Lambasting five Cincinnati pitchers for 23 hits, the Cardinals won their 13th game in the last 17 starts, clubbing the Reds, 14-9. The Redbirds got four runs and five hits, including a two-run double by Garry Templeton in the second inning, and staged another four-run outburst in the fourth frame, paced by five hits, including doubles by Ted Simmons and Ken Reitz.

George Hendrick singled home a tally in fifth, Lou Brock singled in the Cardinals' 11th run in the sixth and the Redbirds added another pair in the seventh on a solo homer by Simmons and a single by Jerry Mumphrey. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 14, Cincinnati Reds 9
Game Played on Monday, August    21, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  4  1    4  1  1    2  0  1  -  14 23  1
Reds         0  0  3    0  2  1    0  0  3  -   9 10  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              6   2   3   2     0   1   .226      Rose 3b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .310
  Scott lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Morgan 2b             4   2   0   0     1   0   .245
Templeton ss          5   2   2   2     1   0   .288      Griffey rf            5   2   3   6     0   0   .291
Hendrick cf           5   1   4   1     1   0   .279      Foster lf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .290
Simmons c             6   2   4   3     0   0   .289      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     1   2   .272
Hernandez 1b          3   2   0   0     3   1   .254      Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .261
Garrett 3b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .253        Correll c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Reitz ph,3b         4   2   2   2     0   1   .235      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .305
Mumphrey rf           6   1   4   1     0   1   .249      Lum cf                4   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Phillips 2b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .265      Bonham p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Martinez p            5   1   2   1     0   1   .184        Auerbach ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .268
  Oberkfell ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .152        Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
                                                            Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .179

Totals               47  14  23  14     5   5             Totals               38   9  10   9     3   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 30,548
Left on Base: Cardinals 13, Reds 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Reds 1
Errors: Phillips
Doubles: Templeton (27), Simmons (34), Reitz (22), Hendrick (23), Rose 2 (42)
Triples: Bench (1)
Home Runs: Simmons (16), Griffey 2 (7), Foster (29)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (25), Garrett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (5)
GIDP: Hernandez (9), Bench (6)
Hit by Pitch: Phillips (1,by Tomlin)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez W(7-6)         8     7   6   4   3   3   1  35   3.17
Schultz                 1     3   3   3   0   1   2   6   3.93
Totals                  9    10   9   7   3   4   3  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(9-4)           3     9   5   5   1   3   0  19   3.62
Norman                  0     3   3   3   1   0   0   4   3.83
Borbon                  2     4   2   2   1   0   0   9   4.45
Tomlin                  1     3   1   1   0   1   0   7   5.37
Sarmiento               3     4   3   3   2   1   1  15   3.93
Totals                  9    23  14  14   5   5   1  54

Hit by Pitch: Tomlin (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Templeton grounded out (first
unassisted); Hendrick singled to left; Simmons singled to center
[Hendrick to second]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan popped to third; Griffey
flied out to center; Foster forced Rose (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Garrett popped to catcher in foul territory; On a
bunt Mumphrey singled; Phillips flied out to left; On a bunt
Martinez singled [Mumphrey to second]; Brock singled to left
[Mumphrey scored, Martinez to second]; Templeton doubled to
right [Martinez scored, Brock scored]; Templeton stole third;
Hendrick walked; Simmons singled to center [Templeton scored,
Hendrick to second]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Bench grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Driessen out at second];
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Garrett singled to center; Garrett stole second;
Mumphrey struck out; Phillips flied out to center; Martinez
singled to left [Garrett scored]; Brock grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Lum reached on an error by Phillips [Lum to first];
AUERBACH BATTED FOR BONHAM; Auerbach singled to left [Lum to
second]; Rose flied out to center; Morgan reached on a fielder's
choice [Lum to third, Auerbach to second]; Griffey singled to
center [Lum scored (unearned), Auerbach scored, Morgan to third,
Griffey to second (on throw)]; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Driessen struck out; 3 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: NORMAN REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Templeton
singled to right; Hendrick singled to right [Templeton to
third]; Simmons doubled [Templeton scored, Hendrick to third];
Hernandez walked; REITZ BATTED FOR GARRETT; BORBON REPLACED
NORMAN (PITCHING); Reitz doubled to center [Hendrick scored,
Simmons scored, Hernandez out at home (center to shortstop to
catcher)]; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips
singled to center [Reitz scored]; Martinez popped to second; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: REITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bench struck out;
On a bunt Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Lum flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to third; Templeton walked [Brock
to second]; Hendrick singled to left [Brock scored, Templeton to
second]; Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins was called out on
strikes; Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Griffey homered [Morgan scored]; Foster flied out to center; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: TOMLIN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Reitz singled
to left; Mumphrey singled to right [Reitz to second]; Phillips
was hit by a pitch [Reitz to third, Mumphrey to second];
Martinez struck out; Brock singled to left [Reitz scored,
Mumphrey to third, Phillips to second]; Templeton flied out to
right; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cardinals 11, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench
tripled; Concepcion singled to right [Bench scored]; Lum flied
out to center; HENDERSON BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Henderson flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 11, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Simmons
homered; Hernandez walked; Reitz grounded out (third to first)
[Hernandez to second]; Mumphrey singled to center [Hernandez
scored]; Phillips forced Mumphrey (shortstop to second);
Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 13, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: Rose doubled to right; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Griffey flied out to right; Foster lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 13, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock popped to second; Templeton grounded out
(second to first); Hendrick doubled; Simmons grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 13, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Driessen lined to
first; Bench walked; Concepcion flied out to right; Lum popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 13, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Hernandez
walked; Reitz struck out; Mumphrey singled to center [Hernandez
to third]; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez
scored]; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Oberkfell popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 14, Reds 6.

REDS 9TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED OBERKFELL (PITCHING); KNIGHT BATTED
FOR SARMIENTO; Knight popped to right; Rose doubled to left;
Morgan flied out to left; Griffey homered [Rose scored]; Foster
homered; Driessen struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
14, Reds 9.