Ted Simmons smashed a grand-slam homer in the fifth and rookie John Denny hurled his sixth victory in a row as the Cards defeated the Braves, 7-2. Denny opened St. Louis' five-run fifth with a single. Then Lou Brock's single and a walk to Bake McBride loaded the bases.

After a forceout, Simmons tagged Phil Niekro for the fifth grand slam of his career. Denny walked only one in logging his seventh win against one loss since being recalled from Tulsa June 20. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 23, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Braves 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 2 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 x - 7 11 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .269 Brock lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .312 Gilbreath 2b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .265 Melendez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Evans 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .245 McBride cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .293 Williams 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Davis rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .292 Baker rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242 Simmons c 3 1 1 4 1 0 .336 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Smith 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Correll c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Belloir ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .313 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Tyson ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .268 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Denny p 4 0 2 0 0 1 .216 Goodson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .209 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Totals 37 2 10 2 1 5 Totals 34 7 11 6 2 3 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 30,930 Left on Base: Braves 10, Cardinals 6 DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Correll, Belloir, Sizemore, Denny Doubles: Baker (13), Smith (21) Home Runs: Simmons (15) Stolen Bases: Garr (10), McBride (21), Tyson (5), Brock (46) Caught Stealing: Garr (9), Brock (13) GIDP: Sizemore (8) Hit by Pitch: Williams (3,by Denny), Smith (3,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(12-12) 4.2 8 6 5 2 1 1 23 3.24 Dal Canton 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 5.70 Beard 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.08 Totals 8 11 7 6 2 3 1 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(9-3) 9 10 2 2 1 5 0 39 3.49 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 5 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (10), Denny (2) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath struck out; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); McBride singled to left; McBride stole second [McBride to third (error by Correll)]; Davis singled to right [McBride scored]; Simmons walked [Davis to second]; Smith was hit by a pitch [Davis to third, Simmons to second]; Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 2ND: Williams was hit by a pitch; Baker doubled to right [Williams to third]; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Correll struck out; Belloir grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson singled to left; Tyson stole second; Denny popped to pitcher; Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Garr walked; Garr was picked off first but was safe on an error by Denny [Garr to second]; Garr stole third; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Evans singled to right [Garr scored]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis made an out to third; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 4TH: Baker struck out; On a bunt Office made an out to catcher; Rowland Office called for interference; Correll singled to left; Belloir flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to right; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson was called out on strikes; Denny singled to center; Brock singled to right [Denny to second]; McBride walked [Denny to third, Brock to second]; Davis forced Denny (first to catcher) [Brock to third, McBride to second]; Simmons homered [Brock scored, McBride scored, Davis scored]; Smith doubled to left; DAL CANTON REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Sizemore reached on an error by Belloir [Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Reitz made an out to shortstop; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6. BRAVES 6TH: Evans singled to right; Williams forced Evans (third to second); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Williams to second]; Office singled to shortstop [Williams to third]; Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson struck out; Denny singled to center; Brock forced Denny (shortstop to second); Brock stole second; McBride singled to left [Brock scored]; Davis singled to right [McBride to third]; Simmons forced Davis (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 7. BRAVES 7TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Belloir singled to left; GOODSON BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Goodson singled to center [Belloir to second]; Garr reached on an error by Sizemore [Belloir to third, Goodson to second]; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first) [Belloir scored, Goodson to third, Garr to second]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 7TH: BEARD REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (third to first); Sizemore made an out to second; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 7. BRAVES 8TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (first unassisted); Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson flied out to center; Denny struck out; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 7. BRAVES 9TH: Belloir singled to left; MAY BATTED FOR BEARD; May was called out on strikes; Garr flied out to right; Gilbreath singled to right [Belloir to third]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 7.

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