Ron Reed gained his third straight victory since being acquired from the Braves and also helped himself at bat with a double and single as the Cardinals defeated the Astros, 6-2. Lou Brock singled in the first inning, stole second and scored on a double by Ted Sizemore, who also crossed the plate on a single by Reggie Smith.

The Cardinals then put the game away with three runs in the fourth. Simmons, Luis Melendez and Ken Reitz hit successive singles to load the bases and Reed doubled, driving in two runs. Reitz was trapped between third and home and was tagged out, but when Larry Milbourne dropped a pop fly by Brock, Reed was able to score. Reed also crossed the plate with the Cards' last run in the seventh, hitting a single and completing the journey around the bases on an infield out, wild pitch and single by Willie Davis. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Friday, June      13, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  2
Cardinals    2  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .309
Gross lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .257
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .267      Davis rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .335      Smith 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .350
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Simmons c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .293
Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Melendez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Jutze c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .184      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Siebert p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reed p                3   2   2   2     0   0   .265
  Howard ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .235

Totals               36   2  10   1     0   3             Totals               33   6   9   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 20,557
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 5
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Milbourne, Watson, Brock
Doubles: Cedeno (17), Watson (11), Sizemore (11), Reed (3)
Stolen Bases: Rader (3), Brock 2 (19)
Caught Stealing: Reitz (1)
GIDP: Milbourne (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(0-1)          4     7   5   4   1   0   0  20   9.00
Forsch                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.83
Niekro                  2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   4.63
Totals                  8     9   6   5   2   2   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(7-5)             9    10   2   1   0   3   0  36   3.39
Totals                  9    10   2   1   0   3   0  36

Wild Pitches: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Gross
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno doubled to left; Watson
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Sizemore doubled to left [Brock scored]; Davis flied out to
right; Smith singled to left [Sizemore scored]; Simmons flied
out to center; Melendez forced Smith (shortstop to second); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Rader singled to
right; Rader stole second; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Rader to third]; Jutze singled to left [Rader scored];
Siebert flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz reached on an error by Watson; Reitz was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Guerrero flied
out to right; Reed grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Gross
singled to left; Cedeno made an out to second; Watson doubled to
right [Gross to third]; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
walked; Davis flied out to center; Smith grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader flied out to center; Metzger flied out to
left; Jutze grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to center; Melendez singled to
left [Simmons to second]; Reitz singled to left [Simmons to
third, Melendez to second]; Guerrero flied out to left; Reed
doubled to left [Simmons scored, Melendez scored, Reitz out at
home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; Brock reached on an error
by Milbourne [Reed scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Brock stole
second; Sizemore flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

ASTROS 5TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Howard singled to center;
Milbourne flied out to left; Gross singled to left [Howard to
second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Howard to third,
Gross to second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Davis grounded
out (first unassisted); Smith flied out to left; Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted); Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Melendez flied out to right; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Jutze singled to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR FORSCH;
Boswell made an out to second; Milbourne grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Jutze out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: NIEKRO REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Reed singled
to right; Brock grounded out (first unassisted) [Reed to
second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Reed to third]; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Davis singled to right [Reed
scored]; Smith struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied out to left; Cedeno singled to left;
Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored (error by Brock)
(unearned), Watson to third]; Cruz flied out to center; Rader
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons walked; Melendez grounded out (first
unassisted) [Simmons to second]; Reitz struck out; Guerrero
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); Jutze flied
out to left; MAY BATTED FOR NIEKRO; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 6.