A balk called on Clay Carroll led to the Cardinals' defeat at the hands of the Cubs, 7-6. Ivan DeJesus hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, but the Cardinals had round-trippers by Mike Tyson and Garry Templeton to hold a 5-4 lead before the Cubs opened the eighth inning by filling the bases on passes to Steve Ontiveros and Gene Clines and a single by Bill Buckner.

Carroll, taking over for Rawly Eastwick, was called for a balk by third base umpire Bruce Froemming, allowing Ontiveros to score. Manny Trillo followed with an infield hit to Tyson, driving in Clines, and when Tyson made a low throw to the plate, Rick Reuschel also scored as the pinch-runner for Buckner. Reuschel's run proved decisive when the Cards picked up a tally in the ninth before Bruce Sutter clamped down to pick up his 23rd save. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Friday, July      8, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    2  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   6 11  1
Cubs         0  0  3    0  0  0    1  3  x  -   7 10  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   2     0   0   .276
  Mumphrey lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .321      Gross lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     1   1   .319      Biittner 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Hernandez 1b          4   2   2   1     1   0   .305      Murcer rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Cruz rf               4   1   0   0     1   2   .264      Morales cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .322
Simmons c             4   0   2   2     0   1   .343      Ontiveros 3b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .299
Scott cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .317      Kelleher 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287        Clines ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .315
Tyson 2b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .242        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Rasmussen p           3   0   0   0     0   3   .128      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .178
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Buckner ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .272
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        R. Reuschel pr      0   1   0   0     0   0   .171
  Rader ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .327        Mitterwald c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
                                                          Burris p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .179
                                                            G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wallis ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .245
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Trillo ph,2b        1   0   1   1     0   0   .320

Totals               36   6  11   6     4   8             Totals               34   7  10   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 27,088
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Cubs 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Simmons (16), Kelleher (2), Burris (1), Morales (21)
Home Runs: Tyson (4), Templeton (4), De Jesus (2)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (11)
GIDP: Cruz (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen               7     8   4   4   2   3   1  31   3.57
Eastwick L(3-4)         0.1   1   3   2   2   0   0   4   3.12
Carroll                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.36
Totals                  8    10   7   6   4   3   1  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  4.1   6   5   5   4   3   2  22   4.94
G. Hernandez            2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.98
P. Reuschel W(3-1)      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.88
Sutter SV(23)           1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5   1.08
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   8   2  40

Wild Pitches: Burris 2 (4), G. Hernandez (5)
Balks: Carroll (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to shortstop; Templeton walked;
Hernandez forced Templeton (shortstop to second); Cruz walked
[Hernandez to second]; Simmons singled to left [Hernandez
scored, Cruz to second]; Scott singled to center [Cruz scored,
Simmons to third]; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Gross flied out to left;
Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson homered; Rasmussen was called out on
strikes; Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton singled
to left; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Morales struck
out; Ontiveros singled to center; Kelleher doubled to left
[Ontiveros to third]; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (second to pitcher); Cruz
struck out; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Burris doubled to left; De Jesus homered [Burris
scored]; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Biittner popped
to shortstop; Murcer walked; Morales doubled to center [Murcer
scored]; Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott flied out to right; Reitz singled to
center; Burris threw a wild pitch [Reitz to second]; Burris
threw a wild pitch [Reitz to third]; Tyson walked; Rasmussen
struck out; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher
singled to right; On a bunt Burris popped to first in foul
territory; De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton homered; Hernandez walked; Cruz
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hernandez to second]; G.
HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); G. Hernandez threw a wild
pitch [Hernandez to third]; Simmons doubled to left [Hernandez
scored]; Scott struck out; Reitz grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Biittner lined
to second; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to center; Rasmussen was called
out on strikes; Brock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Morales lined to right; Ontiveros singled to right;
Kelleher struck out; Swisher grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton flied out to right; Hernandez singled
to right; Cruz grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: WALLIS BATTED FOR G. HERNANDEZ; Wallis walked; De
Jesus popped to shortstop; Gross grounded out (second to first)
[Wallis to second]; Biittner singled to center [Wallis scored];
Murcer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); Simmons
was called out on strikes; On a bunt Scott singled to pitcher;
Reitz grounded out (second to first) [Scott to second]; Tyson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); EASTWICK
REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Morales grounded out (second to
first); Ontiveros walked; CLINES BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Clines
walked [Ontiveros to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR SWISHER;
Buckner singled to right [Ontiveros to third, Clines to second];
TRILLO BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; CARROLL REPLACED EASTWICK
(PITCHING); R. REUSCHEL RAN FOR BUCKNER; Carroll balked
[Ontiveros scored, Clines to third, R. Reuschel to second];
Trillo singled to second [Clines scored, R. Reuschel scored
(error by Tyson) (unearned) (no RBI), Trillo to second]; De
Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: TRILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MITTERWALD
REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PLAYING C ); SUTTER REPLACED CLINES
(PITCHING); RADER BATTED FOR CARROLL; Rader singled to center;
Mumphrey forced Rader (second unassisted) [Mumphrey to second
(on throw)]; Templeton struck out; Hernandez singled to center
[Mumphrey scored]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Cubs 7.