Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 7, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1976 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 4 2 1 0
Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz cf 4 0 2 2
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 2 0 0 0
Gross rf 4 1 1 0
Howard lf 4 0 2 0
Metzger ss 2 0 2 0
Richard p 3 0 0 1
Totals 30 3 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Harris 2b 3 0 1 0
McBride cf 3 0 2 0
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Crawford rf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Cruz 3b 4 1 1 1
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 0 0 0 0
  Richard pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Houston 101 100 000380
St. Louis 000 000 100160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (5-1) 9.0 6 1 1 6 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
6
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (0-1) 7.0 7 3 3 4 6
  Frisella   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
6

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Houston Howard 2 (3,off Forsch 2).  HR–St. Louis Cruz (2,7th inning off Richard 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cabell (1,off Forsch).  SF–Richard (1,off Forsch).  IBB–Metzger 2 (2,by Forsch 2).  SB–Cruz (1,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).  CS–Cruz (1,2nd base by Forsch/Simmons); Brock (4,2nd base by Richard/Johnson); Hernandez (1,2nd base by Richard/Johnson).  WP–Forsch (2).  IBB–Forsch 2 (2,Metzger 2).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:21.  A–15,141.
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