The Cardinals took a wild, homer-filled 9-8 decision from the Reds, with an eighth-inning RBI single by Garry Templeton proving to be the decisive hit. Mike Tyson gave the winners a 2-0 lead in the second, homering after Ken Reitz had been hit by a pitch. The Reds got three in the third when George Foster homered with Joe Morgan aboard and Johnny Bench followed with a bases-empty blast. The Cards went ahead again in the same inning when Cesar Geronimo misjudged Ted Simmons' fly and it fell for a two-run double.

After Cincinnati got one in the fourth to tie, St. Louis tacked on a pair in both the sixth and seventh frames for an 8-4 advantage. Simmons homered and Mike Phillips drove in his first run as a Cardinal in the seventh. But the Reds chipped away with two in the eighth, then made it a one-run game in the ninth when Foster hit his second homer, Bench singled, Dan Driessen doubled and Bench came home on a wild throw by Jerry Mumphrey. The loss was the seventh straight for Cincinnati. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Cincinnati Reds 8
Game Played on Monday, July      25, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  3    1  0  0    0  2  2  -   8 10  1
Cardinals    0  2  2    0  0  2    2  1  x  -   9 14  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .316      Mumphrey rf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .312
Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .320      Templeton ss          4   1   2   2     1   0   .319
Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     3   0   .303      Scott cf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .296
Foster lf,cf          5   2   2   3     0   2   .310      Simmons c             5   1   3   3     0   1   .330
Bench c               4   2   2   1     1   0   .272      Hernandez 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     2   0   .290      Cruz lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .266
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .312      Reitz 3b              1   1   0   0     0   0   .288
Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     0   2   .275        Phillips 3b         2   1   2   1     0   0   .198
  Knight ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Tyson 2b              2   1   1   2     1   1   .238
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .153      Falcone p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     1   0   .176        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bailey ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .294        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  10   6     9   7             Totals               36   9  14   9     2   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 37,022
Left on Base: Reds 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Geronimo, Mumphrey, Scott
Doubles: Driessen (19), Simmons (18), Cruz (17), Mumphrey (14)
Home Runs: Foster 2 (31), Bench (22), Bailey (2), Tyson (6), Simmons (15)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (17)
Caught Stealing: Bench (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (3)
GIDP: Foster (12), Hernandez (8)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (4,by Billingham), Scott (3,by Billingham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(8-7)       5.2   8   6   6   2   3   1  28   5.00
Hoerner                 0.2   4   2   2   0   0   1   6  15.75
Sarmiento               0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Borbon                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.07
Totals                  8    14   9   9   2   4   2  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 3.1   4   4   4   5   3   2  19   5.40
Schultz W(5-1)          2.2   0   0   0   2   3   0   9   1.29
Hrabosky                2     3   2   2   2   1   1  10   4.55
Eastwick                0.1   2   2   1   0   0   1   3   3.31
Metzger SV(1)           0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.84
Totals                  9    10   8   7   9   7   4  44

Hit by Pitch: Billingham 2 (7)
Balks: Hoerner (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
walked; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Foster was called out
on strikes; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to right; Templeton grounded out
(second to first) [Mumphrey to second]; Scott struck out
(catcher to first); Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion lined to first; Driessen walked; Geronimo
was called out on strikes; Billingham forced Driessen (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Cruz flied
out to center; Reitz was hit by a pitch; Tyson homered [Reitz
scored]; Falcone singled to center; Mumphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey struck
out; Morgan walked; Foster homered [Morgan scored]; Bench
homered; Concepcion walked; Driessen flied out to center; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton walked; Templeton stole second; Scott
was hit by a pitch; Simmons doubled to center [Templeton scored,
Scott scored]; Hernandez flied out to left; Cruz singled to left
[Simmons to third]; Reitz reached on a fielder's choice [Simmons
out at home (first to third to catcher to shortstop), Cruz to
third, Reitz to second]; Tyson was walked intentionally; Falcone
popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
3, Cardinals 4.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo singled to first; On a bunt Billingham popped
to first in foul territory; Rose singled to center [Geronimo
scored (error by Scott) (no RBI), Rose to second]; SCHULTZ
REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted);
Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

REDS 5TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED REITZ (PLAYING 3B); Foster struck
out; Bench walked; Bench was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out at
second]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

REDS 6TH: Driessen was called out on strikes; Geronimo was
called out on strikes; Billingham walked; Rose flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Phillips singled to left; Tyson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Phillips to second]; IORG
BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Phillips to third]; Mumphrey singled to left [Phillips scored];
HOERNER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Hoerner balked [Mumphrey
to second]; Templeton singled to center [Mumphrey scored,
Templeton to third (error by Geronimo)]; Scott grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 6.

REDS 7TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Griffey singled to
first; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Foster grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Griffey to third, Morgan out
at second]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons homered; Hernandez flied out to center;
Cruz doubled to left; Phillips singled to right [Cruz scored];
SARMIENTO REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Tyson struck out;
Hrabosky grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 8.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion walked; Driessen forced Concepcion (first
to shortstop); KNIGHT BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Knight struck out;
BAILEY BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Bailey homered [Driessen scored];
Rose singled to right; Griffey forced Rose (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: KNIGHT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BORBON
REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Mumphrey doubled to left; Templeton singled to center
[Mumphrey scored]; Scott flied to left in foul territory;
Simmons popped to shortstop; Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Cardinals 9.

REDS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Morgan popped
to third in foul territory; Foster homered; Bench singled to
left; METZGER REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Concepcion popped to
second; Driessen doubled to right [Bench scored (error by
Mumphrey) (unearned) (no RBI), Driessen to third]; LUM BATTED
FOR KNIGHT; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cardinals 9.