Ted Simmons homered off Steve Carlton after a single by Hector Cruz in the seventh inning to carry the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. Bob Forsch, who signed a three-year contract earlier in the day, was the winner with ninth-inning relief from Rawly Eastwick.

The Phillies loaded the bases in the second but scored only one run on a sacrifice fly by Garry Maddox. The Cards tied the count in their half with a double by Cruz, long fly by Simmons that enabled Cruz to take third after the catch and infield out by Keith Hernandez. Mike Schmidt put the Phillies ahead with a homer in the third and Carlton protected the lead until falling victim to Simmons' smash. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      25, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  7  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .276      Mumphrey lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .331
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .268      Scott cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .330      Cruz rf               3   2   2   0     0   0   .303
Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .314        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Harmon pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Simmons c             2   1   1   2     1   0   .335
McCarver c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .299      Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .294
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .294
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Forsch p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .235
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .272        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .290

Totals               35   2   8   2     1   3             Totals               28   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 33,244
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Cardinals 3
DP: Phillies 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Schmidt, Templeton, Tyson
Doubles: Cruz (12), Forsch (3)
Home Runs: Schmidt (19), Simmons (9)
Caught Stealing: Scott (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (1)
GIDP: Hebner (5), Cruz (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(9-4)          8     7   3   3   2   3   1  30   3.02
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   3   1  30

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(9-4)           8     8   2   2   1   2   1  34   4.56
Eastwick SV(8)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.63
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   3   1  37

Wild Pitches: Forsch (6)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (third to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt singled to shortstop;
Forsch threw a wild pitch [Schmidt to second]; Luzinski walked;
Hebner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Templeton
flied out to right; Scott singled to center; Scott was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver singled to right; Bowa popped to
shortstop; Sizemore singled to center [McCarver to second];
Carlton singled to center [McCarver to third, Sizemore to
second]; Maddox lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [McCarver
scored]; McBride flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz doubled to left; Simmons flied out to center
[Cruz to third]; Hernandez grounded out (second unassisted)
[Cruz scored]; Reitz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt homered; Luzinski singled to left; Hebner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Luzinski out at second]; McCarver singled to right; Bowa flied
out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to left; Forsch doubled to left;
Mumphrey flied out to right; Templeton flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore reached on an error by Templeton
[Sizemore to first]; On a bunt Carlton forced Sizemore (third to
shortstop); Maddox popped to second; McBride flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott walked; Cruz grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Scott out at second]; Simmons
walked; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Luzinski flied out to
center; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz lined to left; Tyson flied out to right;
Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals
1.

PHILLIES 6TH: McCarver flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(first unassisted); Sizemore reached on an error by Tyson
(assist by Forsch) [Sizemore to first]; Carlton grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott lined to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz singled to third [Cruz to second (error by
Schmidt)]; Simmons homered [Cruz scored]; Hernandez flied out to
center; Reitz singled to third; Reitz was picked off first
(pitcher to first to shortstop to first to second); Tyson
singled to third; Forsch struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING RF); Luzinski was
called out on strikes; Hebner singled to right; HARMON RAN FOR
HEBNER; McCarver flied out to right; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BOWA;
Johnstone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HUTTON
REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to
first); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); MARTIN BATTED FOR CARLTON;
Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 3.