Eric Rasmussen pitched a five-hitter and batterymate Ted Simmons batted in three runs as the Cardinals defeated the Braves, 8-0, to sweep the three-game series. Simmons knocked in two runs with a triple in the first inning and added an RBI with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       1, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Cardinals    2  1  1    0  1  3    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Brock lf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .297
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Mumphrey lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .438
Moore 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .500      Templeton ss          4   1   1   1     0   0   .293
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .316        Kessinger ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Paciorek 1b           4   0   1   0     0   3   .190      Scott cf              3   2   2   1     2   0   .387
Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .245      Cruz rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .316
Asselstine lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Anderson rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Simmons c             2   0   1   3     1   0   .423
Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easterly p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .667      Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .323
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .213
  Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Tyson 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .156
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rasmussen p           3   1   2   0     0   0   .273

Totals               32   0   5   0     2   6             Totals               32   8  11   8     7   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 12,781
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 9
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Easterly (1), Moore (1), Rasmussen (2), Reitz (8)
Triples: Simmons (1)
Stolen Bases: Paciorek (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rasmussen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (2)
GIDP: Scott (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(3-3)          2     3   3   3   2   1   0  11   3.21
Easterly                3     7   5   5   3   1   0  18  11.91
Johnson                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   9.31
Leon                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    11   8   8   7   2   0  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(2-3)        9     5   0   0   2   6   0  34   2.95
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  34

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to second in foul territory; Office
grounded out (second to first); Moore was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop; Templeton grounded out
(second to first); Scott walked; Cruz singled to right [Scott to
third]; Simmons tripled to right [Scott scored, Cruz scored];
Hernandez was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
singled to left; Paciorek stole second; Pocoroba flied out to
left; Asselstine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied out to left; Tyson walked; Rasmussen
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Tyson to second];
Brock singled to right [Tyson scored, Brock to second (on throw
to home)]; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruthven
grounded out (second to first); Royster lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: EASTERLY REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Scott
singled to left; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [Scott to
second]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez singled to
center [Scott scored, Simmons to third]; Reitz struck out; Tyson
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
4.

BRAVES 4TH: Office flied out to left; Moore singled to right;
Burroughs walked [Moore to second]; Paciorek was called out on
strikes; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Rasmussen doubled to right; Brock walked;
Templeton lined to third; Scott grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted); Rockett
struck out; Easterly doubled to left; Royster grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez walked; Reitz
doubled to center [Hernandez scored]; Tyson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Moore flied
out to center; Burroughs singled to right; Paciorek was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Rasmussen singled to center; Brock singled to
center [Rasmussen to third]; Templeton singled to left
[Rasmussen scored, Brock to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED EASTERLY
(PITCHING); Scott singled to center [Brock scored, Templeton to
second]; Cruz walked [Templeton to third, Scott to second];
Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Templeton scored, Scott to
third, Cruz to second]; Hernandez popped to shortstop; Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 8.

BRAVES 7TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); ANDERSON
REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING RF); RADER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C );
Pocoroba was called out on strikes; Asselstine popped to
shortstop; Rockett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to right; Rasmussen popped to
second; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 8.

BRAVES 8TH: KESSINGER REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); NOLAN
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Nolan popped to first in foul territory;
Royster flied out to center; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: LEON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Kessinger
grounded out (first unassisted); Scott walked; Anderson flied
out to left; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 8.

BRAVES 9TH: Moore doubled to left; Burroughs flied out to center
[Moore to third]; Paciorek struck out; Pocoroba walked;
Asselstine flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 8.