Homers by Mike Schmidt and Garry Maddox supplied support for Jim Kaat, who gained the 250th victory of his career as the Phillies defeated the Cardinals, 2-0. Kaat gave up nine hits, including at least one in every inning, before Gene Garber relieved in the ninth. The Cards then got their 10th hit of the game, but it came with two out before Garber fanned Ken Reitz. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      26, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .288
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Templeton ss          4   0   3   0     0   0   .324
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .268      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .326      Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
  Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Freed 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .375
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .277        Rader ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Kaat p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .095      Dierker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .176
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hernandez 1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .297

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   2             Totals               33   0  10   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 31,167
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Phillies 3, Cardinals 2
Errors: Reitz
Home Runs: Schmidt (20), Maddox (6)
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (2)
GIDP: Sizemore (10), Scott (5)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (2,by Dierker)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(3-5)             8     9   0   0   0   4   0  30   5.40
Garber SV(9)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.70
Totals                  9    10   0   0   0   5   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(1-4)          4.1   3   2   2   0   0   2  16   5.47
Carroll                 0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.28
Hrabosky                2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.24
Metzger                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.31
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   2   2  34

Hit by Pitch: Dierker (1)
Wild Pitches: Dierker (2)

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


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

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to left; Scott hit into a double play (shortstop to
first to third) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Dierker threw a wild
pitch [Luzinski to second]; Hebner popped to second; Maddox hit
into a double play (shortstop to second) [Luzinski out at
third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz singled to left; Simmons lined into a double
play (right to first) [Cruz out at first]; Freed grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Kaat grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz popped to shortstop; Tyson singled to
right; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Tyson
to second]; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt homered; Luzinski lined
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott singled to center; Cruz flied out to center; Simmons was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
homered; Sizemore singled to left; CARROLL REPLACED DIERKER
(PITCHING); Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to
second to first); Boone singled to center; Kaat singled to right
[Boone to second]; McBride forced Kaat (shortstop unassisted); 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Freed singled to left; Reitz popped to first in
foul territory; Tyson flied out to center; ANDERSON BATTED FOR
CARROLL; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Bowa flied
out to left; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock struck out; Templeton singled to center;
Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner popped to third; Maddox walked; Sizemore
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Simmons
singled to center; Freed lined to shortstop; Reitz flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: METZGER REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); HERNANDEZ
REPLACED HRABOSKY (PLAYING 1B); Boone popped to first in foul
territory; Kaat grounded out (catcher to first); McBride singled
to right; Bowa walked [McBride to second]; Schmidt reached on an
error by Reitz [McBride to third, Bowa to second, Schmidt to
first]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Tyson
flied out to left; Hernandez singled to right; Brock struck out;
Templeton singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Scott forced
Templeton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
2, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Maddox
grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); HUTTON
REPLACED KAAT (PLAYING 1B); Cruz popped to shortstop; Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); RADER BATTED FOR METZGER;
Rader singled to center; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.