John Urrea, Cardinals' rookie reliever, allowed only one hit in three innings and gained credit for his first major league victory when an unearned run beat the Braves, 5-4. Keith Hernandez doubled to lead off the eighth and was on third with two out when Pat Rockett fumbled a grounder by Jerry Mumphrey for the Braves' fifth error of the game, allowing Hernandez to score the deciding run. Ted Simmons hit his fifth homer of the season for the Cardinals, equaling his production for the entire 1976 campaign. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     30, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  7  5
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  2    1  1  x  -   5  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Brock lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .279
Royster 3b,2b         4   1   0   0     0   1   .225        Urrea p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Montanez 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Templeton ss          2   1   1   1     0   0   .296
  Gaston lf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .200      McBride cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Burroughs rf          4   1   3   1     0   0   .316      Cruz rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .315
Paciorek lf,1b        4   1   2   2     0   0   .176      Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .420
Correll c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Hernandez 1b          2   2   1   0     2   0   .323
  Pocoroba ph,c       2   0   0   1     0   0   .261      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .236      Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Falcone p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .125
  Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rockett ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .270        Mumphrey ph,lf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .467
  Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Messersmith p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Capra p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500

Totals               32   4   7   4     2   6             Totals               30   5   8   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 16,883
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cardinals 8
DP: Braves 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Office, Montanez, Rockett 2, Messersmith, Templeton
Doubles: Hernandez (4)
Triples: Brock (3)
Home Runs: Paciorek (1), Simmons (5)
Caught Stealing: Rockett (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Messersmith (2), Templeton (1), McBride (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Templeton (2)
GIDP: Paciorek (1), Brock (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             3     2   1   1   0   1   0  13   4.18
Capra                   2     3   2   1   3   0   1  12   4.50
Camp L(1-1)             3     3   2   1   1   2   0  12   3.29
Totals                  8     8   5   3   4   3   1  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 5.1   6   4   2   0   4   1  23   7.33
Carroll                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.91
Urrea W(1-0)            3     1   0   0   2   2   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     7   4   2   2   6   1  35

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick


BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster
struck out; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock tripled to right; Templeton hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Brock scored]; McBride grounded out (second to
first); Cruz singled to left; Simmons popped to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez reached on an error by Rockett
[Hernandez to second]; Reitz grounded out (third to first);
Tyson lined to left; Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath struck out; Rockett singled to left;
Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Rockett
to second]; Office popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Templeton flied out to left;
McBride reached on an error by Montanez [McBride to first];
GASTON REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING LF); PACIOREK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McBride was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Messersmith [McBride to second]; Cruz popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster popped to shortstop; Gaston struck out;
Burroughs singled to right; Paciorek homered [Burroughs scored];
Correll flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: CAPRA REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Simmons
grounded out (third to first); Hernandez walked; Reitz flied out
to left; Tyson forced Hernandez (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath struck out; Rockett lined to center; Capra
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Falcone singled to pitcher; Brock walked [Falcone
to second]; Templeton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Falcone to third, Brock to second]; McBride reached on a
fielder's choice [Falcone out at home (second to catcher)]; Cruz
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Office reached on an error by Templeton [Office to
first]; Royster forced Office (shortstop to second); Gaston
singled to left [Royster to third]; Burroughs singled to third
[Royster scored (unearned), Gaston to second]; Paciorek singled
to center [Gaston to third, Burroughs to second]; CARROLL
REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); POCOROBA BATTED FOR CORRELL;
Pocoroba forced Paciorek (second to shortstop) [Gaston scored
(unearned), Burroughs to third]; Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Simmons
homered; Hernandez walked; Reitz singled to center [Hernandez
scored (error by Office) (unearned), Reitz to second]; MOORE
REPLACED CAPRA (PLAYING 3B); CAMP REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING);
ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Tyson struck out;
MUMPHREY BATTED FOR CARROLL; Mumphrey walked; Brock grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out
at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 7TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); URREA REPLACED
BROCK (PITCHING); Rockett walked; Moore struck out; Office
walked [Rockett to second]; Royster forced Office (first to
shortstop) [Rockett to third]; Rockett was caught stealing home
(catcher to third to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton singled to shortstop; McBride out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Templeton to second]; Cruz
singled to center [Templeton scored]; Simmons hit into a double
play (center to second) [Cruz out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
singled to right; Paciorek grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Reitz struck out;
Tyson grounded out (third to first) [Hernandez to third];
Mumphrey reached on an error by Rockett [Hernandez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Mumphrey to first]; Urrea grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first);
ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMP; Asselstine struck out; NOLAN BATTED
FOR ROCKETT; Nolan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Cardinals 5.