Continuing to show unexpected power, the Cardinals smashed four homers and beat the Braves, 7-6. After the Braves took a 2-1 lead on a homer and run-scoring single by Vic Correll, Garry Templeton hit the Cardinals' first round-tripper in the third inning.

The Braves came back with a pair in their half, but Jerry Mumphrey and Ken Reitz homered off Buzz Capra on successive pitches in the fifth. Lou Brock drove in a run with a double in the eighth and Keith Hernandez then accounted for the winning run by hitting for the circuit in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Saturday, May       14, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  2    0  2  0    0  1  1  -   7 14  3
Braves       1  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 11  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .286      Royster ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .195
Templeton ss          5   1   3   1     0   0   .291      Office cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .258
McBride cf            5   0   0   1     0   0   .183      Moore 3b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .347
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     1   2   .390      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .293
Hernandez 1b          4   2   2   1     1   0   .306      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .370
Mumphrey rf           4   1   2   1     1   1   .410      Correll c             3   1   2   2     0   0   .289
Reitz 3b              4   1   2   2     1   1   .261        Pocoroba ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Tyson 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .164      Paciorek 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .227
Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Gilbreath 2b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .209
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Capra p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Chaney ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               36   7  14   7     5   5             Totals               37   6  11   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 10,479
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Braves 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 0
Errors: Brock, Simmons, Mumphrey
Doubles: Hernandez (8), Reitz (10), Brock (6), Matthews (4)
Triples: Brock (4)
Home Runs: Templeton (2), Mumphrey (1), Reitz (3), Hernandez (6), Correll (2)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (3), Royster 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (6), Mumphrey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Falcone (2), Urrea (1), Chaney (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 2.2   6   4   3   1   1   1  15   5.27
Carroll W(2-0)          2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.79
Urrea SV(4)             4     5   2   2   1   0   0  18   2.38
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   3   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(0-4)            5     9   5   5   4   2   3  27   7.03
Collins                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.38
Camp                    2     4   2   2   0   3   1  10   3.04
Totals                  9    14   7   7   5   5   4  43

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock tripled to right; Templeton grounded out
(first unassisted); McBride grounded out (second to first)
[Brock scored]; Simmons singled to center; Hernandez walked
[Simmons to second]; Mumphrey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to left; Royster stole second;
Royster stole third [Royster scored (error by Simmons)
(unearned)]; Office popped to first; Moore struck out; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz walked; Tyson popped to shortstop; Falcone
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Reitz to second];
Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews flied out to right; Correll homered;
Paciorek singled to left; Gilbreath flied out to center; Capra
forced Paciorek (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton homered; McBride flied out to center;
Simmons struck out; Hernandez doubled to right; Mumphrey was
walked intentionally; Reitz doubled to left [Hernandez scored,
Mumphrey to third]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Falcone
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to second; Office popped to catcher
in foul territory; Moore singled to right [Royster scored (error
by Mumphrey) (no RBI)]; Burroughs walked [Moore to second];
Matthews flied out to right [Moore to third]; Correll singled to
left [Moore scored, Burroughs to second]; CARROLL REPLACED
FALCONE (PITCHING); Paciorek struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to second; Templeton stole second; Templeton was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); McBride grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Capra
grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher);
Hernandez popped to second; Mumphrey homered; Reitz homered;
Tyson singled to left; Carroll was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Office grounded out (third to first); Moore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: COLLINS REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Brock popped
to first; Templeton flied out to center; McBride flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: URREA REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); Matthews grounded
out (second to first); Correll flied out to center; Paciorek
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons walked; Hernandez flied out to right;
Mumphrey singled to right [Simmons out at third (right to
third)]; Mumphrey was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath singled to center; CHANEY BATTED FOR
COLLINS; Chaney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Gilbreath to second]; Royster flied out to right; Office popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Braves 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Reitz grounded
out (third to first); Tyson singled to center; Urrea out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock
doubled to left [Tyson scored]; Templeton singled to pitcher
[Brock to third]; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Moore grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
flied out to center; Matthews doubled to right; POCOROBA BATTED
FOR CORRELL; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Simmons was
called out on strikes; Hernandez homered; Mumphrey was called
out on strikes; Reitz was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Paciorek singled to left [Paciorek to second (error
by Brock)]; Gilbreath walked; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMP;
Asselstine popped to catcher in foul territory; Royster flied
out to right; Office singled to left [Paciorek scored, Gilbreath
to second]; Moore singled to right [Gilbreath scored, Office to
second]; Burroughs flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Braves 6.