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Houston Astros @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1974-07-18 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 11560 · 2:19
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–2. Houston Astros put up 6 in the 7th. Claude Osteen earned the win. Lee May went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Claude Osteen L: Lynn McGlothen SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Frank Pulli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Gross | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roger Metzger | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee May | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Milt May | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Claude Osteen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Milbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Brock | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bake McBride | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe Torre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Reitz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jerry DaVanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marc Hill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Tyson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lynn McGlothen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Melendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Osteen | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn McGlothen | 6.0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
 Mike Garman | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Hrabosky | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Orlando Pena | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Greg Gross: 3/G
- Roger Metzger: 8
- Cesar Cedeno: S9
- Bob Watson: 8
Bot 1
- Lou Brock: S8
- Bake McBride: CS2(26)
- Bake McBride: E3.B-2
- Reggie Smith: W
- Joe Torre: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Lee May: HR/7
- Milt May: 43
- Doug Rader: 143
- Tommy Helms: S7
- Claude Osteen: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Ken Reitz: S8
- Jerry DaVanon: 8
- Marc Hill: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Greg Gross: 53
- Roger Metzger: 9
- Cesar Cedeno: K
Bot 3
- Mike Tyson: 8
- Lynn McGlothen: 9
- Lou Brock: 13
Top 4
- Bob Watson: S7
- Lee May: 64(1)3/GDP
- Milt May: S9
- Doug Rader: K
Bot 4
- Bake McBride: S8
- Reggie Smith: 64(1)3/GDP
- Joe Torre: W
- Ken Reitz: 13
Top 5
- Tommy Helms: 8
- Claude Osteen: 43
- Greg Gross: K/C
Bot 5
- Jerry DaVanon: 9
- Marc Hill: S7
- Mike Tyson: D7.1-3
- Lynn McGlothen: 43
- Lou Brock: S7.3-H;2-H
- Bake McBride: SB2
- Bake McBride: 8
Top 6
- Roger Metzger: 9
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Bob Watson: 9
- Lee May: S8.1-2
- Milt May: S9.2-H;1-2
- Doug Rader: 9
Bot 6
- Reggie Smith: W
- Joe Torre: 6(1)3/GDP
- Ken Reitz: K
Top 7
- Tommy Helms: S7
- Claude Osteen: S7.1-2
- Greg Gross: E5/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Roger Metzger: E3.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Cesar Cedeno: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bob Watson: 3/FL
- Lee May: D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
- Milt May: IW
- Doug Rader: E5.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Larry Milbourne: S7.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Claude Osteen: PO3(25)
- Claude Osteen: K/C
Bot 7
- Jerry DaVanon: 63
- Marc Hill: S7
- Mike Tyson: 8
- Luis Melendez: 9
Top 8
- Greg Gross: 8
- Roger Metzger: 31
- Cesar Cedeno: 7/L
Bot 8
- Lou Brock: S8
- Bake McBride: SB2#
- Bake McBride: CS3(25)#
- Bake McBride: 8
- Reggie Smith: 6/L
Top 9
- Bob Gallagher: 4/P
- Lee May: 7
- Milt May: S8
- Doug Rader: E5.1-2;B-1
- Larry Milbourne: 13
Bot 9
- Joe Torre: K
- Ken Reitz: E5.B-2
- Jerry DaVanon: 8
- Marc Hill: 8