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Sunday April 16, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Bob Forsch captured his third straight victory of the season, hurling a no-hitter as the Cardinals topped the Phillies, 5-0. It was first the no-hitter by a Cardinal pitcher at home since 1924.

The Redbirds got a run in the fourth when Ken Reitz singled home Garry Templeton, who had doubled. Roger Freed's pinch-hit, bases-loaded double plated three more tallies, all unearned, in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  1  x  -   5  6  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Templeton ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .220
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Morales rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Luzinski lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Simmons c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .364
Hebner 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .438
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .370      Reitz 3b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .313
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Scott cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Freed ph            1   0   1   3     0   0   .100
Lerch p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Mumphrey pr,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .348
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Iorg ph             0   0   0   1     1   0   .000
                                                            Phillips 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                          Forsch p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .273

Totals               27   0   0   0     2   3             Totals               31   5   6   5     4   5

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 11,495
Left on Base: Phillies 2, Cardinals 7
DP: Phillies 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Bowa, Lerch, Reitz
Doubles: Simmons (5), Templeton (3), Freed (1)
Stolen Bases: Hebner (1)
GIDP: Boone (2)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (1,by Lerch)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch L(1-1)            7     6   5   2   2   4   0  31   3.00
Garber                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   3.00
Totals                  8     6   5   2   4   5   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(3-0)           9     0   0   0   2   3   0  29   0.71
Totals                  9     0   0   0   2   3   0  29

Hit by Pitch: Lerch (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Templeton flied out to center;
Morales walked [Brock to second]; Simmons popped to shortstop;
Hernandez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Hebner flied out to
left; Maddox grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Tyson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out
(second to first); Lerch grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Brock lined to third;
Templeton lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(first to pitcher); Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Morales flied out to right; Simmons doubled to
center; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Simmons to
third]; Reitz singled to right [Simmons scored]; Scott forced
Reitz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner
walked; Hebner stole second; Maddox struck out; Boone struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to center; Forsch struck out;
Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Lerch
struck out; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton doubled to center; Morales popped to
shortstop; Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
reached on an error by Lerch [Templeton to third]; Reitz was hit
by a pitch [Hernandez to second]; FREED BATTED FOR SCOTT; Freed
doubled to right [Templeton scored (unearned), Hernandez scored
(unearned), Reitz scored (unearned)]; MUMPHREY RAN FOR FREED;
Tyson struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bowa
grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt flied out to center;
Luzinski walked; Hebner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock
flied out to center; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox reached on an error by Reitz; Boone
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Maddox out at second]; Sizemore lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Morales singled to left; Simmons singled to
shortstop [Morales to third (error by Bowa), Simmons to second];
GARBER REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Hernandez was walked
intentionally; Reitz struck out; Mumphrey lined to shortstop;
IORG BATTED FOR TYSON; Iorg walked [Morales scored, Simmons to
third, Hernandez to second]; Forsch flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED IORG (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR GARBER; Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first);
McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 5.



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