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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
1969-06-05 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 20471 · dome, dry · 3:07
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 11–6. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 8th. Dooley Womack earned the win and Jack Billingham picked up the save. Joe Morgan went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
W: Dooley Womack L: Mike Torrez SV: Jack Billingham
Umpires — HP: Ed Vargo · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: Andy Olsen · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Brock | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Curt Flood | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Vada Pinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Torre | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Shannon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Julian Javier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dal Maxvill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Torrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vic Davalillo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Hague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curt Blefary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Morgan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Denis Menke | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Johnny Edwards | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dooley Womack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Gladding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Torrez | 4.0 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Dennis Ribant | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Taylor | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Hoerner | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Willis | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ray | 3.2 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dooley Womack | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Skip Guinn | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Gladding | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Jack Billingham | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lou Brock: S9
- Curt Flood: SB2#
- Curt Flood: 6/L
- Vada Pinson: 43
- Joe Torre: 9
Bot 1
- Curt Blefary: K/C
- Joe Morgan: S9
- Jim Wynn: W.1-2
- Norm Miller: D7.2-H;1-H
- Denis Menke: 43.2-3
- Doug Rader: K/C
Top 2
- Tim McCarver: 43
- Mike Shannon: K
- Julian Javier: K
Bot 2
- Johnny Edwards: S8
- Jesus Alou: 53.1-2
- Jim Ray: 43.2-3
- Curt Blefary: 43
Top 3
- Dal Maxvill: K
- Mike Torrez: K
- Lou Brock: D7
- Curt Flood: S7.2-H
- Vada Pinson: 6/P
Bot 3
- Joe Morgan: W
- Jim Wynn: SB2#
- Jim Wynn: K/C
- Norm Miller: 43.2-3
- Denis Menke: W
- Doug Rader: SB2
- Doug Rader: K/C
Top 4
- Joe Torre: T9
- Tim McCarver: 7/SF.3-H
- Mike Shannon: HR/7
- Julian Javier: W
- Dal Maxvill: S7.1-H
- Mike Torrez: 14/SH.1-2
- Lou Brock: 43
Bot 4
- Johnny Edwards: W
- Jesus Alou: K/C
- Marty Martinez: 8
- Curt Blefary: 8
Top 5
- Curt Flood: K/C
- Vada Pinson: 32
- Joe Torre: 53
Bot 5
- Joe Morgan: S9
- Jim Wynn: W.1-2
- Norm Miller: W.2-3;1-2
- Denis Menke: 7/SF.3-H
- Doug Rader: 7/L
- Johnny Edwards: W.2-3;1-2
- Jesus Alou: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Dooley Womack: 2/P
Top 6
- Tim McCarver: 31
- Mike Shannon: 9
- Julian Javier: K
Bot 6
- Curt Blefary: 43
- Joe Morgan: HR/9
- Jim Wynn: S8
- Norm Miller: S9.1-3
- Denis Menke: S8.3-H;1-2
- Doug Rader: K
- Johnny Edwards: 8
Top 7
- Dal Maxvill: W
- Vic Davalillo: W.1-2
- Lou Brock: K
- Curt Flood: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Vada Pinson: 1/G
Bot 7
- Jesus Alou: K/C
- Fred Gladding: K
- Curt Blefary: 3/P
Top 8
- Joe Torre: S8
- Tim McCarver: D7.1-H
- Mike Shannon: 2/P
- Julian Javier: 6/L
- Joe Hague: K
Bot 8
- Joe Morgan: S
- Jim Wynn: S7.1-2
- Norm Miller: 1/P
- Denis Menke: S7.2-H;1-2
- Doug Rader: K
- Johnny Edwards: D9.2-H;1-H
- Jesus Alou: PB.2-3
- Jesus Alou: WP.3-H(UR)
- Jesus Alou: W
- Fred Gladding: K
Top 9
- Vic Davalillo: S8
- Lou Brock: K
- Curt Flood: W.1-2
- Bill White: S9.2-H;1-3
- Joe Torre: 4/P
- Tim McCarver: 1/G