St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
July 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1979 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 3, Houston Astros 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf 3 1 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 1
Iorg lf 4 0 1 0
Kennedy c 4 0 0 1
Oberkfell 3b 3 1 2 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 1
Fulgham p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno 1b 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 2 1 1 1
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Walling rf 4 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 1 0
Richard p 2 0 1 0
  Leonard ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
St. Louis 010 000 110350
Houston 000 000 001151
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham  W (3-2) 9.0 5 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (7-10) 8.0 5 3 3 2 6
  Roberge   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
6

  E–Cedeno (4).  DP–St. Louis 1, Houston 1.  2B–St. Louis Oberkfell (9,off Richard); Hernandez (24,off Richard), Houston Cedeno (19,off Fulgham).  HR–Houston Cruz (6,9th inning off Fulgham 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fulgham 2 (5,off Richard 2).  IBB–Cruz (11,by Fulgham).  SB–Puhl (18,2nd base off Fulgham/Kennedy).  IBB–Fulgham (2,Cruz).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:22.  A–41,601.
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