Rick Reuschel won his sixth straight game and 12th of the season, pitching the Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Cubs counted an unearned run in the first inning and then put the game away when Larry Biittner homered in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      7, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      De Jesus ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .278
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Gross lf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .296
Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .341      Biittner 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .292
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .302      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Morales cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .323
Scott cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Mumphrey rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .322      Kelleher 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Tyson 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .241      Swisher c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .173
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .171
Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .161

Totals               33   0   9   0     3   4             Totals               30   2   9   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 27,864
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Tyson (8), Morales (20)
Home Runs: Biittner (6)
Caught Stealing: Scott (10), Tyson (2), Gross (1), De Jesus (7)
GIDP: Simmons (11), Ontiveros (9)
Hit by Pitch: Swisher (2,by Dierker)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(2-5)          6     5   2   1   1   1   1  24   4.06
Eastwick                2     4   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.83
Totals                  8     9   2   1   2   1   1  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(12-2)     9     9   0   0   3   4   0  36   2.08
Totals                  9     9   0   0   3   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Dierker (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons singled to right;
Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Gross singled to left [De Jesus to
second]; Biittner flied out to center [De Jesus to third];
Murcer popped to second; Morales reached on an error by Tyson
[De Jesus scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gross to second, Morales
to first]; Ontiveros flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Scott singled to center; Scott was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Mumphrey walked; Tyson
doubled to right [Mumphrey to third]; Dierker struck out; Brock
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher was
hit by a pitch; R. Reuschel struck out; De Jesus flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first);
Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez singled to left; Reitz
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Gross was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Biittner flied out to left;
Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Mumphrey singled to left
[Scott to second]; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Scott
to third, Mumphrey to second]; Dierker struck out; Brock
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales doubled to left; Ontiveros grounded out
(second to first) [Morales to third]; Kelleher grounded out
(second to first); Swisher lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Simmons
singled to right; Hernandez grounded out (third to first)
[Simmons to second]; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: R. Reuschel popped to catcher in foul territory; On a
bunt De Jesus singled to pitcher; De Jesus was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Gross grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott lined to center; Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tyson walked; Tyson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Biittner homered; Murcer popped to third in foul
territory; Morales flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR DIERKER; Phillips grounded
out (second to first); Brock singled to left; Templeton singled
to left [Brock to second]; Simmons grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Kelleher
singled to left; Swisher singled to center [Kelleher out at
third (center to third), Swisher to second (on throw to 3b)]; R.
Reuschel reached on a fielder's choice [Swisher out at third
(shortstop to third to shortstop)]; De Jesus popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reitz struck out; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Gross singled to right; Biittner singled to left
[Gross to third]; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory;
Morales walked [Biittner to second]; Ontiveros grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morales out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); RADER
BATTED FOR TYSON; Rader popped to second; IORG BATTED FOR
EASTWICK; Iorg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.