MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/08/1966
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 848 - FRIDAY, JULY 8TH , 1966 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (33-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (37-44) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 X 7 11 0
Cardinals Knock Off Astros, 7-4
St. Louis Cardinals starter James Reiter was in fine form against the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium, leading his team to a win, 7-4. St. Louis now sits in 9th place in the NL at 37-44.

Tim McCarver dealt the Astros a blow in the bottom of the third. Batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd and St. Louis leading 1-0, McCarver hit a 2-2 cutter for a 2-run single.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," McCarver said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240 9 26
L. Clinton CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .178 8 24
   b-G. Brown PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 3 11
R. Staub LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 8 28
J. Lefebvre 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .231 6 34
J. Azcue C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .218 4 25
   c-D. Botkin PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .195 3 8
J. Gotay SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .224 2 18
C. Smith 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .194 2 17
K. Free 2B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .194 5 25
R. Foltz P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .054 0 0
   a-T. McCraw PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 2 8
   C. Carlos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Kikuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 7 12      
a - T. McCraw pinch hit for R. Foltz in the 8th
b - G. Brown pinch hit for L. Clinton in the 8th
c - D. Botkin pinch hit for J. Azcue in the 9th
d - H. Kikuchi pinch hit for C. Carlos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gotay (14, 9th Inning off J. Reiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Botkin (3, 9th Inning off J. Reiter, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Staub , J. Lefebvre 2 , J. Azcue , D. Botkin 4 , J. Gotay 2 , K. Free , T. McCraw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Brown , C. Smith , R. Foltz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lefebvre (8) , J. Gotay (8)
CS: K. Free (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gotay-Free-Lefebvre)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Flood CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287 3 21
B. White 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .288 9 36
T. McCarver C 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .242 3 24
J. Cunningham LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .266 1 18
J. Hickman RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .242 4 29
P. Gagliano 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .248 4 26
E. Foli SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .210 3 27
C. Cannizzaro 2B 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .225 4 12
J. Reiter P 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 0 4
   L. McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 6 3 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. White (22, 7th Inning off R. Foltz, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Cannizzaro (1, 8th Inning off C. Carlos, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. White 3 , T. McCarver 2 , J. Cunningham 2 , P. Gagliano , E. Foli , C. Cannizzaro 2 , J. Reiter 2
2-out RBI: C. Cannizzaro , J. Reiter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. McCarver
GIDP: T. McCarver
Sac Bunt: J. Reiter
Sac Fly: J. Hickman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Foli (5)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Foltz L (5-10) 7.0 7 4 4 3 5 0 111 3.74   
C. Carlos 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 25 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Foltz 49
Batters Faced: R. Foltz 30, C. Carlos 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Foltz 8-7, C. Carlos 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Foltz 111-71, C. Carlos 25-16
Balk: R. Foltz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Reiter W (7-6) 8.1 8 4 4 2 7 1 140 2.47   
L. McDaniel 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Reiter 56
Batters Faced: J. Reiter 34, L. McDaniel 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Reiter 4-13, L. McDaniel 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Reiter 140-87, L. McDaniel 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. McDaniel 1-1
WP: L. McDaniel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Reiter
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 15290
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