Ted Sizemore made a diving grab of a line drive by Garry Templeton with the bases loaded and two out in the 10th inning, but when the ball oozed out of the second baseman's glove, Tony Scott scored to give the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Phillies. Butch Metzger, who pitched the final frame, received credit for his first victory in a St. Louis uniform.

Scott doubled to open the 10th and Ron Reed passed Jerry Mumphrey intentionally. Gene Garber replaced Reed on the mound for the Phillies and struck out both Hector Cruz and Ted Simmons. Following another intentional pass to Keith Hernandez, Templeton hit his line drive that decided the game. Templeton was credited with a single. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       26, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  -   3  8  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   4 13  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Scott cf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .344
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Mumphrey lf           3   0   1   0     2   1   .355
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .234      Cruz rf               4   0   2   0     1   1   .306
Johnstone rf          3   0   2   1     0   0   .314      Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .333
  Brown ph,rf         2   0   2   0     0   0   .190      Hernandez 1b          4   1   2   0     1   0   .319
Hebner 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .176        Templeton pr,ss     1   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Boone c               4   1   1   0     1   0   .294      Kessinger ss,2b       3   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Martin lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Bowa ss               4   0   0   1     0   0   .237        Brock ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Lerch p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Youngblood 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  McCarver ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .316      Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Reed p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rader ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .471
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   8   3     4   1             Totals               37   4  13   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 16,450
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Cardinals 9
DP: Phillies 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Brown (1), Scott 2 (6)
Triples: Johnstone (1)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (3), Hernandez (3)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (2)
Sacrifice Flies: McCarver (1), Kessinger (1)
GIDP: Schmidt (4), Reed (1), Simmons (8), Hernandez (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   6     7   2   2   2   0   0  24   3.41
Reed L(2-2)             3     5   2   2   1   2   0  14   2.61
Garber                  0.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.92
Totals                  9.2  13   4   4   4   4   0  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   7     5   3   3   1   1   0  28   3.77
Hrabosky                2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.50
Metzger W(1-0)          1     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.55
Totals                 10     8   3   3   4   1   0  42

Passed Balls: Boone (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt walked; Johnstone
tripled to left [Schmidt scored]; Hebner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Scott doubled to right; Mumphrey walked; Cruz
walked [Scott to third, Mumphrey to second]; Simmons grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Scott scored
(no RBI), Mumphrey to third, Cruz out at second]; Hernandez
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone popped to first in foul territory; Martin
struck out; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
singled to left; Tyson flied out to center; Denny forced
Kessinger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lerch flied out to left; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Scott flied out to right; Mumphrey singled to
left; Mumphrey stole second; Cruz flied out to right [Mumphrey
to third]; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Johnstone singled to
left; Hebner flied out to left; Boone lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez stole
second; Boone allowed a passed ball [Hernandez to third]; Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Hernandez scored]; Tyson singled to center; Denny
forced Tyson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Martin lined to right; Bowa grounded out (second
to first); Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Scott flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first); Cruz singled to center; Cruz was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Schmidt singled to right; Johnstone forced
Schmidt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to left; Hernandez grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner singled to center; Boone singled to left
[Hebner to second]; Martin grounded out (third to first) [Hebner
to third, Boone to second]; Bowa reached on a fielder's choice
[Hebner scored, Boone to third]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR LERCH;
McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Boone scored]; Maddox
forced Bowa (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Kessinger
flied out to left; Tyson popped to first in foul territory;
MCBRIDE BATTED FOR DENNY; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Sizemore
walked; Schmidt grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Sizemore out at second]; BROWN BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE;
Brown singled to center; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HUTTON
REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Scott grounded out (second to
first); Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Cruz singled to
left; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone walked; Martin flied out to right; Bowa
reached on an error by Tyson (assist by Reitz) [Boone to second,
Bowa to first]; Reed grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Bowa out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez singled to left; Reitz forced Hernandez
(first to shortstop); TEMPLETON RAN FOR REITZ; Kessinger forced
Templeton (first to shortstop); BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock
singled to center [Kessinger to third]; RADER BATTED FOR
HRABOSKY; Rader singled to left [Kessinger scored, Brock out at
third (left to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 10TH: TEMPLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); YOUNGBLOOD
REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING 3B); METZGER REPLACED RADER (PITCHING);
KESSINGER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Maddox singled to
left; Sizemore popped to shortstop; Schmidt flied out to center;
Brown doubled to right [Maddox to third]; Hutton was walked
intentionally; Boone forced Hutton (third to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: Scott doubled to right; Mumphrey was walked
intentionally; GARBER REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Cruz struck out;
Simmons struck out; Hernandez was walked intentionally [Scott to
third, Mumphrey to second]; Templeton singled to second [Scott
scored, Mumphrey to third, Hernandez to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cardinals 4.