Getting his fifth straight victory, Tom Seaver hurled the Reds past the Cardinals, 2-1. The score was 1-1 in the eighth when Joe Morgan drew a leadoff walk, stole second, was safe at third when Garry Templeton's throw was too late trying to cut down the lead runner and came home on a single by Dan Driessen.

The first Red tally came in the fourth when Don Werner drew a bases-loaded walk. The Cards' only score resulted from an error by Driessen, who let a throw from Seaver bounce off his mitt. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Monday, June      5, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Templeton ss          3   0   1   0     1   1   .223
Griffey rf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .326      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Morgan 2b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .235      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .335
Foster lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .318      Hernandez 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .285
Driessen 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .310      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Lum cf                2   0   0   0     2   0   .275        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Geronimo pr,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Phillips 2b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .286
Werner c              3   0   0   1     1   2   .204      Forsch p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Seaver p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .160        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .237

Totals               33   2   7   2     5   8             Totals               32   1   6   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 32,057
Left on Base: Reds 9, Cardinals 8
DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Driessen
Doubles: Forsch (5)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (9), Driessen (11), Morgan (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (3)
GIDP: Rose (3), Concepcion (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(6-4)           9     6   1   0   3   8   0  36   3.48
Totals                  9     6   1   0   3   8   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(7-4)           7     7   2   2   4   5   0  32   2.52
Littell                 2     0   0   0   1   3   0   6   2.93
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   8   0  38

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey singled
to center; Griffey stole second; Morgan walked; Foster flied out
to left; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to left; Templeton struck out;
Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion popped to first; Lum grounded out (second
to first); Werner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Hernandez singled to
left; Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; Reitz
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Seaver singled to left; Rose grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Seaver out at second];
Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips singled to right; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Phillips to second]; Brock
struck out; Templeton singled to pitcher [Phillips scored (error
by Driessen) (unearned) (no RBI), Templeton to third]; Hendrick
lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster singled
to left; Driessen singled to right [Foster to third]; Driessen
stole second; Concepcion struck out; Lum was walked
intentionally; Werner walked [Foster scored, Driessen to third,
Lum to second]; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted);
Hernandez lined to first; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose struck out; Griffey singled to left; Morgan
singled to right [Griffey to second]; Foster struck out;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to center; Phillips singled to
center [Reitz to second]; On a bunt Forsch forced Reitz (catcher
to shortstop) [Phillips to second]; Brock lined to left;
Templeton walked [Phillips to third, Forsch to second]; Hendrick
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum
grounded out (pitcher to first); Werner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons walked; Hernandez popped to shortstop;
Morales forced Simmons (pitcher to second); Reitz flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 7TH: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded
out (first unassisted); Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Forsch
doubled to left; Brock grounded out (second to first) [Forsch to
third]; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster reached on
a fielder's choice [Morgan to third]; Driessen singled to right
[Morgan scored, Foster to second]; LITTELL REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Foster to third, Driessen out at second]; Lum
was walked intentionally; GERONIMO RAN FOR LUM; Werner struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hendrick
struck out; Simmons struck out; Hernandez walked; Morales popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: Seaver struck out; Rose flied out to right; Griffey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); DWYER BATTED
FOR REITZ; Dwyer struck out; Phillips was called out on strikes;
FREED BATTED FOR LITTELL; Freed was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.