Bob Boone drove in single runs in the first, third and fifth innings as the Phils pounded ex-teammate Tom Underwood for an 8-4 triumph over the Cardinals. Larry Christenson received credit for his 12th victory in his last 13 decisions. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     4  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   8 10  3
Cardinals    0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .317      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Bowa ss               4   1   3   0     0   0   .276      Brock lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Harmon ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Iorg lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Schmidt 3b            3   2   0   0     2   0   .272      Templeton ss          4   1   0   0     0   0   .317
Luzinski lf           1   3   0   0     4   1   .310      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
  Martin pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Reitz 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Johnson 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .319        Duncan 3b           1   0   0   1     0   0   .000
  Reed p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Rader c               4   1   0   0     0   0   .260
Maddox cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .280      Dwyer rf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .500
Boone c               4   0   2   3     0   0   .282      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .287      Underwood p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .121
Christenson p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .134        Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton 1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mumphrey ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .299
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   8  10   7     6   4             Totals               33   4   7   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 22,574
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cardinals 4
DP: Phillies 3, Cardinals 2
Errors: Harmon, Christenson 2, Templeton 2
Doubles: Maddox (26), Dwyer (1), Reitz (36)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (3), McBride (7), Duncan (1)
GIDP: Sizemore (24), Brock (5), Underwood (1), Templeton (9)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(16-6)     6     5   4   0   0   2   0  24   4.11
Reed SV(15)             3     2   0   0   1   0   0  11   2.51
Totals                  9     7   4   0   1   2   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(8-11)       2     4   6   5   4   2   0  13   5.18
Sutton                  3     4   2   1   1   0   0  13   3.20
Metzger                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.61
Hrabosky                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.67
Totals                  9    10   8   6   6   4   0  41

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Doug Harvey


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
singled to left; Schmidt walked [Bowa to second]; Luzinski
walked [Bowa to third, Schmidt to second]; Johnson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored]; Maddox singled to center
[Schmidt scored, Luzinski to second]; Boone singled to right
[Luzinski scored, Maddox scored (error by Templeton) (unearned),
Boone out at second (second to catcher to shortstop)]; 4 R (3
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Bosetti singled to right; Brock grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bosetti out at
second]; Templeton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Sizemore singled to center; Christenson was called
out on strikes; McBride struck out; Bowa forced Sizemore (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez reached on an error by Christenson
[Hernandez to first]; Reitz flied out to left; Rader reached on
an error by Christenson [Hernandez to second, Rader to first];
Dwyer doubled to left [Hernandez scored (unearned), Rader scored
(unearned)]; Tyson singled to left [Dwyer scored (unearned)];
Underwood grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Tyson out at second]; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt walked; Luzinski walked [Schmidt to
second]; SUTTON REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to third [Schmidt to third, Luzinski to second]; Maddox forced
Johnson (shortstop to second) [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to
third]; Boone hit into a double play (third to first) [Maddox
out at third (first to shortstop), Luzinski scored (RBI)]; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Bosetti flied out to right; Brock grounded out
(third to first); Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 6, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore reached on an error by Templeton
[Sizemore to second]; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Sizemore to third]; McBride hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Sizemore scored (unearned)]; Bowa singled to
center; Schmidt flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Reitz doubled to
left; Rader flied out to left; Dwyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski walked; Johnson flied out to center;
Maddox doubled to right [Luzinski to third]; Boone singled to
center [Luzinski scored, Maddox to third]; Sizemore grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boone out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to right; TAMARGO BATTED FOR
SUTTON; Tamargo struck out; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cardinals 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: METZGER REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); DUNCAN
REPLACED REITZ (PLAYING 3B); Christenson grounded out (shortstop
to first); McBride flied out to left; Bowa singled to first;
Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: HARMON REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS); Brock flied
out to left; Templeton reached on an error by Harmon [Templeton
to first]; Hernandez singled to shortstop [Templeton to third];
Duncan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Templeton scored (unearned),
Hernandez to second]; Rader flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: IORG REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Luzinski struck
out; Johnson popped to second; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: REED REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); HUTTON REPLACED
CHRISTENSON (PLAYING 1B); Dwyer grounded out (first to pitcher);
Tyson grounded out (second to first); MUMPHREY BATTED FOR
METZGER; Mumphrey walked; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Boone flied
out to left; Sizemore flied out to center; Hutton singled to
right; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 8, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Iorg singled to right; Templeton grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Iorg out at second]; Hernandez
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Harmon flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to
center; Luzinski walked; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Reed flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Duncan flied
out to right; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer
singled to left; Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 8, Cardinals 4.