The Cardinals, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak with a 6-5 loss in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, came roaring back with a nine-run explosion in the second inning of the nightcap and beat the Reds, 10-3. Rawly Eastwick, making the first start of his major league career, faced his former Cincy teammates in the lidlifter and was kayoed in the fourth inning when the Reds took a 4-1 lead. The Reds added a run in the fourth on a triple by Cesar Geronimo and sacrifice fly by Rick Auerbach before scoring what proved to be the deciding marker in the sixth on a double by Paul Moskau and triple by Pete Rose.

Jack Billingham, who was the loser in relief to the Cubs in the previous day's game, started the nightcap for the Reds and was the victim of the Cardinals' outburst in the second inning. The Cards sent 12 men to bat and collected seven hits, including the first grand slam of Keith Hernandez' major league career. Eric Rasmussen's bid for his second straight shutout of the Reds was foiled when Bill Plummer hit a three-run homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      29, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   5  8  1
Reds         0  0  4    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey lf,cf        4   0   2   1     0   1   .310      Rose 3b               5   1   3   1     0   0   .310
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Griffey rf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .326
Scott cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .301      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .294
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Foster lf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .320
Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   1     0   1   .306
  Kessinger 2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .305      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Anderson rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .220      Auerbach ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .154
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .282      Moskau p              3   2   2   0     0   1   .333
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Brock ph,lf         2   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Eastwick p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .191
  Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Simmons ph,c        1   1   0   0     1   1   .329

Totals               34   5   8   5     2   5             Totals               32   6   9   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Reds 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 0
Errors: Templeton
Doubles: Mumphrey (15), Anderson (2), Foster (21), Moskau (1)
Triples: Geronimo (4), Rose (5)
Home Runs: Reitz (11)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (32)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (4), Auerbach (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eastwick L(5-7)         2.1   4   4   2   1   0   0  13   3.45
Schultz                 1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   1.36
Falcone                 2     3   1   1   3   2   0  12   5.38
Carroll                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.44
Totals                  8     9   6   4   4   5   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(2-2)           6.1   7   5   5   2   2   1  28   5.40
Borbon SV(8)            2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.07
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey doubled to left; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Mumphrey to third]; Rader popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Griffey walked; Morgan lined
to second; Foster grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Anderson grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz homered; Tyson
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Eastwick singled to right; Mumphrey flied out to
left; Templeton flied out to center; Scott grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Auerbach flied out to center; Moskau singled to right;
Rose singled to center [Moskau to second]; Griffey reached on an
error by Templeton (assist by Tyson) [Moskau to third, Rose to
second, Griffey to first]; Morgan singled to center [Moskau
scored, Rose scored (unearned), Griffey to second]; Foster
singled to left [Griffey scored, Morgan to second]; SCHULTZ
REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Morgan stole third; Driessen hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Bench forced
Foster (shortstop to second); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Rader flied out to right; Hernandez singled to
center; Anderson forced Hernandez (second to shortstop); Reitz
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo tripled to right; Auerbach hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Geronimo scored]; Moskau struck out; Rose singled
to center; Griffey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); PHILLIPS
BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Phillips flied out to right; Mumphrey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: FALCONE REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Morgan flied out
to center; Foster doubled to left; Driessen was called out on
strikes; Bench was walked intentionally; Geronimo flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Auerbach popped to first in foul territory; Moskau
doubled to left; Rose tripled to center [Moskau scored]; Griffey
struck out; Morgan walked; Foster walked [Morgan to second];
Driessen popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez walked; Anderson doubled to left
[Hernandez scored]; Reitz struck out; BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON;
Brock singled to right [Anderson scored]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR
FALCONE; Simmons walked [Brock to second]; Mumphrey singled to
left [Brock scored, Simmons to second]; BORBON REPLACED MOSKAU
(PITCHING); Templeton lined to shortstop; Scott singled to right
[Simmons scored, Mumphrey to third, Scott out at second (right
to shortstop)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BROCK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); MUMPHREY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
KESSINGER REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 2B); CARROLL REPLACED SCOTT
(PITCHING); Bench struck out; Geronimo struck out (catcher to
first); Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Hernandez
struck out; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Borbon popped to second; Rose flied out to left;
Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz flied out to center; Brock grounded out
(second to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Reds 6.