Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 11, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 3 3 1 0
Howard 2b 4 1 1 1
  Cabell 3b 1 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 2 1 1
Watson 1b 5 1 3 2
Cruz lf 4 0 2 1
Boswell 3b 4 1 1 2
  Andrews 2b 1 0 1 0
Herrmann c 5 0 2 1
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Dierker p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey cf 5 0 1 0
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Brock lf 4 1 2 0
Simmons c 4 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Ferguson rf 4 0 1 1
Kessinger 2b 3 0 0 0
Cruz 3b 4 0 0 0
Denny p 1 0 1 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 1 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Houston 103 000 4008140
St. Louis 000 001 000191
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (12-10) 9.0 9 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  L (6-6) 5.0 7 4 3 1 1
  Curtis   1.1 3 3 3 2 2
  Hrabosky   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Wallace   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
7
4
4

  E–Kessinger (16).  DP–Houston 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Houston Herrmann (6,off Denny); Boswell (6,off Hrabosky), St. Louis Ferguson (14,off Dierker); Harris (11,off Dierker).  3B–Houston Howard (2,off Denny).  SF–Cruz (2,off Denny).  CS–Metzger (1,2nd base by Denny/Simmons).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–(none), 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:40.  A–12,695.
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