The Cardinals blew 6-1 and 9-5 leads before finally subduing the Cubs, 11-9, on a two-run homer by Ken Reitz in the ninth inning. Johnny Sutton, the sixth pitcher for the Redbirds, was credited with his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 9
Game Played on Monday, September 12, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    4  0  4  -   9 18  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  6  0    0  3  2  -  11 16  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   1   3   2     0   0   .265      Brock lf              4   1   3   0     0   1   .265
Cardenal lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .252        Bosetti lf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Biittner ph,lf,1b   2   1   2   3     0   0   .294      Mumphrey cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .292
Buckner 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Templeton ss          5   0   2   1     0   2   .320
  Wallis pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .284      Simmons c             4   1   0   0     1   0   .323
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Hernandez 1b          5   2   3   3     0   0   .294
Morales cf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Reitz 3b              5   1   1   2     0   0   .268
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   2   1     1   0   .300      Cruz rf               4   2   2   2     0   0   .241
Clines rf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .305      Tyson 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .245
Trillo 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .282      Underwood p           3   1   1   1     0   1   .125
Swisher c             3   2   3   0     0   0   .196        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .271        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Mitterwald c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roberts p             1   0   0   1     0   1   .083        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rosello ph          0   1   0   1     1   0   .224
  G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Gross ph,lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .321

Totals               40   9  18   9     3   4             Totals               40  11  16  10     1   5

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 22,976
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Cardinals 5
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Cardenal, Swisher, Underwood
Doubles: De Jesus (25), Hernandez 2 (36)
Home Runs: Cruz (5), Reitz (16)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (24)
Caught Stealing: Brock (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Roberts (1)
GIDP: Cardenal (8), Ontiveros (15), Buckner (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 4.2   9   6   6   1   2   0  23   4.78
P. Reuschel             1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.82
G. Hernandez            1.1   4   3   3   0   2   1   8   3.26
Moore                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.71
Sutter L(7-2)           0.2   2   2   2   0   1   1   4   1.32
Totals                  8.2  16  11  11   1   5   2  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               6.1   8   5   4   2   3   0  27   4.90
Eastwick                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.54
Schultz                 0.2   3   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.60
Metzger                 1     2   2   2   0   1   0   5   3.51
Hrabosky                0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.78
Sutton W(1-1)           0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.60
Totals                  9    18   9   8   3   4   0  44

Wild Pitches: Moore (2), Metzger (2), Sutton (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Bill Williams


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Cardenal grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at
second]; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Mumphrey popped to
center; Templeton struck out; Simmons lined to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros
popped to first in foul territory; Clines singled to right;
Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to left; Reitz flied out to
left; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher singled to center; Swisher was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Underwood [Swisher to third];
Roberts hit a sacrifice fly to left [Swisher scored (unearned)];
De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Cardenal struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to left; Underwood struck out;
Brock singled to pitcher; Brock was picked off and caught
stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner lined to pitcher; Morales singled to second;
Ontiveros grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton singled to third; Simmons lined to center; Templeton
stole second [Templeton to third (error by Swisher)]; Hernandez
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher singled to center;
Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to left; Cruz singled to left;
Tyson singled to left [Cruz scored (error by Cardenal) (no RBI),
Tyson to third]; Underwood singled to left [Tyson scored]; Brock
singled to left [Underwood to second]; Mumphrey singled to
pitcher [Underwood to third, Brock to second]; Templeton
grounded out (second to first) [Underwood scored, Brock to
third, Mumphrey to second]; Simmons was walked intentionally;
Hernandez doubled to center [Brock scored, Mumphrey scored,
Simmons scored]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 6.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
singled to right; Buckner popped to shortstop; Morales forced
Cardenal (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Underwood grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros walked; Clines singled to right [Ontiveros
to second]; Trillo struck out; Swisher singled to center
[Ontiveros to third, Clines to second]; ROSELLO BATTED FOR P.
REUSCHEL; Rosello walked [Ontiveros scored, Clines to third,
Swisher to second]; EASTWICK REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); De
Jesus singled to third [Clines scored, Swisher to third, Rosello
to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR CARDENAL; SCHULTZ REPLACED
EASTWICK (PITCHING); Biittner singled to right [Swisher scored,
Rosello scored, De Jesus to third]; Buckner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at
second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); G.
HERNANDEZ REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); Brock struck out;
Mumphrey struck out; Templeton singled to pitcher; Simmons lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 8TH: BOSETTI REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Morales singled
to center; Ontiveros singled to right [Morales to second];
METZGER REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Clines flied out to left;
Trillo flied out to left; MURCER BATTED FOR SWISHER; Murcer
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING C );
Hernandez doubled to right; Reitz grounded out (third to first);
Cruz homered [Hernandez scored]; Tyson singled to left; MOORE
REPLACED G. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Metzger out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to second]; Bosetti singled to
center [Tyson scored]; Moore threw a wild pitch [Bosetti to
third]; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 9.

CUBS 9TH: GROSS BATTED FOR MOORE; Gross singled to second;
Metzger threw a wild pitch [Gross to second]; De Jesus doubled
to left [Gross scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING);
Biittner singled to left [De Jesus scored]; Buckner singled to
left [Biittner to second]; WALLIS RAN FOR BUCKNER; Morales flied
out to center; Ontiveros singled to center [Biittner scored,
Wallis to second]; SUTTON REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Sutton
threw a wild pitch [Wallis to third, Ontiveros to second];
Clines was walked intentionally; Trillo singled to center
[Wallis scored, Ontiveros out at home (center to catcher),
Clines to third, Trillo to second (on throw to home)];
Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 9, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 9TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SUTTER REPLACED WALLIS
(PITCHING); Templeton struck out; Simmons grounded out (first
unassisted); Hernandez singled to right; Reitz homered
[Hernandez scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Cardinals 11.