Francisco	72	90	.444	30.0	L1
San Diego	60	102	.370	42.0	W1

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Pittsburgh	88	74	.543	-	W3
St. Louis	86	75	.534	1.5	L1
Philadelphia	80	82	.494	8.0	W2
Montreal	79	82	.491	8.5	W1
New York	71	91	.438	17.0	L2
Chicago	66	96	.407	22.0	L4

Box Score

Team Totals

Win Probability

Scoring Summary

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NL West Standings

NL East Standings

Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals, Jul 21, 1974