Eric Rasmussen limited the Reds to four hits and Keith Hernandez and Ted Simmons delivered key hits as the Cardinals blanked Cincinnati, 3-0. Hernandez singled home Hector Cruz, who had doubled and taken third on an outfield fly, to break a scoreless deadlock in the sixth.

In the eighth, Garry Templeton beat out a high hopper, Tony Scott bunted safely and both runners moved up on a passed ball by Johnny Bench. Simmons then looped a single to center over the drawn-in infield to give Rasmussen a cushion. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      24, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3 10  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Brock lf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .320        Cruz lf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .304      Templeton ss          4   1   3   0     0   1   .317
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .313      Scott cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .300
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Simmons c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .326
Bench c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Hernandez 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .312
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Mumphrey rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .305
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Moskau p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Rasmussen p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .146
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .155
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     2   5             Totals               32   3  10   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 45,881
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Reds 2, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Templeton (12), Cruz (16)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (4)
GIDP: Foster (11)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau L(1-2)           5.2   7   1   1   1   6   0  23   5.00
Borbon                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.99
Murray                  1     3   2   1   0   0   0   6   4.68
Totals                  8    10   3   2   2   6   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(7-10)       9     4   0   0   2   5   0  32   3.63
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   5   0  32

Passed Balls: Bench (3)
Balks: Moskau (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Templeton singled to left
[Brock to second]; Scott flied out to left; Simmons flied out to
left; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to center; Foster grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Driessen out at
second]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Mumphrey singled to shortstop; Moskau balked
[Mumphrey to second]; Reitz flied out to left; Tyson struck out;
Rasmussen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo singled to
right; Moskau walked [Geronimo to second]; Rose forced Moskau
(first to shortstop) [Geronimo to third]; Griffey lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to left; Templeton doubled to
center; Scott lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Driessen singled to
second; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Driessen to
second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez singled to
right; Mumphrey struck out while Hernandez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Concepcion grounded
out (third to first); Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first);
Moskau flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rasmussen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz doubled to left; Templeton struck out
(catcher to first); Scott walked; Simmons flied out to center
[Cruz to third]; Hernandez singled to center [Cruz scored, Scott
to third, Hernandez to second (on throw to 3b)]; BORBON REPLACED
MOSKAU (PITCHING); Mumphrey was walked intentionally; Reitz
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench walked; Concepcion
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to center; Rasmussen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); LUM BATTED
FOR BORBON; Lum flied out to right; Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Templeton singled
to third; On a bunt Scott singled to pitcher [Templeton to
second]; Bench allowed a passed ball [Templeton to third, Scott
to second]; Simmons singled to center [Templeton scored, Scott
scored (unearned)]; Hernandez lined to shortstop; Mumphrey
forced Simmons (third to second); Reitz forced Mumphrey (second
to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

REDS 9TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan singled to center;
Driessen struck out; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 3.