Houston Astros 13 – 4 St. Louis Cardinals
9 August 1976 · STL09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle · 4-for-5 | Cesar Cedeno | 1 in 693 games |
| 38 | final score 13–4 | 1 in 542 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Dan Larson | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Box score
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Gross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry DaVanon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B, 2B |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Boswell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Herrmann | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roger Metzger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dan Larson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Larson | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Mumphrey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Garry Templeton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Brock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Crawford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Keith Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Don Kessinger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Hector Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bob Forsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Fairly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Forsch | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Wallace | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Solomon | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Curtis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |