Lou Brock stole the 890th and 891st bases of his career, leaving him 1 one short of Ty Cobb's all time record, but the Cardinals lost to the Giants, 4-2. Brock scored both Cardinal runs after hitting singles in the first and third innings and stealing second both times. The Giants tied the score in the fourth with homers by Jack Clark and Randy Elliott before adding their winning runs in the seventh on singles by Vic Harris, Gary Alexander, John Montefusco and Derrel Thomas. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    25, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  0  -   4 10  0
Cardinals    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .252      Brock lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .260
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Templeton ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .322
Clark rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .258      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .333
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .274      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   1     1   1   .289
  Thomasson pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Elliott lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .248        Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Harris 2b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .252      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Alexander c           3   1   2   0     1   1   .326      Tyson 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .235
Montefusco p          2   0   2   1     0   0   .146      Schultz p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Evans ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .258        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .195
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               32   4  10   4     3   8             Totals               32   2   9   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 15,841
Left on Base: Giants 6, Cardinals 6
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 3
Doubles: Hernandez (27)
Home Runs: Clark (12), Elliott (6)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (26), Templeton (23)
Caught Stealing: Tyson (3), Templeton (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Montefusco (4), Clark (1), Schultz (2)
GIDP: Foli (7), Thomas (7), Brock (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(7-9)       6     8   2   2   2   3   0  26   3.49
Lavelle                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.79
Moffitt SV(10)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.55
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   7   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schultz                 5     4   2   2   1   7   2  20   1.48
Metzger L(4-1)          2     4   2   2   0   1   0   9   3.26
Carroll                 2     2   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.11
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   8   2  37

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


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas struck out; Foli flied out to left; Madlock
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second;
Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Hernandez doubled to
right [Brock scored, Simmons to third]; Anderson struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark flied out to center; McCovey struck out;
Elliott singled to center; Harris was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied out to left; Tyson singled to left;
Tyson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Schultz
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Alexander walked; Montefusco out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Alexander to second]; Thomas flied to right
in foul territory [Alexander to third]; Foli lined to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to shortstop; Brock stole second;
Mumphrey flied out to center [Brock to third]; Templeton singled
to left [Brock scored]; Templeton stole second; Simmons flied
out to right; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Anderson was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock flied out to center; Clark homered; McCovey
flied out to left; Elliott homered; Harris struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz singled to center; Tyson popped to third;
Schultz out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Reitz to
second]; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Alexander was called out on strikes; Montefusco
singled to right; Thomas struck out; Foli forced Montefusco
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Mumphrey singled to center; Templeton forced
Mumphrey (shortstop to second); Templeton was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Simmons flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 6TH: METZGER REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Madlock flied
out to left; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Anderson lined to
right; Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Elliott grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris
singled to center; Alexander singled to center [Harris to
third]; Montefusco singled to center [Harris scored, Alexander
to second]; Thomas singled to center [Alexander scored,
Montefusco to second]; Foli grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Thomas out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson singled to left; IORG BATTED FOR METZGER;
LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Iorg struck out; Brock
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Tyson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Madlock singled to
left; Clark out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Madlock
to second]; McCovey was walked intentionally; THOMASSON RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Elliott lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mumphrey
grounded out (second to first); Templeton singled to right;
Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Harris grounded out (pitcher to first); Alexander
singled to center; EVANS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Evans walked
[Alexander to second]; Thomas grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); RADER BATTED
FOR ANDERSON; Rader grounded out (second to first); Reitz struck
out; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 2.