Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 2 3 1
Gonzalez ss 4 1 2 2
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b 4 0 1 1
Bergman lf,1b 4 1 2 0
Bochy c 3 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Bannister p 1 0 0 0
  Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Sexton ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 1 1 1
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Walling lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 5 1 2 1
Scott lf 5 1 2 1
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 3 2 0
Hendrick cf 5 3 3 3
Morales rf 5 0 3 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
  Garrett ph,3b 2 1 1 2
Swisher c 4 1 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 1 1 0
Lopez p 2 0 1 0
  Mumphrey ph,lf 1 0 1 2
Totals 39 11 17 10
Houston 000 200 300591
St. Louis 302 200 40x11170
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (3-7) 2.0 7 5 5 1 3
  Andujar   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Williams   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Forsch   1.0 6 4 4 0 1
  Sambito   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
11
11
2
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez  W (3-1) 7.0 8 5 5 1 7
  Littell   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
11

  E–Gonzalez (4).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Puhl (20,off Lopez); Bergman (4,off Lopez), St. Louis Morales (15,off Bannister).  3B–Houston Gonzalez (1,off Lopez), St. Louis Templeton (8,off Andujar).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (13,1st inning off Bannister 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Lopez (2,off Andujar).  SB–Howard (5,2nd base off Lopez/Swisher); Puhl (21,2nd base off Lopez/Swisher).  BK–Bannister (1), Andujar (4).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:39.  A–12,606.
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