St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
August 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1978 at Astrodome. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 2 0
Templeton ss 4 1 1 0
Hendrick cf 2 1 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 2 2
Mumphrey rf 4 1 1 2
Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0
Forsch p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0
Puhl cf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 4 1 1 1
Walling lf 3 0 1 0
Bergman 1b 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0
Pujols c 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Bochy c 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 1
St. Louis 000 004 000470
Houston 010 000 001240
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (10-15) 9.0 4 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (11-11) 8.0 7 4 4 3 2
  Ruhle   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
2

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–Pujols (11).  2B–St. Louis Brock (8,off Niekro), Houston Cruz (24,off Forsch).  3B–Houston Cabell (7,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Mumphrey (2,6th inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Templeton (27,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Puhl (25,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:06.  A–6,480.
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