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Thursday June 16, 1977
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Jim Barr pitched the Giants to a 5-1 victory and continued his career mastery of the Cardinals, whom he defeated for the ninth time in 12 decisions. The veteran righthander held the Cards scoreless until the ninth inning when Hector Cruz and Ted Simmons hit back-to-back doubles. Terry Whitfield had a homer, double and single for the Giants, while Darrell Evans drove in two runs with a double and infield out. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Thursday, June 16, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1
Giants       1  1  0    0  1  0    1  1  x  -   5  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .293      Madlock 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .302
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thomas ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Templeton ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Evans lf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .259
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thomasson cf          3   1   2   0     1   1   .275
  Anderson rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .191      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .348      Whitfield rf          4   2   3   1     0   1   .316
Cruz rf,lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .289      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   1   .327      Hill c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .312      Barr p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Tyson 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .234
Dierker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kessinger ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               30   1   7   1     2   6             Totals               32   5   9   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  5,621
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Giants 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 2
Errors: Mumphrey
Doubles: Cruz (10), Simmons (14), Madlock (13), Thomasson 2 (10), Whitfield (8), Evans (10)
Home Runs: Whitfield (4)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (5), Andrews (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Carroll (3), Barr (5)
GIDP: Reitz (8), Hernandez (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(1-3)          1     4   2   2   1   0   0   8   4.50
Carroll                 4     2   1   0   1   2   0  15   1.97
Hrabosky                2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.62
Metzger                 1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   4.91
Totals                  8     9   5   4   3   5   1  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(8-5)             9     7   1   1   2   6   0  33   3.87
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Templeton grounded out (third to first);
Mumphrey singled to center; Mumphrey stole second; Cruz popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled to left; Thomas flied out to center
[Madlock to third]; Evans grounded out (second to first)
[Madlock scored]; Thomasson doubled to right; McCovey grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 1.

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

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield doubled to right; Andrews singled to
shortstop [Whitfield scored]; Andrews stole second; Hill walked;
CARROLL REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Barr out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Andrews to third, Hill to second];
Madlock was walked intentionally; Thomas forced Andrews (first
to catcher) [Hill to third, Madlock to second]; Evans grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to center; Carroll out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tyson to third]; Templeton
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson was called out on strikes; McCovey was
called out on strikes; Whitfield singled to left; Andrews flied
to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded
out (pitcher to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Hill lined to third; Barr grounded out (first
unassisted); Madlock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson singled to second;
Carroll grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas flied out to center; Evans flied out to left;
Thomasson doubled to center [Thomasson scored (error by
Mumphrey) (unearned) (no RBI)]; McCovey flied out to center; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Templeton flied
out to center; Mumphrey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: KESSINGER REPLACED CARROLL (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY
REPLACED TEMPLETON (PITCHING); Whitfield struck out; Andrews
flied to right in foul territory; Hill grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz singled to left; Simmons walked [Cruz to
second]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cruz to third, Simmons out at second];
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Barr popped to first; Madlock grounded out (first to
pitcher); Thomas singled to second; Evans doubled to right
[Thomas scored]; Thomasson walked; McCovey struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); ANDERSON REPLACED
HRABOSKY (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Whitfield homered; Andrews grounded out (third to first); Hill
flied out to center; Barr was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Anderson grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz doubled to left; Simmons
doubled to right [Cruz scored]; Hernandez grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 5.



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