Lou Brock stole the 800th base of his career in the first inning when the Cardinals scored three runs to start on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Braves. After Brock singled and stole second, Willie Davis doubled, Brock stopping at third. Ted Simmons grounded to Rob Belloir and was safe at first as Brock scored when the Braves failed to catch Davis in a rundown between second and third.

Davis then crossed the plate on a grounder by Reggie Smith and Simmons made it home when Earl Williams bobbled a grounder by Ted Sizemore. Brock added his 801st stolen base in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    24, 1975 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  1
Cardinals    3  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   6  7  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Brock lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .316
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Melendez lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Evans 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .245      McBride cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Davis rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
  Goodson 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Simmons c             4   1   0   1     0   0   .333
Baker rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .245      Smith 1b              3   1   0   1     1   0   .300
Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Pocoroba c            3   0   0   1     0   0   .239      Reitz 3b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .276
Belloir ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Tyson ss              2   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Morton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .173        Fairly ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .308
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Lintz pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .212        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   1     0   0   .111
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Correll ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .206

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   4             Totals               30   6   7   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 24,786
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 8
DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Williams, Brock, Tyson
Doubles: Office (10), Davis (18), Fairly (11)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (48), Davis (9), Smith (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (6), Tyson (5), Sizemore (19), Hrabosky (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Pocoroba (1)
GIDP: Gilbreath (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(15-14)         5     6   4   3   1   1   0  24   3.56
Sosa                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.48
Leon                    1     1   2   2   2   0   0   7   3.68
Totals                  8     7   6   5   4   1   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(12-9)          7.2   6   2   1   1   2   0  30   2.74
Hrabosky SV(19)         1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.52
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Forsch (8)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath
reached on an error by Tyson; Evans flied out to right; Williams
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Lou Brock's 800th career stolen base; McBride flied out to
right; Davis doubled to right [Brock to third]; Simmons reached
on a fielder's choice [Brock scored, Davis to third, Simmons to
second]; Smith grounded out (second to first) [Davis scored,
Simmons to third]; Sizemore reached on an error by Williams
[Simmons scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Reitz was called out on
strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled to left [Baker to second (error by
Brock)]; Office grounded out (first unassisted) [Baker to
third]; Pocoroba hit a sacrifice fly to left [Baker scored
(unearned)]; Belloir made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson singled to center; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tyson to second]; Brock
singled to right [Tyson scored]; McBride flied out to center;
Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton flied out to left; Garr singled to left;
Gilbreath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (second to first); Sizemore walked; Reitz flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Williams made an
out to first; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Forsch flied
out to center; Brock singled to pitcher; Brock stole second;
McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Pocoroba
grounded out (shortstop to first); Belloir grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals
4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Davis singled to center; Davis stole second;
Simmons lined to second; Smith grounded out (first unassisted)
[Davis to third]; Sizemore made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 6TH: LUM BATTED FOR MORTON; Lum flied out to left; Garr
singled to center; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Garr to second];
Gilbreath flied out to center; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: SOSA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Reitz walked; Tyson
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Reitz to second];
Forsch grounded out (second to first) [Reitz to third]; Brock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 7TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Williams
struck out; Baker walked; Office doubled to right [Baker to
third]; Pocoroba popped to catcher in foul territory; Belloir
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: GOODSON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); McBride
grounded out (first unassisted); Davis made an out to catcher;
Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 8TH: GASTON BATTED FOR SOSA; Gaston singled to left; Garr
forced Gaston (pitcher to shortstop); Gilbreath grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Garr to second]; Evans singled
to right [Garr scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Goodson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: LEON REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Smith walked;
Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Smith to
second]; Smith stole third; Reitz walked; FAIRLY BATTED FOR
TYSON; Fairly doubled to right [Smith scored, Reitz to third];
Hrabosky reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Reitz scored, Fairly to third]; LINTZ RAN FOR FAIRLY; Melendez
made an out to catcher; McBride forced Hrabosky (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 9TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Baker singled to
center; Office struck out; Pocoroba flied out to right; Belloir
singled to right [Baker to second]; CORRELL BATTED FOR LEON;
Correll struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 6.