After giving up a three-run homer by Ted Simmons in the first inning, Steve Carlton blanked the Cardinals the rest of the way and pitched the Phillies to a 6-3 victory. The Phillies tied the score in the fifth with successive homers by Garry Maddox and Larry Bowa, a single by Mike Schmidt and double by Greg Luzinski. A walk to Tim McCarver, triple by Fred Andrews and double by Maddox made it 5-3 in the sixth and the final run counted in the seventh on singles by Schmidt, Luzinski and Bobby Tolan. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 24, 1977 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Cardinals    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  3  2    1  0  x  -   6 12  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Maddox cf             4   1   2   2     1   1   .226
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowa ss               4   1   1   1     1   0   .255
  Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schmidt 3b            5   2   2   0     0   2   .182
  DaVanon ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Luzinski lf           4   0   2   1     0   2   .333
Templeton ss          5   1   2   0     0   1   .255      Martin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Scott cf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .409      Johnson 1b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .233        Tolan 1b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .143
Simmons c             3   1   1   3     1   0   .404      McCarver c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .300
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .306      Andrews 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .182
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Carlton p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .375
Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .214
Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mumphrey ph,lf      2   0   2   0     0   0   .455

Totals               34   3   8   3     4   8             Totals               35   6  12   6     4   9

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 40,186
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Phillies 9
DP: Cardinals 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Scott (3), Mumphrey (2), Johnson (1), Carlton (1), Luzinski (7), Maddox (5)
Triples: Andrews (1)
Home Runs: Simmons (4), Maddox (2), Bowa (2)
GIDP: Reitz (3), Martin (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(0-3)          5.2   7   5   5   3   7   2  27   8.50
Urrea                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Carroll                 0.2   4   1   1   0   0   0   5   5.79
Sutton                  1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   4.15
Totals                  8    12   6   6   4   9   2  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(2-1)          9     8   3   3   4   8   1  38   3.24
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   8   1  38

Balks: Carlton (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Youngblood struck out; Templeton singled to
right; Carlton balked [Templeton to second]; Scott singled to
left [Templeton to third]; Cruz popped to third; Simmons homered
[Templeton scored, Scott scored]; Hernandez lined to shortstop;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Bowa flied out to right;
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
grounded out (third to first); Falcone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Martin was called out on
strikes; Johnson doubled to left; McCarver struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Youngblood popped to second; Templeton grounded
out (first to pitcher); Scott doubled to center; Cruz walked;
Simmons walked [Scott to third, Cruz to second]; Hernandez
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Andrews flied out to left; Carlton doubled to
center; Maddox walked; Bowa forced Maddox (shortstop to second)
[Carlton to third]; Schmidt popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyson
struck out; Falcone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Martin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson walked; McCarver forced Johnson
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Youngblood struck out; Templeton singled to third
[Templeton out at second (second to shortstop)]; Scott lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Andrews was called out on strikes; Carlton
grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox homered; Bowa homered;
Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski doubled to left [Schmidt
scored]; Martin flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz popped to shortstop; Simmons reached on an
error by Schmidt [Simmons to first]; Hernandez walked [Simmons
to second]; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); McCarver
walked; Andrews tripled to center [McCarver scored]; Carlton
grounded out (first to second); URREA REPLACED FALCONE
(PITCHING); Maddox doubled to right [Andrews scored]; Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: TOLAN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR URREA;
Mumphrey singled to third; Youngblood forced Mumphrey (third to
second); Templeton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARROLL
REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Schmidt singled to center;
Luzinski singled to left [Schmidt to second]; Martin grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt to
third, Luzinski out at second]; Tolan singled to center [Schmidt
scored]; McCarver singled to left [Tolan to second]; SUTTON
REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); Andrews forced McCarver (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Scott walked; Cruz flied out to right; Simmons
flied out to left; Hernandez singled to right [Scott to second];
Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Carlton struck out; Maddox popped to first in foul
territory; Bowa walked; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson struck out; Mumphrey doubled to right;
DAVANON BATTED FOR SUTTON; DaVanon struck out; Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 6.

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