A four-hitter by Tom Dixon carried the Astros to a 6-0 blanking of the Cardinals. It was the second straight shutout for Houston. Art Howe hit a solo homer in the second inning and had two more RBIs in the eighth. The Astros got another pair in the fourth on consecutive doubles by Enos Cabell, Jose Cruz and Bob Watson. Bob Forsch suffered his eighth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Game Played on Monday, August 14, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Astros 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 9 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Brock lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .218 Sexton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Scott rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .232 Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 .234 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Cabell 3b 3 2 2 0 1 1 .290 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Walling cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Cruz rf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .301 Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .221 Watson 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .297 Phillips ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Howe 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .286 Oberkfell 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Bergman lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Tyson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Bochy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Dixon p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .114 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 33 6 9 6 5 4 Totals 31 0 4 0 3 3 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 12,555 Left on Base: Astros 5, Cardinals 7 DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Bergman Doubles: Cabell (22), Cruz (21), Watson (24), Puhl (19), Garrett (1), Scott (2) Home Runs: Howe (7) Stolen Bases: Cabell 2 (25) Caught Stealing: Cruz (5), Brock (5) GIDP: Watson (13) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dixon W(6-9) 9 4 0 0 3 3 0 34 3.57 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 3 0 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(9-14) 7 7 6 6 4 4 1 30 3.52 Schultz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.68 Littell 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.66 Bruno 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.71 Totals 9 9 6 6 5 4 1 38 Passed Balls: Simmons (8) Wild Pitches: Forsch (7) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson was called out on strikes; Howe homered; Bergman popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to center; Garrett flied out to center; Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bochy was called out on strikes; Dixon grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher); Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to second; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell doubled to right; Cruz doubled to left [Cabell scored]; Watson doubled to right [Cruz scored]; Howe flied out to center [Watson to third]; Bergman was walked intentionally; Bochy forced Bergman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Simmons lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Dixon struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett doubled to left; Phillips flied out to left; Oberkfell grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: TYSON REPLACED OBERKFELL (PLAYING 2B); Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Cruz walked; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cabell to third, Cruz out at second]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch lined to left; Brock grounded out (second to first); Scott doubled to center; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy grounded out (second to first); Dixon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez lined to right; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl doubled to right; Gonzalez singled to right [Puhl scored]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Gonzalez to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third]; Cabell walked; SCHULTZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Cabell stole second; Cruz flied out to left; LITTELL REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Watson was walked intentionally; Howe singled to center [Gonzalez scored, Cabell scored, Watson to second]; Bergman popped to third; Bochy singled to shortstop [Watson out at home (shortstop to third to catcher), Howe to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: SEXTON REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING 3B); WALLING REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING CF); Phillips popped to shortstop; Tyson grounded out (second to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR LITTELL; Mumphrey reached on an error by Bergman [Mumphrey to second]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 9TH: BRUNO REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Dixon flied out to center; Sexton flied out to right; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Scott walked; Hendrick singled to left [Scott to second]; Simmons forced Hendrick (first to shortstop) [Scott to third]; Hernandez struck out; Garrett walked [Simmons to second]; Phillips flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 0.

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