Rallying for two runs in the ninth inning, the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 4-3. Manny Mota batted for Elias Sosa and drew a walk to start the stanza. Rafael Landestoy, coming in to run for Mota, advanced on a sacrifice by Davey Lopes and scored the tying run on a single by Bill Russell. Reggie Smith singled, sending Russell to third. After an intentional pass to Ron Cey, Steve Garvey hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Russell with the winning run. [The Sporting News]
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Saturday, August 27, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  1
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .318      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .279
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Russell ss            5   1   2   1     0   0   .279
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith rf              4   0   2   1     1   0   .308
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     1   1   .254
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .301      Garvey 1b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .276
Simmons c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .336      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Hernandez 1b          2   1   1   1     1   0   .294      Baker lf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .277
Cruz rf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
  Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .571
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .273        Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .237        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Denny p               3   0   1   0     0   2   .128        Mota ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .385
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landestoy pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bosetti lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               31   3   6   2     2  12             Totals               31   4   9   4     6   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 51,550
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Dodgers 11
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Hernandez (29), Baker (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (3), Garvey (7), Lopes (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Lopes (5), Garvey (4)
GIDP: Tyson (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   6     6   2   2   3   2   0  27   4.29
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.12
Metzger L(4-2)          1.1   3   2   2   2   1   0   9   3.41
Eastwick                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.52
Totals                  8.2   9   4   4   6   3   0  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  7     5   3   3   2  10   0  27   2.71
Rautzhan                1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.75
Sosa W(1-2)             0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   2.40
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2  12   0  34

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock struck out; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

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

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; Hernandez flied out to right;
Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker doubled to left; Oates flied out to right;
Hooton flied out to right [Baker to third]; Lopes grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson struck
out; Denny singled to center; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (third to first); Smith
walked; Cey struck out; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: On a bunt Brock made an out to first; Mumphrey
struck out; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Baker
grounded out (third to first); Oates grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez walked; Cruz singled to left [Hernandez
to second]; Reitz singled to right [Hernandez scored, Cruz to
third]; Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Cruz scored (no RBI), Reitz out at second]; Denny struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Hooton was called out on strikes; Lopes grounded
out (shortstop to first); Russell singled to left; Smith flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton was called out on strikes; Brock lined
to first; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey flied out to center; Garvey flied out to right;
Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to left; Hernandez doubled to
left [Simmons scored]; Cruz flied out to left; Reitz flied out
to center; Tyson was walked intentionally; Denny was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker walked; Oates singled to right [Baker to
third, Oates to second (error by Cruz)]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
HOOTON; Davalillo singled to pitcher [Baker stayed at third,
Oates stayed at second]; Cardinals Manager Vern Rapp ejected
by 1B umpire Ed Montague; HRABOSKY REPLACED DENNY
(PITCHING); Lopes hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baker scored];
Russell flied out to left; Smith forced Davalillo (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Templeton
grounded out (first unassisted); Brock grounded out (second to
first); Mumphrey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); BOSETTI REPLACED
HRABOSKY (PLAYING LF); Cey singled to right; Garvey out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cey to second]; Monday
struck out; Baker walked; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons singled to right; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Simmons to second]; SOSA
REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PITCHING); IORG BATTED FOR CRUZ; Iorg struck
out; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED IORG (PLAYING RF); MOTA BATTED
FOR SOSA; Mota walked; LANDESTOY RAN FOR MOTA; Lopes out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Landestoy to second]; Debut
game for Rafael Landestoy; Russell singled to right
[Landestoy scored]; Smith singled to center [Russell to third];
EASTWICK REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Cey was walked
intentionally [Smith to second]; Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Russell scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 4.
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