Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 15, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1975 at Busch Stadium II. The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross lf 5 1 1 0
Metzger ss 5 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 5 2 2 0
Watson 1b 4 2 2 1
May c 4 1 2 0
  Jutze pr,c 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,c 1 1 1 4
Cruz rf 4 1 0 0
Rader 3b 5 0 2 1
Milbourne 2b 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 2 0 1 2
  Andrews pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Konieczny p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 12 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McBride cf 4 0 0 0
  Melendez ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0
  Brock ph 0 0 0 1
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Davis rf,cf 4 1 2 3
Smith 1b,rf 5 1 2 1
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
  Hahn pr 0 0 0 0
Dwyer lf 4 1 2 0
  Tyson 2b 1 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 5 1 3 1
Guerrero ss 5 1 1 0
Forsch p 3 0 1 0
  Fairly ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
Houston 100 003 0048121
St. Louis 112 000 0307153
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Konieczny   4.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Forsch   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Granger   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Crawford   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Niekro  W (2-1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   8.0 9 4 1 2 3
  Hrabosky   0.1 1 3 0 0 1
  Garman  L (2-3) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
2
3
4

  E–Watson (4), Smith (6), Guerrero (2), Fairly (4).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Watson (12,off Forsch); Cedeno (18,off Forsch); Rader (9,off Garman), St. Louis Davis (3,off Konieczny); Dwyer (1,off Konieczny); Reitz (9,off Forsch).  HR–Houston Johnson (4,9th inning off Garman 3 on, 1 out), St. Louis Davis (1,3rd inning off Konieczny 0 on, 0 out); Smith (10,3rd inning off Konieczny 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cruz (2,off Forsch).  IBB–Boswell 2 (4,by Forsch,by Garman).  SF–Davis (1,off Niekro).  WP–Konieczny (4).  IBB–Forsch (5,Boswell); Garman (5,Boswell).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:45.  A–33,201.
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