Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 11, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1978 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 2 0 0 0
  Walling lf 2 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 1
Watson 1b 3 1 1 1
Howe 2b 3 1 1 1
Baldwin c 4 0 0 0
Sexton ss 3 0 1 0
Andujar p 2 0 1 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Templeton ss 3 1 2 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 3
Simmons c 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
Morales rf 4 0 2 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 2
Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0
Denny p 2 1 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Houston 010 101 000361
St. Louis 010 100 30x590
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (3-4) 6.2 7 4 3 1 3
  Forsch   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (6-4) 9.0 6 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
1

  E–Cedeno (2).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (11,off Denny), St. Louis Morales (11,off Andujar); Hendrick (9,off Forsch).  HR–Houston Howe (4,2nd inning off Denny 0 on, 2 out); Watson (8,4th inning off Denny 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Andujar (4,off Denny).  SF–Reitz (3,off Andujar).  SB–Templeton 2 (7,2nd base off Andujar/Baldwin 2).  WP–Denny (6).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:01.  A–17,298.
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