Don Sutton, who was seeking his 200th career victory, was accused of pitching a "defaced" ball and was ejected in a game that the Dodgers lost to the Cardinals, 4-1. Chief umpire Doug Harvey banished Sutton after Mike Tyson had flied out in the Cardinals' half of the seventh inning. At the time of his departure, Sutton was losing, 2-1.

Reggie Smith homered for the Dodgers in the first, but they collected only two more hits off Pete Vuckovich during the rest of the game. The Cards tied the score in their half of the first on a single by George Hendrick and double by Ted Simmons before going ahead in the sixth with a single by Garry Templeton, a stolen base and a single by Hendrick. Bob Welch was nicked for two extra runs in the eighth on a single by Templeton, triple by Tony Scott and a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   4  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Templeton ss          4   2   3   0     0   0   .247
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Mumphrey lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Smith rf              2   1   2   1     0   0   .303      Hendrick cf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .248
  North cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Scott cf            1   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .311
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Baker lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Morales rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Monday cf,rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Vuckovich p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .077
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Welch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               29   1   3   1     1   8             Totals               31   4   7   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 23,694
Left on Base: Dodgers 2, Cardinals 4
DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Ferguson
Doubles: Simmons (30)
Triples: Scott (2)
Home Runs: Smith (13)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (12)
Caught Stealing: Smith (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(9-8)           6.2   5   2   2   0   1   0  25   3.87
Rautzhan                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.32
Welch                   1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   3.50
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1   2   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(7-6)        9     3   1   1   1   8   1  30   2.27
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   8   1  30

Wild Pitches: Welch (1)
Balks: Vuckovich (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell lined to center; Smith
homered; Cey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton flied out to right; Mumphrey grounded
out (second to first); Hendrick singled to right; Simmons
doubled to right [Hendrick scored]; Hernandez flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Baker popped to first
in foul territory; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz
lined to shortstop; Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Sutton was
called out on strikes; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Vuckovich struck out; Templeton singled to right;
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to second];
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
singled to right; Cey struck out while Smith was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted);
Hernandez lined to second; Morales popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey struck out; Baker struck out; Monday struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: NORTH REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Reitz flied out to center; Tyson
grounded out (third to first); Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Sutton flied
out to center; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to right; Templeton stole
second [Templeton to third (error by Ferguson)]; Mumphrey
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick singled to center
[Templeton scored]; Simmons popped to second; Hernandez lined to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied to right in foul territory; North
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Morales flied out to left; Reitz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mike Tyson flied to RF but 2B umpire
Doug Harvey ruled Don Sutton threw a defaced ball; Sutton
ejected from his potential 200th win by Harvey; RAUTZHAN
REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING CF); Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker singled to left;
Vuckovich balked [Baker to second]; Monday flied out to right;
Ferguson walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Davalillo popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: WELCH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Vuckovich
struck out; Templeton singled to left; Mumphrey grounded out
(third to first) [Templeton to second]; Scott tripled to center
[Templeton scored]; Welch threw a wild pitch [Scott scored];
Simmons walked; Hernandez popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes lined to left; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); North grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.