Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan each collected four of the Reds' 15 hits in a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals. Doug Capilla, whom the Reds obtained from the Cards' organization in the Rawly Eastwick deal, picked up the decision, pitching six innings before turning the mound over to Pedro Borbon.

Eastwick faced his former teammates in relief and was tagged for two homers. Morgan hit for the circuit after a single by Griffey in the fifth and Dave Concepcion homered for the Reds' final run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      31, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Reds         0  2  1    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   6 15  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Rose 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .318      Griffey rf            5   2   4   0     0   0   .327
Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .316      Morgan 2b             5   1   4   2     0   0   .301
Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .324      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .315
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .308      Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .269
Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Geronimo cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .280
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Concepcion ss         1   1   1   1     3   0   .280
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Capilla p             3   0   1   1     0   0   .063
  Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  Phillips 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Anderson ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .218
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Kessinger 3b,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               33   2   7   1     2   4             Totals               36   6  15   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 40,561
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Reds 10
DP: Cardinals 1, Reds 1
Errors: Foster
Doubles: Anderson (3), Simmons (19), Geronimo (14), Rose (26)
Home Runs: Morgan (15), Concepcion (7)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (5)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (7)
GIDP: Reitz (13), Bench (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(13-5)          2     7   3   3   1   0   0  13   3.76
Carroll                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.38
Eastwick                1.2   6   3   3   0   1   2  11   3.75
Hrabosky                1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   4.35
Metzger                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.58
Totals                  8    15   6   6   4   2   2  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla W(3-3)          6     6   2   2   2   4   0  25   4.85
Borbon SV(9)            3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.97
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Capilla (1)
Balks: Eastwick (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Templeton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); Morgan singled to center; Morgan was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
singled to left; Hernandez stole second; Cruz singled to pitcher
[Hernandez to third]; Reitz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted); Bench singled to right;
Geronimo doubled to left [Bench scored]; Concepcion was walked
intentionally; Capilla singled to left [Geronimo scored,
Concepcion to second]; Rose flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson was called out on strikes; Forsch lined to
first; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Griffey singled to left; Morgan singled to right
[Griffey to third]; Foster singled to center [Griffey scored,
Morgan to third]; CARROLL REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Driessen
forced Foster (pitcher to shortstop) [Morgan stayed at third];
Bench grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Driessen out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Reds 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton singled to left; Mumphrey singled to
left [Templeton scored (error by Foster) (no RBI), Mumphrey to
second]; Capilla threw a wild pitch [Mumphrey to third]; Simmons
popped to shortstop; Hernandez walked; Cruz popped to shortstop;
Reitz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Concepcion walked;
On a bunt Capilla forced Concepcion (third to shortstop); Rose
doubled [Capilla out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); ANDERSON
BATTED FOR CARROLL; Anderson doubled to center; Brock struck
out; Templeton singled to right [Anderson scored]; Mumphrey
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: EASTWICK REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Griffey singled
to center; Eastwick balked [Griffey to second]; Morgan homered
[Griffey scored]; Foster popped to first in foul territory;
Driessen singled to right; Bench struck out; Geronimo grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds
5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons walked; Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted) [Simmons to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion homered; Capilla flied out to left; Rose
flied out to center; Griffey singled to third; Morgan singled to
right [Griffey to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING);
KESSINGER REPLACED EASTWICK (PLAYING 3B); Foster walked [Griffey
to third, Morgan to second]; Driessen popped to shortstop; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Tyson flied
out to right; Kessinger flied out to left; Brock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TYSON (PLAYING 3B); KESSINGER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Bench popped to second; Geronimo
popped to third in foul territory; Concepcion walked; Borbon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted);
Mumphrey flied out to left; Simmons doubled to right; Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED
HRABOSKY (PLAYING C ); Rose flied out to left; Griffey singled
to right; Morgan flied out to center; Foster forced Griffey
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds
6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cruz flied out to center; Rader grounded out
(third to first); Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 6.