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The Giants erupted for five runs in the first inning and trimmed the Cardinals, 7-2. Terry Whitfield, Willie McCovey, Gary Thomasson and Tim Foli delivered run-scoring singles in the big first inning as the Giants made Ed Halicki a winner against the Redbirds for the first time in four decisions. [The Sporting News] San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Monday, May 23, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIGiants 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 7 15 0
Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 1
Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Thomas 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Brock lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .293
Madlock 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Templeton ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .290
Evans lf,1b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .259 McBride cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .242
Whitfield rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .304 Cruz rf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .281
McCovey 1b 4 1 3 2 0 1 .318 Simmons c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .346
Herndon pr,cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .309
Thomasson cf,lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .247 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270
Foli ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 .238 Kessinger 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .254
Hill c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .220 Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Halicki p 3 0 1 0 1 1 .188 Urrea p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .348
Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rader ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .438
Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Freed ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .556
Totals 40 7 15 7 3 3 Totals 35 2 9 2 2 9
Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 9,800
Left on Base: Giants 10, Cardinals 9
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Urrea
Doubles: Hill (3), McCovey (9), Halicki (1), Herndon (4), Cruz 2 (6)
Triples: Templeton (2)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (4)
Caught Stealing: Thomasson (2), Herndon (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (2)
GIDP: Reitz (5)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (3,by Halicki)
Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Halicki W(3-4) 7 8 2 2 2 8 0 32 3.98
Lavelle SV(5) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.61
Totals 9 9 2 2 2 9 0 38
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Rasmussen L(2-6) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 0 6 4.14
Urrea 4.2 4 0 0 1 2 0 19 2.20
Carroll 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 9 2.36
Metzger 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 5.06
Totals 9 15 7 7 3 3 0 44
Hit by Pitch: Halicki (1)
Wild Pitches: Rasmussen (1), Urrea (2)
Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams
GIANTS 1ST: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Madlock
singled to left; Rasmussen threw a wild pitch [Madlock to
second]; Evans walked; Whitfield singled to right [Madlock
scored, Evans to third]; McCovey singled to center [Evans
scored, Whitfield to third]; Thomasson singled to right
[Whitfield scored, McCovey to third]; URREA REPLACED RASMUSSEN
(PITCHING); Foli singled to right [McCovey scored, Thomasson to
third]; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thomasson
scored, Foli to second]; Halicki walked; Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Templeton flied out to
center; McBride popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
GIANTS 2ND: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
flied out to center; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz was called out on strikes; Simmons popped to
shortstop; Hernandez walked; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
GIANTS 3RD: McCovey struck out; Thomasson reached on an error by
Urrea [Thomasson to first]; Foli struck out while Thomasson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: Kessinger struck out; Urrea flied out to left;
Brock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals
0.
GIANTS 4TH: Hill doubled to left; On a bunt Halicki grounded out
(first to second); Thomas popped to first in foul territory;
Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton tripled to right; McBride grounded out
(third to first) [Templeton scored]; Cruz doubled to left;
Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 1.
GIANTS 5TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield
flied out to left; McCovey singled to center; Thomasson singled
to center [McCovey to third]; Urrea threw a wild pitch
[Thomasson to second]; Foli popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to right; Kessinger walked [Reitz
to second]; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR URREA; Mumphrey struck out;
Brock lined to right; Templeton grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 1.
GIANTS 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Hill grounded
out (shortstop to first); Halicki struck out; Thomas singled to
right; Thomas stole second; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 6TH: McBride struck out; Cruz doubled to center;
Simmons struck out; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 1.
GIANTS 7TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield
singled to right; McCovey doubled to center [Whitfield scored];
HERNDON RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Herndon was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Thomasson singled to right; Foli popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6,
Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 7TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Reitz was hit by a pitch; Kessinger struck out; RADER
BATTED FOR CARROLL; Rader singled to left [Reitz to second];
Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 1.
GIANTS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); Hill flied out to
right; Halicki doubled to left; Thomas popped to catcher in foul
territory; Madlock singled to left [Halicki to third]; Evans
walked [Madlock to second]; Whitfield flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 6, Cardinals 1.
CARDINALS 8TH: McBride singled to left; Cruz singled to right
[McBride to third]; Simmons singled to center [McBride scored,
Cruz to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Hernandez
forced Simmons (pitcher to shortstop) [Cruz stayed at third];
Reitz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6,
Cardinals 2.
GIANTS 9TH: Herndon doubled to left; Thomasson grounded out
(second to first) [Herndon to third]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Herndon scored]; Hill grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
FREED BATTED FOR METZGER; Freed singled to second; Brock struck
out; Templeton forced Freed (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Cardinals 2.
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