Final
STL 4 — HOU 1
5/8/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197905080
Complete available game record for STL at HOU, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Templeton | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Simmons | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Hendrick | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Reitz | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Oberkfell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dane Iorg | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tyson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darold Knowles | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Vuckovich | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Walling | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Littell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Forsch | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Pete Vuckovich | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mark Littell | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Darold Knowles | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Mumphrey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Reitz | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Simmons | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Templeton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Tyson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Vuckovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darold Knowles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Hendrick | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Littell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | CS2(163)# | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | BK.2-3# | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/9 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | E1.B-1 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 24/SH.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/L | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S6.1-3(E6) | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 4–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 4–1 |