The Cardinals knocked out Jim Kaat in the fifth inning and defeated the Phillies, 8-5, to spoil the 38-year-old lefthander's hopes of winning as a wedding present for his new bride. Kaat was married 24 hours earlier to Linda Jankowski of Okawville, Ill.

Hector Cruz batted in two runs with a triple during the Cards' kayo of Kaat. Bob Forsch, who started for the Cards, gained his seventh victory against one defeat. Greg Luzinski accounted for the Phillies' five runs with two homers and a single. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Game Played on Tuesday, May 24, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   5  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  5  1    1  0  x  -   8 13  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Scott cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .360
Johnstone rf          4   3   1   0     0   0   .303      Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     1   0   .295
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Cruz rf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .287
Luzinski lf           4   2   3   5     0   1   .319      Simmons c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .338
Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .307
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Reitz 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .276
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Mumphrey lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .357
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Tyson 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .217
Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Forsch p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .182
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kessinger ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               35   5   7   5     0   3             Totals               35   8  13   8     2   3

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 11,415
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Cardinals 7
DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Hernandez 2
Doubles: Hebner (3), Forsch (1), Scott (4), Reitz (14)
Triples: Cruz (2), Mumphrey 2 (4)
Home Runs: Luzinski 2 (9)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (5)
GIDP: Sizemore (5)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (2,by Kaat)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(0-2)             4.2   7   6   6   1   0   0  23   7.46
Brusstar                1.1   4   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.70
Twitchell               2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   4.22
Totals                  8    13   8   8   2   3   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(7-1)           8     6   5   3   0   3   2  32   2.86
Hrabosky SV(5)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.91
Totals                  9     7   5   3   0   3   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Kaat (2)
Wild Pitches: Twitchell (2), Forsch (3)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox singled to center; Johnstone forced Maddox
(first to shortstop); Forsch threw a wild pitch [Johnstone to
second]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski singled
to left [Johnstone scored]; Hebner flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Scott grounded out (catcher unassisted);
Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz singled to left;
Simmons popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone struck out; Bowa reached on an error by
Hernandez [Bowa to first]; Sizemore flied out to left; Kaat
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reitz popped to third in foul territory; Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Johnstone grounded out
(second to first); Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to right; Forsch doubled to
right; Scott doubled to left [Forsch scored]; Templeton flied
out to center [Scott to third]; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Hebner grounded out (second
to first); Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Reitz lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
struck out; Kaat grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey grounded out (first to pitcher); Tyson
singled to left; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Tyson to second]; Scott was hit by a pitch; Templeton
singled to left [Tyson scored, Scott to second]; Cruz tripled to
right [Scott scored, Templeton scored]; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Hernandez singled to center [Cruz scored, Simmons
to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Reitz singled to
right [Simmons scored, Hernandez out at third (right to first to
third)]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; Johnstone reached on
an error by Hernandez [Johnstone to first]; Schmidt lined to
shortstop; Luzinski homered (unearned) [Johnstone scored
(unearned)]; Hebner doubled to right; Boone grounded out (third
to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey tripled to left; Tyson singled to center
[Mumphrey scored]; On a bunt Forsch struck out; Scott flied out
to left; Templeton singled to left [Tyson to second]; Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
3, Cardinals 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa popped to third; Sizemore lined to first;
HUTTON BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Hutton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Simmons
flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher);
Reitz doubled to left; Mumphrey tripled to left [Reitz scored];
Tyson lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cardinals 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox flied out to left; Johnstone singled to
center; Schmidt grounded out (third to first) [Johnstone to
second]; Luzinski homered [Johnstone scored]; Hebner flied out
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: KESSINGER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Kessinger flied out
to left; Scott struck out; Templeton walked; Templeton stole
second; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Templeton to third]; Cruz
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 8.

PHILLIES 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Bowa singled to right; Sizemore
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bowa out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cardinals 8.

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