Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 9, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 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 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 5 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 2 3 0
Cruz cf 3 1 1 1
Watson 1b 4 1 0 1
Johnson c 4 3 4 3
  Jutze c 1 1 1 1
Gross rf 0 1 0 1
Howard lf 5 0 2 2
Metzger ss 5 0 0 0
Dierker p 4 0 1 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 3 4 0
Harris 2b 5 1 2 2
Crawford rf 5 0 2 2
Simmons c 4 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Anderson cf 4 0 1 0
Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Denny p 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Richard ph 1 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 1 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 5
Houston 012 031 10210131
St. Louis 100 010 0035111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (4-3) 8.0 7 2 2 2 7
  Forsch   1.0 4 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  L (1-2) 4.1 7 5 5 3 1
  Wallace   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Proly   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Frisella   2.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
6
1

  E–Metzger (2), Harris (6).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Johnson (4,off Denny); Cruz (1,off Denny), St. Louis Brock (3,off Dierker).  3B–Houston Cabell (3,off Proly); Jutze (1,off Frisella), St. Louis Harris (1,off Forsch).  HR–Houston Johnson (4,2nd inning off Denny 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Cruz (1,off Proly); Gross (3,off Frisella).  IBB–Gross (2,by Denny).  SB–Milbourne (5,2nd base off Denny/Simmons); Brock (3,2nd base off Dierker/Johnson).  WP–Dierker (6), Denny (1), Wallace (2).  IBB–Denny (1,Gross).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:31.  A–12,051.
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