Eric Rasmussen pitched a four-hitter and Jerry Mumphrey got that many himself for the Cardinals in a 5-1 victory over the Braves. Mumphrey rapped a double and three singles in five trips. Gary Matthews homered in the second inning for the Braves' lone run.

The Cards went ahead to stay with two runs in the third. Lou Brock singled and stole the 885th base of his career. Brock took third after Garry Templeton flied out and continued home on a wild throw by Jeff Burroughs. Mumphrey followed with a double and scored the leading run on a single by Mike Anderson. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 3, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  2    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   5 12  0
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .264      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
  Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .325      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .296
  Reitz 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Mumphrey cf           5   3   4   1     0   0   .323      Matthews lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .284
Simmons c             4   0   2   1     1   0   .326      Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Hernandez 1b          5   0   2   1     0   0   .304      Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Anderson rf           3   0   1   1     1   1   .229      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Kessinger 3b,ss       3   0   0   0     1   3   .244      Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .223        Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Rasmussen p           4   0   0   0     0   1   .148        Collins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bonnell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
                                                            Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   4     3   9             Totals               29   1   4   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  5,954
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Braves 4
DP: Cardinals 2, Braves 0
Errors: Burroughs
Doubles: Hernandez (22), Mumphrey (19), Templeton (13), Simmons (20)
Home Runs: Matthews (12)
Stolen Bases: Brock (20)
Caught Stealing: Brock (16), Templeton (15)
GIDP: Pocoroba (6), Royster (10)
Hit by Pitch: Brock (1,by Collins)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(9-10)       9     4   1   1   3   4   1  32   3.44
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   4   1  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(3-8)          5     8   4   4   2   7   0  25   4.34
Collins                 1.1   4   1   1   0   0   0   7   5.20
Campbell                1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.05
Hargan                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.62
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   9   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Collins (1)
Balks: Ruthven 2 (2)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Templeton struck out;
Mumphrey singled to center; Ruthven balked [Mumphrey to second];
Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Royster
popped to catcher in foul territory; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez doubled to left; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kessinger walked; Tyson forced Kessinger
(shortstop to second) [Hernandez to third]; Rasmussen popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Matthews
homered; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves
1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to pitcher; Brock stole second;
Templeton flied out to right [Brock scored (error by Burroughs)
(no RBI)]; Mumphrey doubled to center; Simmons was walked
intentionally; Hernandez flied out to center; Anderson singled
to center [Mumphrey scored, Simmons to third]; Kessinger struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Ruthven struck
out; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson struck out; Rasmussen was called out on
strikes; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster was called out on strikes; Montanez grounded
out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Templeton doubled to left; Mumphrey singled to
center [Templeton scored]; Ruthven balked [Mumphrey to second];
Simmons doubled to left [Mumphrey scored]; Hernandez grounded
out (second to first) [Simmons to third]; Anderson struck out;
Kessinger struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves
1.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews walked; Pocoroba grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second];
Chaney walked; Gilbreath singled to center [Chaney to second];
ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Asselstine popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: COLLINS REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Tyson
popped to third in foul territory; Rasmussen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock was hit by a pitch; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Office singled to center; Royster grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Office out at
second]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton singled to center; Templeton was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mumphrey singled to
center; Simmons singled to left [Mumphrey to third]; Hernandez
singled to right [Mumphrey scored, Simmons to second]; CAMPBELL
REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Anderson walked [Simmons to third,
Hernandez to second]; Kessinger struck out; Tyson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: REITZ REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING 3B); KESSINGER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Burroughs grounded out (second
to first); Matthews lined to center; Pocoroba flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); Brock
struck out; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Chaney flied out
to center; Gilbreath flied out to center; BONNELL BATTED FOR
CAMPBELL; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: HARGAN REPLACED BONNELL (PITCHING); Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons flied out to right;
Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Office flied to left in foul territory; Royster
grounded out (second to first); Montanez singled to second;
Burroughs walked [Montanez to second]; Matthews forced Burroughs
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Braves 1.

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