St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
August 6, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1977 at Astrodome. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Houston Astros 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 1
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey cf 3 1 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Underwood p 1 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Kessinger 2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 2 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 2 2 4
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Howe 2b 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Dixon p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
St. Louis 000 010 000150
Houston 102 000 01x462
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (6-7) 4.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Carroll   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hrabosky   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon  W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
2

  E–Cabell (14), Gonzalez (23).  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Simmons (5).  2B–Houston Watson (27,off Carroll).  3B–Houston Cabell (7,off Underwood).  HR–Houston Cedeno 2 (7,3rd inning off Underwood 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Hrabosky 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dixon (1,off Underwood).  SB–Cedeno (34,2nd base off Underwood/Simmons).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:02.  A–34,521.
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