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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1976 at Astrodome. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 4 1 2 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Brock lf 4 1 1 2
Simmons c 5 0 1 0
Smith 1b 3 1 1 0
  Hernandez 1b 1 0 0 0
Crawford rf 4 1 1 1
Cruz 3b 4 1 2 1
Tyson 2b 4 1 3 1
  Richard 2b 0 0 0 0
Curtis p 2 1 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard rf 5 0 0 1
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 1
Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0
Watson 1b 5 0 1 0
Roberts lf 3 2 1 0
Johnson c 2 2 1 2
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Howe ph 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 1 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 1 1 1
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  DaVanon ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 9 5
St. Louis 500 100 0107110
Houston 010 000 320692
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (4-5) 6.2 6 4 3 5 2
  Hrabosky  SV (6) 2.1 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
6
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (3-6) 3.0 7 5 0 1 1
  Griffin   2.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Siebert   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Pentz   2.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
2
5
3

  E–Metzger (5), Niekro (2).  DP–St. Louis 2.  PB–Simmons (5).  2B–St. Louis Cruz (7,off Niekro), Houston Boswell (4,off Curtis); DaVanon (2,off Hrabosky).  3B–St. Louis Smith (1,off Griffin).  HR–Houston Johnson (6,8th inning off Hrabosky 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Kessinger (5,off Griffin); Hrabosky (2,off Pentz).  SF–Brock (2,off Griffin).  SB–Mumphrey (1,2nd base off Niekro/Johnson); Brock (13,2nd base off Niekro/Johnson).  CS–Crawford (1,2nd base by Pentz/Johnson).  WP–Curtis (3), Pentz 2 (2).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:36.  A–8,596.
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