Becoming the first six-game winner in the majors this season, Bob Forsch hurled a three-hitter as the Cardinals blanked the Dodgers, 2-0. Ted Simmons broke the scoreless tie with a homer off Burt Hooton in the seventh inning.

The Redbirds added their second run in the eighth on consecutive singles by Ken Reitz, Tony Scott and Mike Tyson. It was Forsch's third shutout of the season, a major league high. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       11, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  5  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Templeton ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Davalillo rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Simmons c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .314      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Garvey 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .290      Monday cf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .367
Scott rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Lacy lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .350
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Yeager c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .208        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Grote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .357
                                                          Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     2   4             Totals               27   0   3   0     3   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 30,007
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Dodgers 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Garvey
Doubles: Monday (8)
Home Runs: Simmons (2)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (2), Hooton (6), Garvey (1)
GIDP: Reitz (4), Cey (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(6-2)           9     3   0   0   3   4   0  32   2.59
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   4   0  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(2-4)           7     5   2   2   0   3   1  26   2.88
Castillo                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.00
Garman                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   4   1  33

Wild Pitches: Forsch (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Templeton
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell was called out
on strikes; Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Morales
flied out to center; Reitz popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey flied out
to center; Monday doubled to left; Lacy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Scott lined to center; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Forsch struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager walked; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Yeager to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch
[Yeager to third]; Lopes popped to first in foul territory;
Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Templeton
singled to right; Hernandez grounded out (third to first)
[Templeton to third]; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Cey
popped to shortstop; Garvey singled to left; Monday lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Scott was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy was called out on strikes; Yeager grounded out
(third to first); Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Forsch
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes flied out to left; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton grounded out (second to first);
Hernandez reached on an error by Garvey [Hernandez to first];
Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Simmons homered; Morales flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey walked; Garvey out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to first) [Cey to second]; Monday walked; Lacy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cey to third, Monday to second]; MOTA
BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: GROTE REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING C ); Reitz singled
to center; Scott singled to right [Reitz to third]; Tyson
singled to left [Reitz scored, Scott to second]; CASTILLO
REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Scott to third, Tyson to second]; Brock was
walked intentionally; Templeton forced Scott (second to catcher)
[Tyson to third, Brock to second]; Hernandez lined to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: OATES BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Oates grounded out
(first unassisted); Lopes flied out to left; Russell grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Simmons walked;
On a bunt Morales struck out; Reitz grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Davalillo singled to center; Cey grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Davalillo out at
second]; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 0.