The Cardinals edged the Braves, 6-5, when Lou Brock walked with one out in the sixth inning and scored the winning run on Jerry Mumphrey's double. Garry Templeton hit a two-run triple and two singles in the Cardinals' ninth victory in 11 games. A three-run homer by Cito Gaston tied the score, 5-5, in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Monday, August    1, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    2  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Braves       2  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   2   1   0     1   2   .265      Royster 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .209
Templeton ss          5   2   4   2     0   0   .324        Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Mumphrey cf           5   1   2   2     0   1   .318      Bonnell cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .302
Simmons c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .324      Matthews lf           2   2   1   0     2   0   .284
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   1     1   0   .305      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   2     0   2   .275
Reitz 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Gaston 1b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .265
Anderson rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .231      Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .225        Nolan ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Underwood p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .202
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .301
  Kessinger ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Capra p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Bosetti pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Leon p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .353
                                                            Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               37   6  10   6     5   5             Totals               33   5   7   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  6,933
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Braves 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Braves 0
Errors: Royster
Doubles: Mumphrey 2 (18)
Triples: Templeton (11)
Home Runs: Templeton (5), Burroughs (26), Gaston (3)
Stolen Bases: Brock (19), Anderson (1), Templeton (20)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (1), Royster (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(6-6)        5     5   5   5   4   4   2  24   5.04
Carroll                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.32
Metzger SV(3)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.49
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   6   2  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra                   2     5   4   4   1   1   1  12   5.59
Collins                 2     2   1   0   1   1   0  10   5.17
Leon L(4-4)             5     3   1   1   3   3   0  20   4.37
Totals                  9    10   6   5   5   5   1  42

Wild Pitches: Collins (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jim Quick


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Templeton homered [Brock scored]; Mumphrey grounded out (second
to first); Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez walked; Reitz
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Bonnell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Matthews walked; Burroughs homered
[Matthews scored]; Gaston lined to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Anderson singled to left; Tyson flied out to
center; On a bunt Underwood made an out to pitcher; Brock struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Correll flied out to right; Gilbreath struck out;
Chaney walked; Capra lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton tripled to right; Mumphrey doubled to
left [Templeton scored]; COLLINS REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING);
Simmons singled to left [Mumphrey to third]; Hernandez reached
on an error by Royster [Mumphrey scored (RBI), Simmons to
second, Hernandez to first]; Collins threw a wild pitch [Simmons
to third, Hernandez to second]; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Anderson grounded out (second to first) [Simmons scored
(unearned), Hernandez to third]; Tyson was walked intentionally;
Underwood struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster lined to center; Bonnell walked; Matthews
flied out to center; Burroughs forced Bonnell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton singled to center; Mumphrey lined to center; Simmons
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Gaston singled to right; Correll flied out to
center; Gilbreath singled to right [Gaston to second]; Chaney
was called out on strikes; PACIOREK BATTED FOR COLLINS; Paciorek
forced Gaston (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: LEON REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Hernandez
popped to shortstop; Reitz grounded out (third to first);
Anderson singled to center; Anderson stole second; Tyson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
singled to right; Matthews walked [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs
struck out; Gaston homered [Bonnell scored, Matthews scored];
Correll popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; Cruz popped to
pitcher; Brock walked; Templeton popped to third in foul
territory; Mumphrey doubled to left [Brock scored]; Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Gilbreath grounded
out (first unassisted); Chaney lined to center; Leon grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Braves 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Reitz
flied out to left; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Royster singled to shortstop; On a bunt Bonnell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Matthews singled to center
[Royster to third]; Burroughs struck out while Royster was
caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); KESSINGER
BATTED FOR CARROLL; Kessinger walked; BOSETTI RAN FOR KESSINGER;
Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brock
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: METZGER REPLACED BOSETTI (PITCHING); Gaston flied
out to left; NOLAN BATTED FOR CORRELL; Nolan grounded out
(second to pitcher); Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Templeton
singled to center; Templeton stole second; Mumphrey struck out;
Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez lined to center
[Templeton to third]; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: MONTANEZ BATTED FOR CHANEY; Montanez struck out;
OFFICE BATTED FOR LEON; Office grounded out (second to first);
ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Asselstine popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 5.