A misjudged line drive in the eighth inning led to a run and enabled the Cubs to win the second game of doubleheader, 4-3, for a split with the Cardinals, who posted an 8-3 victory in the first game. The Cubs' crowd of 40,038 was their largest of the season. Bob Forsch pitched a six-hitter for the Cards in the opener. Batterymate Ted Simmons drove in two runs with a homer and another RBI with a grounder. Keith Hernandez collected four of the Cards' 15 hits.

In the nightcap, Jerry Morales hit a homer for the Cubs to tie the score at 3-3 in the seventh inning. Larry Biittner opened the eighth with a drive that sailed over the head of Jerry Mumphrey in left field for a double. Bobby Murcer sacrificed and, after an intentional pass to Morales, Steve Ontiveros singled for the winning run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      10, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  0  4    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   8 15  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  6  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey lf           4   2   1   0     2   0   .319      De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .314        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kessinger ss        2   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Hernandez 1b          5   3   4   1     1   0   .319        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Cruz rf               5   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Gross lf              2   2   0   0     2   0   .276
Simmons c             4   1   1   3     1   0   .338      Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Scott cf              4   2   1   1     1   0   .316      Murcer rf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .269
Reitz 3b              5   0   3   0     0   1   .295      Morales cf            1   0   0   0     1   1   .326
Tyson 2b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .246        Wallis cf           2   0   1   1     0   0   .255
  Phillips 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .302
Forsch p              5   0   0   0     0   3   .182      Kelleher 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Cardenal ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .202
                                                          Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .168
                                                            Trillo ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .320
                                                          Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rosello ph,ss       2   0   0   0     1   1   .186

Totals               43   8  15   7     6   7             Totals               32   3   6   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:48
Left on Base: Cardinals 14, Cubs 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Forsch, Kelleher, Swisher
Doubles: Mumphrey (12)
Home Runs: Simmons (12)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey 2 (8)
GIDP: Kelleher (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(11-4)          9     6   3   2   4   5   0  36   3.83
Totals                  9     6   3   2   4   5   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(9-8)           3.1   7   6   5   5   5   1  22   4.21
Broberg                 2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.00
Todd                    2     6   2   2   1   2   0  13   8.80
Moore                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.82
Totals                  9    15   8   7   6   7   1  49

Wild Pitches: Todd (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Templeton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez singled to left; Cruz
singled to center [Hernandez to third]; Simmons walked [Cruz to
second]; Scott forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz struck out (catcher to first); Tyson
grounded out (second to first); Forsch was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Morales walked;
Ontiveros singled to center [Morales to second]; Kelleher
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey doubled to left; Templeton grounded out
(second to first) [Mumphrey to third]; Hernandez singled to left
[Mumphrey scored]; Cruz struck out; Simmons homered [Hernandez
scored]; Scott walked; Reitz singled to center [Scott to third];
Tyson singled to right [Scott scored, Reitz to third]; Forsch
was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher flied out to left; Bonham flied out to center;
De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey walked; Mumphrey stole second; Mumphrey
stole third; Templeton struck out; Hernandez was walked
intentionally; Hernandez was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Swisher [Hernandez to second]; Cruz walked; BROBERG
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Simmons reached on an error by
Kelleher (assist by De Jesus) [Mumphrey scored, Hernandez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Cruz to second, Simmons to first]; Scott
lined to left; Reitz flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson popped to left; Forsch grounded out (third
to first); Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Morales struck out; Ontiveros flied out to left;
Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: WALLIS REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING CF); Templeton
singled to second; Hernandez lined to left; Cruz forced
Templeton (shortstop to second); Simmons popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: KESSINGER REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Swisher
popped to right; ROSELLO BATTED FOR BROBERG; Rosello was called
out on strikes; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: ROSELLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); TODD
REPLACED DE JESUS (PITCHING); Scott flied out to center; Reitz
singled to left; Tyson singled to right [Reitz to third]; Forsch
struck out; Mumphrey walked [Tyson to second]; Kessinger struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Gross walked; Biittner popped to center; Murcer flied
out to center; Wallis singled to right [Gross to third];
Ontiveros singled to right [Gross scored, Wallis out at third
(right to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez singled to right; Todd threw a wild
pitch [Hernandez to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Simmons
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hernandez to third]; Scott
singled to center [Hernandez scored]; Reitz singled to left
[Scott to second]; Tyson singled to right [Scott scored, Reitz
to second]; Forsch grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TYSON (PLAYING 2B); Kelleher
grounded out (third to first); Swisher grounded out (third to
first); Rosello walked; BUCKNER BATTED FOR TODD; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
8, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: MOORE REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Mumphrey flied
out to center; Kessinger flied out to left; Hernandez singled to
right; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Gross walked; Biittner singled to right [Gross to
second]; Murcer forced Biittner (first to shortstop) [Gross to
third]; Wallis reached on an error by Forsch [Gross scored
(RBI), Murcer to second, Wallis to first]; Ontiveros flied out
to center; CARDENAL BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Cardenal singled to
left [Murcer scored (unearned), Wallis to second]; TRILLO BATTED
FOR SWISHER; Trillo singled to shortstop [Wallis to third,
Cardenal to second]; Rosello forced Cardenal (third unassisted);
2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 3.