The Cardinals snapped their seven-game losing streak by rallying for four runs in the last two innings to defeat the Giants, 6-4. Hector Cruz hit a two-run homer for the Cards in the fourth, and Gary Thomasson connected with two aboard for the Giants in the sixth. The Redbirds pulled within one run of the Giants at 4-3 in the eighth when Keith Hernandez doubled, advanced on an infield out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ken Reitz.

With one out in the ninth, two pinch-hitters supplied the tying run when Dave Rader singled and Dane Iorg doubled. Mike Phillips ran for Iorg and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Garry Templeton. A wild throw from the outfield by Derrel Thomas allowed Templeton to reach third, setting up an insurance run on a single by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Friday, September 2, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  3  -   6 12  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   4  8  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Thomas cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .261
  Iorg ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .196      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .225
  Phillips pr,2b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .183      Madlock 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .301
Templeton ss          5   1   2   1     0   0   .318      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Hernandez 1b          5   1   3   0     0   1   .292      Evans lf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .262
Simmons c             5   0   1   1     0   2   .330      Thomasson rf          4   1   2   3     0   2   .253
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harris 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .270        Andrews pr,2b       2   1   0   0     0   0   .266
Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .310      Sadek c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Cruz rf               3   1   1   2     1   2   .244        Whitfield ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
  Brock ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Denny p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .122        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Clark ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Rader ph,c          1   1   1   0     0   0   .282

Totals               39   6  12   6     1   8             Totals               34   4   8   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  3,329
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Giants 6
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 0
Errors: Thomas, Foli
Doubles: Hernandez (30), Iorg (2), Harris (12), Madlock (25)
Triples: Mumphrey (9)
Home Runs: Cruz (4), Thomasson (15)
Stolen Bases: Mumphrey (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                   6     7   4   4   2   3   1  26   4.37
Schultz W(6-1)          2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.52
Metzger SV(7)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.30
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   6   1  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 7.1   7   3   2   1   6   1  31   3.23
Moffitt L(3-7)          1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6   3.69
Lavelle                 0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   4   1.87
Totals                  9    12   6   5   1   8   1  41

Wild Pitches: Knepper (3)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Sudol


CARDINALS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Templeton grounded
out (third to first); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons forced
Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas singled to left; Foli grounded out (third to
first) [Thomas to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Thomas to third]; McCovey popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
singled to pitcher; Mumphrey stole second; Cruz struck out;
Tyson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
struck out; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Denny grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti
struck out; Templeton singled to second; Knepper threw a wild
pitch [Templeton to second]; Hernandez singled to second
[Templeton to third]; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Sadek grounded out (third to first); Knepper
grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz popped to shortstop; Mumphrey reached on an
error by Foli [Mumphrey to first]; Cruz homered [Mumphrey scored
(unearned)]; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Denny
flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Foli singled to left [Foli out at second (left to
second)]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
singled to center; Evans walked [McCovey to second]; Thomasson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Bosetti flied out to right; Templeton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Harris doubled to right; Sadek grounded out (first
unassisted) [Harris to third]; ANDREWS RAN FOR HARRIS; Knepper
flied out to center; Thomas singled to shortstop [Andrews
scored]; Foli was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Simmons was
called out on strikes; Reitz singled to left; Mumphrey flied out
to center; Cruz walked [Reitz to second]; Tyson forced Cruz
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Madlock doubled to left; McCovey flied out to left;
Evans walked; Thomasson homered [Madlock scored, Evans scored];
Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek flied out to
center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR DENNY; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bosetti popped to second; Templeton
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Knepper struck
out; Thomas popped to first in foul territory; Foli flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez doubled to right; Simmons grounded out
(second to first) [Hernandez to third]; MOFFITT REPLACED KNEPPER
(PITCHING); Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez
scored]; Mumphrey tripled to right; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Madlock struck out; McCovey struck out; Evans flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: BROCK BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock popped to third in
foul territory; RADER BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Rader singled to
right; IORG BATTED FOR BOSETTI; Iorg doubled to center [Rader
scored]; PHILLIPS RAN FOR IORG; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT
(PITCHING); Templeton singled to center [Phillips scored,
Templeton to third (error by Thomas)]; Hernandez flied out to
left; Simmons singled to center [Templeton scored]; Reitz struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RADER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); METZGER REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); PHILLIPS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Thomasson singled to right; Andrews
popped to catcher in foul territory; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR SADEK;
Whitfield walked [Thomasson to second]; CLARK BATTED FOR
LAVELLE; Clark flied out to center; Thomas grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 4.

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