A three-run seventh inning boosted the Cardinals to their fifth straight victory, a 5-3 decision over the Braves. Trailing 3-2, the Cards got a single from Hector Cruz, who moved to second on a wild pitch by reliever Rick Camp. St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 3Game Played on Wednesday, July 27, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIBraves 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 3 2 Cardinals 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 x - 5 8 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonnell cf 5 0 0 1 0 0 .306 Brock lf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .265 Royster ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .201 Anderson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .308 Templeton ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 .316 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .267 Scott cf 4 1 3 1 0 1 .303 Matthews lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Simmons c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .330 Correll c 1 1 1 0 2 0 .237 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nolan ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .361 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .304 Moore 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Cruz rf,lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .268 Gilbreath 2b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .231 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Phillips 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .198 Solomon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Tyson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Gaston ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 Underwood p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .188 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader ph,c 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Totals 27 3 3 3 8 5 Totals 31 5 8 5 3 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 15,248 Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 6 DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 1 Errors: Royster, Gilbreath, Brock, Simmons Doubles: Underwood (1) Stolen Bases: Royster (22), Scott (12) Caught Stealing: Correll (2), Brock (14) Sacrifice Hits: Moore (11) Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (2), Templeton (5) GIDP: Moore (8), Cruz (6) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon 6 5 2 2 1 4 0 23 2.30 Camp L(6-3) 0.1 1 3 0 1 0 0 4 3.77 Collins 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 5.33 Campbell 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.86 Totals 8 8 5 2 3 5 0 35 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood 6.2 2 3 2 8 4 0 29 4.78 Hrabosky W(3-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.53 Metzger SV(2) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.73 Totals 9 3 3 2 8 5 0 37 Wild Pitches: Camp (8) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Royster lined to first; Montanez walked; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Templeton struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews grounded out (second to first); Correll walked; Moore was called out on strikes; Correll was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to right; Hernandez flied out to left; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath lined to third; Solomon grounded out (second to first); Bonnell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz struck out; Phillips flied out to left; Underwood doubled to left; Brock singled to center [Underwood scored]; Brock was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 4TH: Royster reached on an error by Brock [Royster to second]; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted) [Royster to third]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to right [Royster scored (unearned)]; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to center; Simmons singled to right [Scott to third]; Hernandez reached on an error by Royster [Scott scored (RBI), Simmons to second, Hernandez to first]; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 5TH: Correll walked; Moore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Correll out at second]; Gilbreath walked; Solomon forced Gilbreath (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to left; Phillips popped to third in foul territory; Underwood flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Royster singled to left; Royster stole second [Royster to third (error by Simmons)]; Montanez struck out; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to right; Scott stole second; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews walked; Correll singled to pitcher [Matthews to second]; Moore out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Matthews to third, Correll to second]; Gilbreath was walked intentionally; GASTON BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Gaston walked [Matthews scored, Correll to third, Gilbreath to second]; Bonnell forced Gaston (shortstop to second) [Correll scored, Gilbreath to third]; Royster walked [Bonnell to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Montanez forced Royster (second to shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left; Camp threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Reitz flied out to right; Phillips walked; RADER BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Rader reached on an error by Gilbreath [Cruz to third, Phillips to second, Rader to first]; COLLINS REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Brock walked [Cruz scored (unearned), Phillips to third, Rader to second]; Templeton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Phillips scored (unearned), Rader to third]; Scott singled to shortstop [Rader scored (unearned), Brock to second]; Simmons forced Scott (shortstop to second); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 5. BRAVES 8TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); METZGER REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); TYSON REPLACED PHILLIPS (PLAYING 2B); Burroughs singled to right; Matthews flied out to center; NOLAN BATTED FOR CORRELL; Nolan popped to second; Moore flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hernandez flied out to left; CAMPBELL REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left; Reitz struck out; Tyson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 5. BRAVES 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Office struck out; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Asselstine flied out to center; Bonnell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 5. |
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