Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 31, 1967 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1967 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Wynn cf 4 1 1 1
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Rader 1b 4 0 2 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Miller lf 3 0 0 0
Brand c 3 0 0 0
Belinsky p 2 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
  Schneider p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Javier 2b 4 1 1 0
Flood cf 4 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 1 2 1 2
Johnson rf 2 0 0 0
  Maris ph,rf 1 0 1 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 1
Gagliano 3b 4 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Washburn p 2 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 5 3
Houston 000 001 000152
St. Louis 002 001 02x551
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Belinsky  L (3-9) 7.0 3 3 2 5 7
  Sherry   0.1 2 2 0 0 0
  Schneider   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
2
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  W (9-6) 7.2 5 1 1 1 5
  Willis  SV (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
6

  E–Jackson (30), Rader (5), Washburn (2).  DP–Houston 1.  3B–St. Louis Brock (9,off Belinsky).  HR–Houston Wynn (32,6th inning off Washburn 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Cepeda (24,3rd inning off Belinsky 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Cepeda (7,off Sherry).  Team–5.  SB–Morgan (25,2nd base off Washburn/McCarver); Cepeda (9,2nd base off Belinsky/Brand).  WP–Belinsky (16).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:31.  A–19,557.
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