A clutch relief effort by Tom Underwood, who retired the last two batters with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, enabled the Phillies to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals. The Phillies scored their first run in the fifth on singles by Jerry Martin and Tim McCarver and a sacrifice fly by Larry Bowa. A sacrifice fly by Ollie Brown added the other run in the sixth after a single by Ted Sizemore and double by Mike Schmidt. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       25, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Scott cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Cruz rf               3   1   2   0     1   1   .298
Johnson 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .357      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .338
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Brown rf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .105      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Martin lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .245        Youngblood pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
McCarver c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Mumphrey lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .356
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .213
Bowa ss               2   0   0   1     0   0   .244        McBride ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .242
Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Boone c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .290

Totals               28   2   4   2     3   3             Totals               32   1   7   1     4   3

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 12,401
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Cardinals 9
DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Schmidt (7), Cruz 2 (8)
Caught Stealing: Simmons (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Mumphrey (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bowa (2), Brown (1)
GIDP: Brown (1), McCarver (1)
Hit by Pitch: McCarver (1,by Falcone)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(6-2)          8.1   7   1   1   3   3   0  34   2.89
Garber                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.00
Underwood SV(1)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.66
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   3   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(1-5)          7     4   2   2   3   3   0  28   4.83
Metzger                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.71
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   3   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Falcone (2)
Balks: Carlton (2)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Scott popped to shortstop; Templeton flied out to
right; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson walked; Brown grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; Martin
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Hernandez lined to center; Reitz
popped to second; Simmons was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver was hit by a pitch; Bowa flied out to
center; Carlton struck out; Maddox flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Tyson
grounded out (third to first); Falcone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore lined to right; Schmidt popped to second;
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz doubled to left; Simmons
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Brown lined to second; Martin singled to left;
McCarver singled to center [Martin to third]; Bowa hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Martin scored, McCarver to second];
Carlton grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Reitz grounded out
(third to first); Mumphrey singled to left; Carlton balked
[Mumphrey to second]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Falcone
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
singled to left; Schmidt doubled to left [Sizemore to third];
Johnson was walked intentionally; Brown hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Sizemore scored]; Martin walked [Schmidt to third, Johnson
to second]; McCarver popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott flied out to left; Templeton lined to
shortstop; Cruz walked; Simmons singled to shortstop [Cruz to
second]; Hernandez singled to right [Cruz scored, Simmons to
third]; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Carlton flied
out to center; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
grounded out (third to first); FREED BATTED FOR FALCONE; Freed
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: METZGER REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt grounded out (third to
first); Johnson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Scott
grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton struck out; Cruz
doubled to center; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Brown flied out to center; Martin reached on an
error by Templeton [Martin to first]; McCarver grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Martin out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez singled to right; Reitz singled to
center [Hernandez to second]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR REITZ; Mumphrey
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hernandez to third,
Youngblood to second]; GARBER REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING);
MCBRIDE BATTED FOR TYSON; McBride was walked intentionally;
BROCK BATTED FOR METZGER; UNDERWOOD REPLACED MCCARVER
(PITCHING); BOONE REPLACED GARBER (PLAYING C ); Brock lined to
center; Scott lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
2, Cardinals 1.