Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Houston Astros 0, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 2 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 3 0 2 0
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey rf 3 1 1 0
Templeton ss 4 2 2 1
Scott cf 3 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 0 2
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 4 4
Houston 000 000 000030
St. Louis 010 102 00x440
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (9-7) 6.0 4 4 4 1 6
  Sambito   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
4
4
4
2
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (12-4) 9.0 3 0 0 5 2
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
5
2

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (20,off Forsch).  3B–St. Louis Templeton (9,off Richard).  HR–St. Louis Hernandez (8,2nd inning off Richard 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Puhl (1,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons); Cedeno (29,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons); Templeton (16,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson); Mumphrey (9,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:02.  A–15,743.
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