The Cardinals completed a 7-1 homestand with a 3-0 blanking of the Braves on a five-hitter by John Urrea, who was making only his second major league start. Garry Templeton scored the first St. Louis run in the first when he singled, stole second, moved to third on a fly ball, and trotted home on a wild pitch by loser Buzz Capra. Urrea drew a two-out walk in the fifth, Lou Brock singled and Templeton chased both home with his 10th triple of the season. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      28, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .232        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .305      Templeton ss          4   1   2   2     0   0   .318
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Rader c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .302
Nolan c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Moore 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Cruz rf,lf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .264
Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Capra p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Phillips 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .239        Tyson 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Urrea p               1   1   0   0     2   0   .091
  Asselstine ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .206

Totals               29   0   5   0     0   6             Totals               29   3   6   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 16,979
Left on Base: Braves 2, Cardinals 7
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 3
Triples: Templeton (10)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (19), Scott (13)
GIDP: Nolan (1), Chaney (8), Office (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(2-8)            5     4   3   3   3   4   0  21   5.29
Hanna                   3     2   0   0   2   0   0  13   0.00
Totals                  8     6   3   3   5   4   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Urrea W(3-3)            9     5   0   0   0   6   0  29   2.82
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   6   0  29

Wild Pitches: Capra (5)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop; Templeton singled to
center; Templeton stole second; Scott flied out to right
[Templeton to third]; Capra threw a wild pitch [Templeton
scored]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Matthews
was called out on strikes; Nolan grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Cruz was
called out on strikes; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Moore flied out to center; Chaney grounded out
(pitcher to first); Capra flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips flied out to right; Urrea walked; Brock
hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Urrea out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath
flied out to left; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled to right; Scott stole second; Rader lined to right;
Hernandez was walked intentionally; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs singled to center; Matthews flied out to
right; Nolan grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips
flied to right in foul territory; Urrea walked; Brock singled to
right [Urrea to second]; Templeton tripled to right [Urrea
scored, Brock scored]; Scott struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney was
called out on strikes; PACIOREK BATTED FOR CAPRA; Paciorek
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: HANNA REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Rader singled
to center; Hernandez flied out to left; Cruz walked [Rader to
second]; Reitz flied out to left; Phillips forced Cruz
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Office singled to center; Gilbreath singled to left
[Office to second]; Montanez was called out on strikes;
Burroughs struck out; Matthews lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Urrea grounded out (second to first); Brock
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Templeton grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TYSON REPLACED PHILLIPS (PLAYING 2B);
Nolan popped to shortstop; Moore singled to right; Chaney
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
walked; Hernandez singled to left [Rader to second]; Cruz forced
Rader (third unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; Reitz flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 9TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR HANNA; Asselstine singled to
left; Office grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Asselstine out at second]; Gilbreath flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 3.