Keith Hernandez' grand slam was the big blow of a nine-run, second-inning explosion as the Cardinals stopped the Phillies, 12-5. Bob Forsch got credit for his 18th victory, but had to leave the game after five innings because of aggravating an leg injury. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 12, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 18, 1977 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Phillies     0  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  0  -   5 12  1
Cardinals    0  9  1    0  2  0    0  0  x  -  12 18  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Brock lf              5   2   5   1     0   0   .275
  Brown lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Bosetti cf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .246
  Buskey ss           2   1   1   0     0   1   .500      Templeton ss          5   1   4   4     0   0   .322
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Simmons c             5   1   1   1     0   0   .322
  Morrison 3b         1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000      Hernandez 1b          5   2   2   4     0   0   .297
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Freed rf              1   1   1   0     1   0   .411
  Warthen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dwyer pr,rf,lf      2   0   1   0     1   1   .500
  Andrews ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Reitz 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Phillips 2b           3   3   2   1     1   1   .196
Johnstone 1b,rf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Forsch p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .152
Maddox cf             2   1   2   0     0   0   .283        Oberkfell ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Martin cf           2   0   1   2     0   0   .257        Schultz p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Boone c               2   1   2   2     0   0   .285        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Foote c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Harmon ss,2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hebner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .288
  Seoane p            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Johnson 1b          0   1   0   0     2   0   .319

Totals               36   5  12   5     2   5             Totals               40  12  18  12     3   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 23,169
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cardinals 7
DP: Phillies 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Martin (15), Templeton (17), Brock (21)
Triples: Templeton (16)
Home Runs: Boone (11), Hernandez (15)
Caught Stealing: Brock (24)
GIDP: Schmidt (9), McBride (5), Reitz 2 (17)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(6-10)            1.1   9   7   7   0   0   0  12   5.37
Brusstar                0.2   1   2   1   1   0   1   4   2.83
Seoane                  3     7   3   3   1   3   0  16   9.00
Warthen                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   7.41
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.35
Totals                  8    18  12  11   3   5   1  43

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(18-6)          5     8   2   2   0   1   1  20   3.25
Schultz                 3     4   3   3   1   3   0  14   2.16
Eastwick                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.45
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   5   1  38

Passed Balls: Simmons (8)
Wild Pitches: Seoane (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride lined to right; Sizemore singled to
center; Schmidt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bosetti grounded out (third to
first); Templeton tripled to right; Simmons popped to first; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to left; Johnstone flied out to
left; Maddox singled to shortstop; Simmons allowed a passed ball
[Maddox to second]; Maddox was picked off second (pitcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez singled to third; Freed singled to left
[Hernandez to second]; Reitz flied out to right; Phillips
singled to right [Hernandez scored, Freed to second]; Forsch
singled to center [Freed to third, Phillips to second]; Brock
singled to right [Freed scored, Phillips to third, Forsch to
second]; Bosetti singled to shortstop [Phillips scored, Forsch
to third, Brock to second]; Templeton singled to left [Forsch
scored, Brock to third, Bosetti to second]; BRUSSTAR REPLACED
KAAT (PITCHING); Simmons reached on an error by Schmidt [Brock
scored (RBI), Bosetti to third, Templeton to second, Simmons to
first]; Hernandez homered [Bosetti scored, Templeton scored,
Simmons scored (unearned)]; Freed walked; DWYER RAN FOR FREED;
Reitz grounded into a double play (second to first) [Dwyer out
at second]; 9 R (8 ER), 8 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals
9.

PHILLIES 3RD: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Boone singled
to center; Harmon flied out to right; HEBNER BATTED FOR
BRUSSTAR; Hebner singled to right [Boone to second]; McBride
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hebner out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 3RD: SEOANE REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Phillips
walked; Debut game for Manny Seoane; Seoane threw a wild
pitch [Phillips to second]; Forsch struck out; Brock singled to
first [Phillips to third]; Bosetti flied out to left; Templeton
doubled to right [Phillips scored, Brock to third]; Simmons
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 10.

PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore popped to second; Schmidt flied out to
right; Luzinski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dwyer singled to center; Reitz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dwyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 10.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
singled to left; Boone homered [Maddox scored]; Harmon grounded
out (third to first); Seoane singled to left; McBride singled to
right [Seoane to second]; Sizemore forced McBride (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 5TH: Phillips singled to center; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR
FORSCH; Oberkfell struck out; Brock doubled to center [Phillips
to third]; Bosetti struck out; Templeton singled to center
[Phillips scored, Brock scored]; Simmons singled to right
[Templeton to third]; Hernandez flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 12.

PHILLIES 6TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED OBERKFELL (PITCHING); Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski flied out to right; Johnstone struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 12.

CARDINALS 6TH: BROWN REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING LF); BUSKEY
REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); MORRISON REPLACED SCHMIDT
(PLAYING 3B); WARTHEN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MARTIN REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING
CF); FOOTE REPLACED BOONE (PLAYING C ); HARMON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON REPLACED SEOANE (PLAYING 1B); Dwyer
walked; Debut game for Jim Morrison; Reitz popped to
second; Phillips struck out; Schultz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 12.

PHILLIES 7TH: Martin popped to second; Foote lined to left;
Harmon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals
12.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock singled to center; Bosetti forced Brock
(second to shortstop); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Bosetti to second]; Simmons grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 12.

PHILLIES 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); DWYER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Johnson walked; Brown flied out
to center; Buskey singled to left [Johnson to second]; Morrison
singled to left [Johnson scored, Buskey to second]; ANDREWS
BATTED FOR WARTHEN; Andrews singled to right [Buskey to third,
Morrison to second]; Johnstone popped to first; Martin doubled
to right [Buskey scored, Morrison scored, Andrews to third];
Foote flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cardinals 12.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Hernandez
flied out to center; Dwyer was called out on strikes; Reitz
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cardinals 12.

PHILLIES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Harmon
popped to second; Johnson walked; Brown popped to shortstop;
Buskey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cardinals 12.