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CAL  6
BOS  2
 TOR  3
@MIL  1
 MIN 10
CLE  4
 NYY  5
@OAK  2
(15)		 SEA 10
BAL  2
 TEX  3
DET  1
 ATL  9
MON  6
 CHC 23
SDP  6
 PIT  3
@CIN  0
 HOU  5
STL  2
 NYM  8
SFG  1
 LAD  6
@PHI  4
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 7,443

 Tuesday, May 17, 1977
Time of Game: 2:24
Cardinals
2
20-13
Lost 2
3rd, 3½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  7  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  3  X    5  7  3
W: Ken Forsch (4-2), L: Eric Rasmussen (2-5)
 Astros
5
14-20
Won 1
3rd, 12½ GB

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Mumphrey LF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .417 1.246              0   0   SB
G Templeton SS                5   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .676              2   1   
T Scott CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .355  .897              6   0   
H Cruz RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .717              3   0   SB
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .373 1.081              3   1   
K Hernandez 1B                2   0   2   0    2   0  .320 1.055              9   0   2B
K Reitz 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .692              1   6   SB,GDP
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .175  .429              0   2   
  B McBride PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .638              0   0   
E Rasmussen P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .471              0   0   
  J Urrea P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              0   0   
  L Brock PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .769              0   0   
Totals                       35   2   7   0    4   5                         24  10
Batting Events
2B: K Hernandez (9, off K Forsch).
TB: K Hernandez 3; J Mumphrey; B McBride; G Templeton; T Scott; M Tyson.
GIDP: K Reitz (4).
RBI: M Tyson (5); T Scott (15).
2-out RBI: T Scott; M Tyson.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding Events
E: M Tyson (2).
Baserunning Events
SB: K Reitz (2, 2nd base off F Bannister/J Ferguson); J Mumphrey (2, 2nd base off F Bannister/J Ferguson); H Cruz (1, 2nd base off F Bannister/J Ferguson).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .686              0   3   
E Cabell 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .274  .710              1   3   HR
C Cedeno CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .617              2   0   
  W Crawford PH-LF            2   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .700              2   0   
  A Gardner LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .305              0   0   
C Johnson LF-RF-1B            4   2   3   3    0   0  .370 1.199              6   0   2·HR
J Cruz RF-CF-RF               2   0   0   0    2   0  .233  .645              2   0   2·SB
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .677              4   0   
  W Howard PR-CF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .294  .765              0   0   SB,SH
J Ferguson C                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .295  .955              5   0   
A Howe 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .689              5   2   
F Bannister P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250              0   0   SH
  K Boswell PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .733              0   0   IW
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
Totals                       30   5   7   0    3   3                         27   9
Batting Events
HR: E Cabell (2, off E Rasmussen; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Johnson 2 (8, 1 off J Urrea, 1 off E Rasmussen; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: W Howard (2, off J Urrea); F Bannister (2, off E Rasmussen).
IBB: K Boswell (1, by E Rasmussen).
TB: C Johnson 9; E Cabell 4; A Howe; W Crawford; J Ferguson.
RBI: C Johnson 3 (16); J Ferguson (17); E Cabell (11).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. E Cabell-A Howe-B Watson.
E: J Ferguson (3); J Gonzalez (9); A Howe (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: W Howard (4, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/T Simmons); J Cruz 2 (8, 3rd base off J Urrea/T Simmons, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/T Simmons).

Pitching Stats

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Rasmussen, L (2-5)           7     6   4   3    2   2   2   3.33   30     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 6     51    -     1.31  -0.26
J Urrea                        1     1   1   1    1   1   1   2.66    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.30  -0.08
Totals                         8     7   5   4    3   3   3          35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 7          1-1
E Rasmussen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister                    7     5   2   2    4   4   0   7.09   30     -       ·  ·      6·11· 2· 5     59    -     1.15   0.04
K Forsch, W (4-2)              2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.36   0.13
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: E Rasmussen (5; K Boswell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 7,443.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Lineups

   St. Louis Cardinals                       Houston Astros                               
1. Jerry Mumphrey               LF       1. Julio Gonzalez               SS
2. Garry Templeton              SS       2. Enos Cabell                  3B
3. Tony Scott                   CF       3. Cesar Cedeno                 CF
4. Hector Cruz                  RF       4. Cliff Johnson                LF
5. Ted Simmons                   C       5. Jose Cruz                    RF
6. Keith Hernandez              1B       6. Bob Watson                   1B
7. Ken Reitz                    3B       7. Joe Ferguson                  C
8. Mike Tyson                   2B       8. Art Howe                     2B
9. Eric Rasmussen                P       9. Floyd Bannister               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 0 --- R 28% 88% 2-2 HOU E. Cabell E. Rasmussen Home Run
b7 1 -2- R 20% 59% 1-2 HOU J. Ferguson E. Rasmussen Single to LF; Howard Scores/unER
t5 2 -2- R -16% 36% 0-0 STL T. Scott F. Bannister Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores; Scott to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b7 0 --- R 14% 34% 0-2 HOU C. Johnson E. Rasmussen Home Run
t6 2 -2- R -13% 21% 1-0 STL M. Tyson F. Bannister Single to RF; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B/Adv on E2

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 STL J. Mumphrey F. Bannister Single to LF
t1 0 1-- -3% 44% 0-0 STL G. Templeton F. Bannister Mumphrey Steals 2B
t1 0 -2- O 4% 48% 0-0 STL G. Templeton F. Bannister Strikeout
t1 1 -2- O 3% 51% 0-0 STL T. Scott F. Bannister Popfly: 3B
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 STL H. Cruz F. Bannister Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Gonzalez E. Rasmussen Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell E. Rasmussen Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno E. Rasmussen Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL T. Simmons F. Bannister Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez F. Bannister Single to P
t2 1 1-- OO 5% 55% 0-0 STL K. Reitz F. Bannister Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 HOU C. Johnson E. Rasmussen Single to CF
b2 0 1-- O -4% 55% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz E. Rasmussen Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 1 1-- 2% 57% 0-0 HOU B. Watson E. Rasmussen Cruz Steals 2B
b2 1 -2- O -4% 53% 0-0 HOU B. Watson E. Rasmussen Flyball: RF
b2 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Ferguson E. Rasmussen Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL M. Tyson F. Bannister Flyball: LF
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 STL E. Rasmussen F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 STL J. Mumphrey F. Bannister Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mumphrey to 1B
t3 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 STL G. Templeton F. Bannister Single to LF; Mumphrey to 2B
t3 2 12- O 5% 55% 0-0 STL T. Scott F. Bannister Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 HOU A. Howe E. Rasmussen Single to 2B
b3 0 1-- O -2% 58% 0-0 HOU F. Bannister E. Rasmussen Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Howe to 2B
b3 1 -2- O -4% 54% 0-0 HOU J. Gonzalez E. Rasmussen Flyball: CF
b3 2 -2- O -4% 50% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell E. Rasmussen Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 STL H. Cruz F. Bannister Walk
t4 0 1-- -3% 42% 0-0 STL T. Simmons F. Bannister Cruz Steals 2B
t4 0 -2- O 5% 47% 0-0 STL T. Simmons F. Bannister Flyball: LF
t4 1 -2- -2% 45% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez F. Bannister Walk
t4 1 12- O 5% 51% 0-0 STL K. Reitz F. Bannister Strikeout
t4 2 12- O 5% 56% 0-0 STL M. Tyson F. Bannister Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno E. Rasmussen Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 HOU C. Johnson E. Rasmussen Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- 1% 53% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz E. Rasmussen Walk
b4 2 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 HOU B. Watson E. Rasmussen Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 STL E. Rasmussen F. Bannister Lineout: 2B
t5 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 STL J. Mumphrey F. Bannister Walk
t5 1 1-- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL G. Templeton F. Bannister Groundout: SS-1B; Mumphrey to 2B
t5 2 -2- R -16% 36% 0-0 STL T. Scott F. Bannister Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores; Scott to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 2 -2- O 3% 40% 1-0 STL H. Cruz F. Bannister Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O -3% 36% 0-1 HOU J. Ferguson E. Rasmussen Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1 --- O -2% 34% 0-1 HOU A. Howe E. Rasmussen Flyball: RF
b5 2 --- O -2% 32% 0-1 HOU F. Bannister E. Rasmussen Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 2% 35% 1-0 STL T. Simmons F. Bannister Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- -3% 32% 1-0 STL K. Hernandez F. Bannister Walk
t6 1 1-- O 3% 35% 1-0 STL K. Reitz F. Bannister Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 2 1-- -1% 34% 1-0 STL M. Tyson F. Bannister Reitz Steals 2B
t6 2 -2- R -13% 21% 1-0 STL M. Tyson F. Bannister Single to RF; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B/Adv on E2
t6 2 --3 O 3% 23% 2-0 STL E. Rasmussen F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O -3% 20% 0-2 HOU J. Gonzalez E. Rasmussen Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O -2% 18% 0-2 HOU E. Cabell E. Rasmussen Groundout: 3B-1B
Willie Crawford pinch hits for Cesar Cedeno (CF) batting 3rd
b6 2 --- O -1% 17% 0-2 HOU W. Crawford E. Rasmussen Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
Willie Crawford moves from PH to LF; Jose Cruz moves from RF to CF; Cliff Johnson moves from LF to RF
t7 0 --- O 1% 18% 2-0 STL J. Mumphrey F. Bannister Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O 1% 19% 2-0 STL G. Templeton F. Bannister Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O 1% 19% 2-0 STL T. Scott F. Bannister Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- R 14% 34% 0-2 HOU C. Johnson E. Rasmussen Home Run
b7 0 --- O -5% 29% 1-2 HOU J. Cruz E. Rasmussen Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- 5% 35% 1-2 HOU B. Watson E. Rasmussen Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Watson to 1B
Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Bob Watson (1B) batting 6th
b7 1 1-- 4% 38% 1-2 HOU J. Ferguson E. Rasmussen Howard Steals 2B
b7 1 -2- R 20% 59% 1-2 HOU J. Ferguson E. Rasmussen Single to LF; Howard Scores/unER
b7 1 1-- O -2% 56% 2-2 HOU A. Howe E. Rasmussen Groundout: 3B-1B; Ferguson to 2B
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Floyd Bannister (P) batting 9th
b7 2 -2- 1% 57% 2-2 HOU K. Boswell E. Rasmussen Intentional Walk
b7 2 12- O -7% 50% 2-2 HOU J. Gonzalez E. Rasmussen Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
Ken Forsch replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Cliff Johnson moves from RF to 1B; Wilbur Howard moves from PR to CF; Jose Cruz moves from CF to RF
t8 0 --- O 5% 55% 2-2 STL H. Cruz K. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- O 3% 58% 2-2 STL T. Simmons K. Forsch Flyball: RF
t8 2 --- -5% 52% 2-2 STL K. Hernandez K. Forsch Double to LF
t8 2 -2- O 8% 60% 2-2 STL K. Reitz K. Forsch Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Eric Rasmussen facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- R 28% 88% 2-2 HOU E. Cabell E. Rasmussen Home Run
b8 0 --- 2% 89% 3-2 HOU W. Crawford E. Rasmussen Single to RF
John Urrea replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 1-- RR 8% 98% 3-2 HOU C. Johnson J. Urrea Home Run; Crawford Scores
b8 0 --- 0% 98% 5-2 HOU J. Cruz J. Urrea Walk
b8 0 1-- O -0% 98% 5-2 HOU W. Howard J. Urrea Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Cruz to 2B
b8 1 -2- 1% 98% 5-2 HOU J. Ferguson J. Urrea Cruz Steals 3B
b8 1 --3 O -1% 98% 5-2 HOU J. Ferguson J. Urrea Strikeout
b8 2 --3 O -0% 97% 5-2 HOU A. Howe J. Urrea Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
Art Gardner replaces Willie Crawford playing LF batting 3rd; Bake McBride pinch hits for Mike Tyson (2B) batting 8th
t9 0 --- -4% 94% 2-5 STL B. McBride K. Forsch Single to SS
Lou Brock pinch hits for John Urrea (P) batting 9th
t9 0 1-- O 3% 97% 2-5 STL L. Brock K. Forsch Strikeout
t9 1 1-- O 2% 99% 2-5 STL J. Mumphrey K. Forsch Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t9 2 1-- -2% 97% 2-5 STL G. Templeton K. Forsch Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mumphrey to 2B; Templeton to 1B
t9 2 12- O 3% 100% 2-5 STL T. Scott K. Forsch Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

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