The Cardinals staggered the Dodgers, 8-6, with a seven-run, ninth-inning outburst capped by Roger Freed's pinch-homer with two teammates aboard. A grand slam by Steve Yeager in the third helped the Dodgers shape the 6-1 lead they carried into the ninth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Game Played on Monday, August    22, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 12  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  7  -   8 12  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Russell ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Mumphrey cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .308
Smith rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .305      Templeton ss          4   1   2   1     0   2   .323
Cey 3b                4   2   2   1     1   0   .259      Simmons c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Hernandez 1b          3   2   2   0     1   0   .293
Monday cf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .252      Anderson rf           4   0   1   1     0   2   .256
Baker lf              2   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
  Davalillo ph,lf     2   0   2   1     0   0  1.000        Bosetti pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .400
Yeager c              4   1   1   4     1   0   .253      Tyson 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .235
Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oberkfell ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Iorg ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freed ph            1   1   1   3     0   0   .356

Totals               38   6  12   6     4   5             Totals               33   8  12   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 28,222
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Cardinals 3
DP: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 0
Errors: Russell, Hernandez
Doubles: Cey (21), Hernandez (26)
Triples: Hernandez (4), Templeton (12)
Home Runs: Yeager (13), Freed (4)
Stolen Bases: Russell (11)
Caught Stealing: Anderson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (12)
GIDP: Reitz (14), Mumphrey (4)
Hit by Pitch: Baker (5,by Denny)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  8     7   3   3   3   5   0  30   2.67
Rautzhan                0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   4.82
Hough L(5-10)           0.1   3   3   3   0   1   1   4   3.60
Totals                  8.1  12   8   8   3   6   1  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   3     7   5   5   1   2   1  18   4.36
Carroll                 3     1   0   0   2   0   0  12   2.16
Metzger                 2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.13
Hrabosky W(6-4)         1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.31
Totals                  9    12   6   6   4   5   1  44

Passed Balls: Yeager (3)
Hit by Pitch: Denny (4)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John McSherry


DODGERS 1ST: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Russell singled to right; Russell stole second; Smith walked;
Cey forced Smith (pitcher to second) [Russell to third]; Garvey
forced Cey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Mumphrey popped to third;
Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday singled to center; Baker singled to right
[Monday to third]; Yeager popped to third; Hooton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Baker to second]; Martinez
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hernandez tripled to center; Anderson singled to left [Hernandez
scored]; Anderson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Reitz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to center; Smith singled to right
[Russell to third]; Cey singled to center [Russell scored, Smith
to second]; Garvey flied out to center; Monday struck out; Baker
was hit by a pitch [Smith to third, Cey to second]; Yeager
homered [Smith scored, Cey scored, Baker scored]; Hooton
grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (second to first); OBERKFELL
BATTED FOR DENNY; Oberkfell flied out to center; Debut game
for Ken Oberkfell; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 4TH: CARROLL REPLACED OBERKFELL (PITCHING); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (second
to first); Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Templeton
singled to third; Simmons hit into a double play (left to
shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey walked; Garvey forced Cey (second to shortstop)
[Garvey to first (error by Hernandez; assist by Templeton)];
Monday walked [Garvey to second]; Baker flied out to center;
Yeager forced Monday (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez walked; Anderson struck out; Reitz
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Hooton flied out to center; Martinez singled to
right; Russell grounded out (third to first) [Martinez to
second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); IORG
BATTED FOR CARROLL; Iorg walked; Brock singled to right [Iorg to
second]; Mumphrey grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Brock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 7TH: METZGER REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Cey flied out to
center; Garvey singled to left; Monday struck out; DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR BAKER; Davalillo singled to left [Garvey to third];
Yeager walked [Davalillo to second]; Hooton flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Templeton
struck out; Simmons singled to center; Hernandez flied out to
left; Anderson forced Simmons (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Martinez flied out to center; Russell lined to
shortstop; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied out to center; Tyson walked; RADER
BATTED FOR METZGER; Rader forced Tyson (shortstop to second);
Brock lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); Cey doubled to
left; Garvey struck out; Monday grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cey to third]; Davalillo singled to second [Cey scored];
Yeager popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Mumphrey singled to center; Templeton tripled to
center [Mumphrey scored]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING);
Simmons singled to right [Templeton scored]; Hernandez doubled
to right [Simmons scored (error by Russell) (no RBI), Hernandez
to third]; HOUGH REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); Yeager allowed a
passed ball [Hernandez scored]; Anderson struck out; Reitz
singled to left; BOSETTI RAN FOR REITZ; Tyson singled to center
[Bosetti to second]; FREED BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Freed homered
[Bosetti scored, Tyson scored]; 7 R, 7 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Cardinals 8.