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. St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0Game Played on Thursday, May 11, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumCardinals 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. |
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