A two-run double by Ted Simmons and two-run homer by Reggie Smith carried the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory to extend their winning streak to six games and hand the Astros their eighth defeat. The Astros scored their run in the first inning on a triple by Greg Gross and infield out by Cesar Cedeno.

The Cardinals went ahead with Simmons' double in the fourth and clinched the decision with Smith's homer in the sixth. Ron Reed had relief assistance from Al Hrabosky in chalking up his second straight victory since being acquired from the Braves. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      8, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  1  -   5  9  0
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Gross lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Davis rf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .258      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .263
Smith 1b              4   2   1   2     0   1   .344      Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .339
Simmons c             4   0   1   2     0   1   .282      May c                 4   0   2   0     0   1   .237
McBride cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Boswell 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Cruz rf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Reed p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .226        Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Hrabosky p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               35   5   9   4     2   4             Totals               34   1   8   1     1   5

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 12,288
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Astros 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 0
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Reitz (8), Simmons (6), Guerrero 2 (2), May (5), Boswell (3)
Triples: Gross (6)
Home Runs: Smith (9)
Stolen Bases: McBride 2 (7)
GIDP: Watson (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(6-5)             7.2   8   1   1   1   4   0  31   3.63
Hrabosky SV(9)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.08
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(2-4)           7     8   4   4   1   3   1  28   4.03
Crawford                2     1   1   1   1   1   0   9   2.36
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
flied out to left; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross tripled; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gross scored];
Watson singled to shortstop; May doubled to left [Watson to
third]; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith flied out to right; Simmons struck out;
McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cruz to second]; Forsch grounded out
(second to first) [Cruz to third]; Gross flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz doubled to left; Guerrero lined to first;
Reed struck out; Brock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno
struck out; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore singled to left; Davis singled to center
[Sizemore to third]; Smith reached on a fielder's choice
[Sizemore out at home (first to catcher), Davis to second];
Simmons doubled to left [Davis scored, Smith scored]; McBride
singled [Simmons out at home (center to shortstop to first)];
McBride stole second; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: May singled to right; Boswell flied out to right;
Cruz flied out to right; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Guerrero doubled to left; Reed grounded out
(catcher to first); Brock singled to left [Guerrero out at home
(left to catcher), Brock to second (on throw to home)]; Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Forsch struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to
first); Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Davis walked; Smith homered [Davis scored];
Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); McBride grounded out
(second to first); Reitz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to shortstop; Watson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; May
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Reed struck out;
Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Boswell doubled; Cruz struck out; Helms lined to
center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to center;
Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger walked; Cedeno
flied out to center; Watson singled to third [Metzger to
second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED REED (PITCHING); May struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); McBride
walked; McBride stole second; Reitz reached on an error by Cruz
[McBride scored (no RBI)]; Guerrero doubled to right [Reitz to
third]; Hrabosky grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Howard grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); CABELL BATTED FOR CRUZ; Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 1.