Eric Rasmussen pitched a five-hitter and also drove in two runs with a double in the sixth inning when the Cardinals scored five times to clinch a 7-1 victory over the Padres. Garry Templeton beat out an infield hit with one out in the sixth and took second on an error by Bill Almon.

Randy Jones passed Ted Simmons intentionally in order to pitch to Keith Hernandez, who upset the applecart by smashing a homer. Mike Anderson and Ken Reitz followed with singles, chasing Jones. After Dave Freisleben relieved, Rasmussen rapped his double to ice the victory. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    20, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Cardinals    0  1  0    1  0  5    0  0  x  -   7 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Tenace c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .234        Bosetti lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Ivie 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .221      Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .323
Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Simmons c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .332
Turner lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .232      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   3     0   0   .292
Almon ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Anderson rf           4   3   3   1     0   0   .257
Champion 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .229      Reitz 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .274
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Rasmussen p           3   0   1   2     0   0   .148
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .190

Totals               32   1   5   0     5   5             Totals               34   7  10   7     1   1

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 35,982
Left on Base: Padres 9, Cardinals 4
DP: Padres 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Almon, Jones, Reitz
Doubles: Rasmussen (5)
Home Runs: Anderson (4), Hernandez (12)
Stolen Bases: Champion (1)
GIDP: Richards (6)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(5-10)           5.1   8   7   6   1   1   2  25   5.55
Freisleben              0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.86
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.42
Sawyer                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.56
Totals                  8    10   7   6   1   1   2  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(10-11)      9     5   1   1   5   5   0  37   3.34
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   5   0  37

Balks: Rasmussen (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Tenace
lined to left; Ivie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Mumphrey struck out;
Templeton singled to shortstop; Simmons forced Templeton (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kingman struck out; Hendrick grounded out (second to
first); Turner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (first to second to
pitcher); Anderson singled to center; Anderson was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Jones [Anderson to third];
Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Anderson scored
(unearned)]; Tyson flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 3RD: Almon flied out to left; Champion singled to center;
Champion stole second; Jones struck out; Richards flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Rasmussen grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey singled to left;
Templeton forced Mumphrey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace walked; Ivie flied out to center; Kingman
struck out; Hendrick lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons lined to left; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); Anderson homered; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals
2.

PADRES 5TH: Turner walked; Almon singled to center [Turner to
second]; Champion singled to center [Turner to third, Almon to
second]; Rasmussen balked [Turner scored, Almon to third,
Champion to second]; Jones flied out to center; Richards was
walked intentionally; Tenace popped to shortstop; Ivie flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to right; Rasmussen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 2.

PADRES 6TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton singled to shortstop [Templeton to second (error by
Almon)]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Hernandez homered
[Templeton scored, Simmons scored]; Anderson singled to center;
Reitz singled to right [Anderson to second]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED
JONES (PITCHING); Tyson flied out to left; Rasmussen doubled to
right [Anderson scored, Reitz scored]; Brock flied to left in
foul territory; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 7TH: Almon reached on an error by Reitz [Almon to first];
Champion grounded out (pitcher to first) [Almon to second];
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Rettenmund grounded out (third
to first); Richards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Mumphrey
grounded out (second to first); Templeton grounded out (third to
first); Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 8TH: Tenace singled to left; Ivie lined to shortstop;
Kingman singled to left [Tenace to second]; Hendrick was called
out on strikes; Turner walked [Tenace to third, Kingman to
second]; Almon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: SAWYER REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Hernandez
flied out to left; Anderson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Reitz singled to shortstop; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 7.

PADRES 9TH: BOSETTI REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Champion
walked; SCANLON BATTED FOR SAWYER; Scanlon flied out to left;
Richards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Champion out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Cardinals 7.