Lou Brock, Garry Templeton and Tony Scott smashed homers in a power display by the Cardinals, who defeated the Reds, 8-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Bob Forsch. Scott's homer was the first of his major league career. The Cards' outfielder also drove in two other runs with a single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       4, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  1    0  0  4    2  0  0  -   8 16  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .319      Rose 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .350
  Mumphrey lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .412        Alcala p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Templeton ss          5   2   3   1     0   0   .298      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .322
Scott cf              3   2   2   3     2   0   .395      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .257
Cruz rf               4   1   2   0     0   2   .308      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Anderson rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   2   .408      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .247
Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .301      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Reitz 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .238      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Fryman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  DaVanon 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Forsch p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Armbrister ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Summers ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  16   8     3   7             Totals               31   1   4   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 20,719
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Reds 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Reds 3
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: Hernandez (5), Templeton (3)
Home Runs: Scott (1), Templeton (1), Brock (1)
Caught Stealing: Brock (3), Scott (2), Simmons (2)
GIDP: Tyson (2), Scott (3), Rose (1)
Hit by Pitch: Driessen (1,by Forsch)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(5-1)           9     4   1   0   2   2   0  34   2.32
Totals                  9     4   1   0   2   2   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(2-3)           5.1   8   5   5   3   4   3  23   6.32
Murray                  0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.91
Caldwell                2     5   2   2   0   2   0  11   4.15
Alcala                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   8.31
Totals                  9    16   8   8   3   7   3  40

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (2)
Balks: Murray (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Templeton popped to first
in foul territory; Scott homered; Cruz singled to center;
Simmons was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to first; Griffey forced Rose (third to
second); Morgan singled to right [Griffey to second]; Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffey to third, Morgan to
second]; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz
singled to center; Tyson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Geronimo flied out to left;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock
popped to shortstop; Templeton homered; Scott walked; Scott was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Fryman grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded
out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Simmons walked;
Hernandez struck out while Simmons was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds
0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Driessen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to right; Tyson flied out to
right; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Bench flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to left;
Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock homered; Templeton popped to first in foul
territory; Scott walked; Cruz singled to center [Scott to
second]; Simmons singled to pitcher [Scott scored, Cruz to
third]; MURRAY REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Hernandez doubled to
center [Cruz scored, Simmons out at home (center to shortstop to
catcher), Hernandez to third (on throw to home)]; Reitz singled
to center [Hernandez scored]; Murray balked [Reitz to second];
Tyson flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR MURRAY; Armbrister singled to
center; Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Armbrister out at second]; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: CALDWELL REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Forsch
popped to second; Brock singled to center; Templeton doubled to
right [Brock to third]; Scott singled to right [Brock scored,
Templeton scored]; Cruz struck out; Simmons struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Morgan popped to
second; Driessen was hit by a pitch; Foster forced Driessen
(first to shortstop); Bench walked [Foster to second]; Geronimo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Reitz singled to
center; Tyson forced Reitz (third to second); Forsch singled to
left [Tyson to second]; Mumphrey forced Forsch (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: DAVANON REPLACED TYSON (PLAYING 2B); ANDERSON REPLACED
CRUZ (PLAYING RF); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first);
SUMMERS BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Summers reached on an error by
Hernandez [Summers to first]; Rose singled to right [Summers to
second]; Griffey walked [Summers to third, Rose to second];
Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher) [Summers scored
(unearned), Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Driessen flied
out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: ALCALA REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); KNIGHT REPLACED
SUMMERS (PLAYING 3B); Templeton singled to center; Scott
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Templeton out at
second]; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
8, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Reds 1.