With a crowd of 43,846 on hand for Helmet Day, the Cardinals set a club attendance record of 137,003 for a four-game series and marked the occasion by defeating the Dodgers, 5-2. Eric Rasmussen spaced 10 hits in hurling the route to victory. Mike Tyson led the Cards at bat, knocking in three runs with a pair of doubles, plus collecting a single in four trips to the plate. Hector Cruz contributed a homer, while Steve Garvey hit one for the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      12, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  3    1  0  x  -   5 11  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez 2b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Mumphrey cf,lf        3   0   1   0     1   1   .341
Russell ss            3   0   3   0     1   0   .254      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Smith rf,cf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .306      Cruz lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .290
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .287        McBride cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .304      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Lacy lf,rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .314
Burke cf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Reitz 3b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .304
  Baker ph,lf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .312      Anderson rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .214
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Tyson 2b              4   0   3   3     0   0   .222
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Rasmussen p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
John p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .200
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goodson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .143
  Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2  10   2     1   5             Totals               32   5  11   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 43,846
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cardinals 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Goodson (1), Baker (9), Tyson 2 (4), Hernandez (16), Reitz (20)
Home Runs: Garvey (11), Cruz (2)
Stolen Bases: Russell (8)
Caught Stealing: Russell (4), Mumphrey (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (3), Rasmussen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (4)
GIDP: Lacy (2), Yeager (5), Simmons (10)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(6-4)             5    10   4   4   2   2   0  26   4.08
Sosa                    2     1   1   1   1   1   1   7   3.98
Wall                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.88
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   3   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(5-7)        9    10   2   2   1   5   1  35   3.36
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   5   1  35

Wild Pitches: John (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


DODGERS 1ST: Martinez singled to center; Russell singled to
right [Martinez to third]; Russell stole second; Smith hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Martinez scored]; Cey flied out to
center; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to center; Kessinger grounded
out (second to first) [Mumphrey to second]; John threw a wild
pitch [Mumphrey to third]; Cruz made an out to third; Simmons
walked; Hernandez forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke
struck out; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz lined to left; Anderson lined to center;
Tyson singled to right; Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 3RD: John singled to right; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [John to second]; Russell walked; Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher) [John to third, Russell to
second]; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
singled to center; Cruz flied out to center [Kessinger to
second]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 4TH: On a bunt Garvey singled to third; Lacy grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Garvey out at second];
Burke popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Reitz
singled to third; Anderson singled to shortstop [Reitz to
second]; Tyson doubled to left [Reitz scored, Anderson to
third]; Rasmussen struck out; Mumphrey was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager lined to left; John struck out; Martinez
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to center; Smith popped to
shortstop; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Cey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to right; Reitz doubled to
right [Hernandez to third]; Anderson singled to left [Hernandez
scored, Reitz to third, Anderson to second (on throw to home)];
Tyson doubled to left [Reitz scored, Anderson scored]; SOSA
REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Rasmussen out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Tyson to third]; Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Kessinger struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey homered; Lacy singled to third; BAKER BATTED
FOR BURKE; Baker struck out; Yeager grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lacy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LACY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Cruz homered; Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez flied out
to left; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 8TH: GOODSON BATTED FOR SOSA; Goodson doubled to left;
Martinez struck out; Russell singled to shortstop [Goodson
stayed at second]; Smith lined to right; Cey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals
5.

CARDINALS 8TH: WALL REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Anderson
grounded out (third to first); Tyson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rasmussen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 9TH: MCBRIDE REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING CF); MUMPHREY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Garvey lined to left; Lacy
grounded out (third to first); Baker doubled to left; POWELL
BATTED FOR YEAGER; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 5.