The Reds' failure to complete a double play in the ninth inning proved costly when the Cardinals erupted for three runs to gain a 4-1 victory. The Reds counted their tally on doubles by Johnny Bench and Cesar Geronimo in the second. Keith Hernandez tied the score with a homer in the sixth and then led off the ninth by drawing a pass.

After a sacrifice by Mike Anderson, Ken Reitz was passed intentionally. Mike Tyson grounded into a forceout at second, but Dave Concepcion, after taking the throw from Joe Morgan, lost the ball in his hurry to make a relay to first. Capitalizing on that break, Tony Scott batted for Butch Metzger and doubled, driving in Hernandez. Jerry Mumphrey followed with another double to plate two insurance runs. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Saturday, July 30, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   4  7  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mumphrey cf           5   0   2   2     0   0   .317      Rose 3b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .313
Templeton ss          5   0   2   0     0   1   .316      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .315
Hernandez 1b          2   2   1   1     2   1   .308      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Bench c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .269
Reitz 3b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .280      Geronimo cf           3   0   2   1     0   0   .281
Tyson 2b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .230        Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Denny p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Kessinger ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .100
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .378
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .304
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   7   4     5   4             Totals               33   1   8   1     2  10

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 50,023
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Reds 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Reds 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Scott (16), Mumphrey (16), Morgan (15), Bench 2 (24), Geronimo (13), Driessen (20)
Home Runs: Hernandez (11)
Caught Stealing: Mumphrey (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Tyson (4), Anderson (1)
GIDP: Simmons (15)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   4     4   1   1   2   3   0  16   3.55
Schultz                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.30
Metzger W(2-0)          2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.63
Hrabosky SV(8)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.45
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2  10   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(9-8)           9     7   4   4   5   4   1  38   3.25
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   4   1  38

Passed Balls: Simmons (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Mumphrey singled to left; Mumphrey was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Templeton singled to
center; Cruz reached on an error by Concepcion [Templeton to
second, Cruz to first]; Simmons popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey struck out;
Morgan doubled to right; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Morgan
to third]; Foster walked; Driessen forced Foster (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson lined to third; Reitz walked; Tyson
popped to shortstop; Denny grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench doubled to center; Geronimo doubled to right
[Bench scored]; Concepcion flied out to center [Geronimo to
third]; Norman struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton singled to center; Cruz lined to center; Simmons
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan walked; Morgan was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez walked; Anderson flied out to center;
Reitz popped to third in foul territory; Tyson forced Hernandez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds
1.

REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to center; Bench doubled to left;
Geronimo hit into a double play (center to second) [Bench out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: KESSINGER BATTED FOR DENNY; Kessinger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey lined to second; Templeton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING); Concepcion
flied out to right; Norman struck out; Rose singled to right;
Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz popped to shortstop; Simmons flied out to
right; Hernandez homered; Anderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
struck out; Driessen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz singled to center; Tyson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Reitz to second]; FREED BATTED FOR
SCHULTZ; Freed struck out; Mumphrey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Bench struck out;
Geronimo singled to shortstop; Concepcion struck out; Norman
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
walked; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Rose singled to shortstop; On a bunt Griffey forced
Rose (third to shortstop); Morgan flied out to left; Foster was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds
1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez walked; Anderson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hernandez to second]; Reitz was walked
intentionally; Tyson forced Reitz (second to shortstop)
[Hernandez to third]; SCOTT BATTED FOR METZGER; Scott doubled to
right [Hernandez scored, Tyson to third]; Mumphrey doubled to
left [Tyson scored, Scott scored]; Templeton flied out to
center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Driessen doubled
to right; Bench grounded out (second to first) [Driessen to
third]; KNIGHT BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Knight was called out on
strikes; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

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