Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 12, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1971 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 3 1
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 0
Watson lf 5 0 3 1
Menke 1b 4 0 2 1
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Hiatt c 2 0 1 0
  Edwards ph,c 2 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Blasingame p 1 1 1 1
  Wynn ph 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 1 1 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 0 0
Javier 2b 3 2 1 0
  Schofield 2b 1 0 0 0
Brock lf 3 1 3 1
Torre 3b 4 0 1 1
Cardenal rf 3 0 1 2
Beauchamp 1b 4 1 1 0
  Hague 1b 0 0 0 0
Sizemore ss 3 0 0 0
  Maxvill ss 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 3 1
Carlton p 3 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Brunet p 1 0 0 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Houston 003 000 0104131
St. Louis 201 011 00x5101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame  L (1-1) 5.0 6 4 3 2 1
  Ray   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Gladding   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (2-0) 6.1 9 3 3 4 5
  Drabowsky   1.1 1 1 1 1 2
  Brunet   0.1 3 0 0 0 0
  Linzy  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
5
8

  E–Metzger (2), Torre (2).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Houston Miller (1,off Drabowsky), St. Louis Brock (2,off Blasingame); Simmons (1,off Blasingame).  3B–St. Louis Simmons (1,off Ray).  HR–Houston Blasingame (1,3rd inning off Carlton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Blasingame (1,off Carlton); Metzger (1,off Carlton).  IBB–Wynn (1,by Carlton).  SF–Cardenal (1,off Blasingame).  CS–Menke (1,3rd base by Carlton/Simmons).  SB–Beauchamp (1,2nd base off Ray/Hiatt).  WP–Blasingame 2 (2).  IBB–Carlton (1,Wynn).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:38.  A–11,270.
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