Final
HOU 4 — STL 2
8/16/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN197808160
Complete available game record for HOU at STL, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Templeton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Julio Gonzalez | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Hendrick | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Simmons | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Swisher | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Walling | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Reitz | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Phillips | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Schultz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tyson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silvio Martinez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bruno | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio Martinez | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Tom Bruno | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Buddy Schultz | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Phillips | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| George Hendrick | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Reitz | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Simmons | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Swisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Templeton | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Tyson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bruno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silvio Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 36(1)4/BG/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S5/BG | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | PO1(E1).1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB3# | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | S7.2-H;BX2(754) | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K23 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5/P | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D9 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | IW | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 341.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S3 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | SB3# | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S6.3-H;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | PB.1-2# | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K23 | 4–2 |