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Message #: 11766
The Cardinals looked strong on paper, and they looked even stronger by sweeping my Braves. But hey, some of the games were close. GAME ONE: George Hendrick rocketed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the league door-mat Atlanta Braves by a score of 3 to 2. Hendrick provided much of the offense. He doubled in the 1st inning, smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 4th inning and blasted a two-run home run (his 16th of the season) in the 6th inning. Rollie Fingers pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 25th save. The win was credited to Pete Vuckovich(5-2) who went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs. Doyle Alexander(6-17) was hit with the loss. He pitched 6 innings giving up 4 hits and 1 walk. BOXSCORE: 1977 Atlanta Braves At 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 8/24/1977 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG B.Bonnell CF 3 1 0 0 .271 L.Bostock CF 4 1 1 0 .325 B.Pocoroba C 4 0 1 1 .325 B-J.Beniquez CF 0 0 0 0 .253 J.Burroughs RF 4 0 0 0 .265 G.Templeton SS 3 0 0 0 .300 G.Matthews LF 4 0 1 0 .244 G.Hendrick LF 4 2 3 3 .289 W.Montanez 1B 2 0 0 0 .289 T.Simmons C 4 0 0 0 .285 R.Mulliniks SS 4 0 0 0 .249 C-B.Foote C 0 0 0 0 .259 R.Gilbreath 2B 3 1 1 0 .238 E.Cabell 3B 4 0 0 0 .261 D-R.Office PH 1 0 0 0 .236 G.Scott 1B 2 0 0 0 .323 J.Royster 3B 3 0 1 1 .209 J.Mumphrey RF 2 0 1 0 .304 D.Alexander P 2 0 0 0 .104 M.Perez 2B 3 0 0 0 .287 A-J.Nolan PH 0 0 0 0 .412 P.Vuckovich P 2 0 0 0 .118 C.Hough P 0 0 0 0 .200 P.Siebert P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Fingers P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 2 4 2 Totals 28 3 5 3 A-Pinch Hit For Alexander In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Bostock In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Simmons In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Gilbreath In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 0 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 3 5 0 Braves (55-84) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Alexander LOSS(6-17) 6 4 3 3 1 0 2 79 4.76 A1 C5 C.Hough 2 1 0 0 2 4 0 38 3.97 C6 Totals 8 5 3 3 3 4 2 Cardinals (76-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Vuckovich WIN(5-2) 6 2/3 4 2 2 3 9 0 102 2.78 A1 C8 P.Siebert HOLD(3rd) 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.99 C9 D4 R.Fingers SAVE(25th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.78 D5 Totals 9 4 2 2 4 10 0 ATTENDANCE- 47,452 DATE- Wednesday, August 24th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:19 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5 Cardinals: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Cardinals: 0 DOUBLES- B.Pocoroba(22nd), R.Gilbreath(15th), G.Hendrick(10th) HOME RUNS- G.Hendrick-2(16th) CAUGHT STEALING- G.Matthews SACRIFICE HITS- P.Siebert WALKS- B.Bonnell, W.Montanez-2, J.Nolan, G.Templeton, G.Scott, J.Mumphrey STRIKE OUTS- B.Pocoroba-2, J.Burroughs-3, G.Matthews-2, R.Gilbreath, J.Royster, D.Alexander, L.Bostock, G.Hendrick, E.Cabell, M.Perez PASSED BALLS- T.Simmons GAME TWO: First baseman George Scott hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI and Mark Littell struck out 11 batters at Busch Stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the pathetic Atlanta Braves by the count of 6 to 2. Littell(6-1) had a strong outing. He allowed only 3 hits and 4 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. St. Louis finished with 8 hits while Atlanta ended up with 4. Fergie Jenkins(12-10) was the loser. When asked about his strikeout total for the game, Littell offered, 'The fan's really got into it. It is fun to see them tally up the strikeout totals up there in the stands. Fortunately, I kept them busy tonight - of course, it would be all for naught without the 'W'.' BOXSCORE: 1977 Atlanta Braves At 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 8/25/1977 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG B.Bonnell CF 4 1 1 0 .271 L.Bostock CF 4 0 0 0 .322 B.Pocoroba C 2 0 1 0 .326 G.Templeton SS 3 1 1 0 .301 J.Burroughs RF 4 0 1 0 .264 G.Hendrick LF 4 1 2 2 .291 G.Matthews LF 4 0 0 0 .242 T.Simmons C 4 0 0 0 .282 W.Montanez 1B 4 0 0 0 .287 E.Cabell 3B 3 1 0 0 .260 P.Rockett SS 4 0 0 0 .234 G.Scott 1B 3 2 2 2 .326 R.Gilbreath 2B 4 0 0 0 .235 J.Mumphrey RF 3 1 2 1 .307 J.Royster 3B 3 0 1 0 .210 M.Perez 2B 2 0 0 1 .285 F.Jenkins P 2 0 0 0 .018 M.Littell P 3 0 1 0 .167 A-R.Office PH 0 1 0 0 .236 R.Fingers P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Campbell P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 2 4 0 Totals 29 6 8 6 A-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 8th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 4 1 Cardinals....... 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 6 8 2 Braves (55-85) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET F.Jenkins LOSS(12-10) 7 7 6 4 1 2 2 108 3.68 A1 D1 D.Campbell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.59 D2 Totals 8 8 6 4 1 2 2 Cardinals (77-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET M.Littell WIN(6-1) 7 1/3 3 2 2 4 11 0 109 2.70 A1 D2 R.Fingers 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.74 D3 Totals 9 4 2 2 4 13 0 ATTENDANCE- 46,285 DATE- Thursday, August 25th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:12 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6 Cardinals: 1 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 2 Cardinals: 1 ERRORS- P.Rockett, T.Simmons, E.Cabell DOUBLES- G.Scott(18th) TRIPLES- J.Mumphrey(6th) HOME RUNS- G.Hendrick(17th), G.Scott(26th) STOLEN BASES- E.Cabell(32nd) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Mumphrey SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Perez WALKS- B.Pocoroba-2, J.Royster, R.Office, G.Templeton STRIKE OUTS- J.Burroughs, G.Matthews-3, W.Montanez-3, P.Rockett, R.Gilbreath-4, F.Jenkins, L.Bostock, E.Cabell GIDP- F.Jenkins, G.Hendrick, T.Simmons WILD PITCHES- M.Littell GAME THREE: First baseman George Scott had 2 base hits and 3 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the hapless Atlanta Braves by a score of 5 to 2. St. Louis brought 3 runs across the plate in the 7th inning with the help of 4 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Scott who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when he hit a single plating two runs. Both teams finished the game with 8 hits. Paul Siebert(4-1) was the winner allowing no runs in 2/3 of an inning. Mark Littell earned the save, his 3rd. Phil Niekro(10-17) was hit with the loss. He pitched 7 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 8 hits and 4 walks. St. Louis now has a record of 78-63. With the loss, the Atlanta ballclub's record is 55-86, worst in the division. BOXSCORE: 1977 Atlanta Braves At 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 8/26/1977 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG B.Bonnell CF 5 0 0 0 .267 L.Bostock CF 4 0 1 1 .322 B.Pocoroba C 4 0 1 0 .325 G.Templeton SS 4 0 2 0 .302 J.Burroughs RF 3 1 1 0 .265 G.Hendrick LF 3 1 0 0 .289 G.Matthews LF 4 1 2 1 .244 T.Simmons C 3 1 1 0 .283 W.Montanez 1B 3 0 0 0 .285 C-B.Foote C 0 0 0 0 .259 R.Mulliniks SS 4 0 1 0 .249 E.Cabell 3B 4 2 2 0 .262 R.Gilbreath 2B 4 0 1 0 .236 G.Scott 1B 4 1 2 3 .327 J.Royster 3B 4 0 2 0 .214 J.Mumphrey RF 3 0 0 1 .304 P.Niekro P 3 0 0 0 .108 M.Perez 2B 4 0 0 0 .280 R.Camp P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Littell P 0 0 0 0 .167 D-R.Office PH 1 0 0 0 .236 E.Rasmussen P 1 0 0 0 .185 A-J.Grubb PH 0 0 0 0 .299 B.Schultz P 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Siebert P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-J.Beniquez PH 1 0 0 0 .251 R.Fingers P 0 0 0 0 .000 E-M.Kelleher 2B 0 0 0 0 .197 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 2 8 1 Totals 31 5 8 5 A-Pinch Hit For Rasmussen In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Siebert In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Simmons In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Camp In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Fingers In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 - 5 8 1 Braves (55-86) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Niekro LOSS(10-17) 7 2/3 8 5 4 4 7 0 112 4.27 A1 D7 R.Camp 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.88 D8 Totals 8 8 5 4 4 7 0 Cardinals (78-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET E.Rasmussen 6 5 2 0 0 2 0 79 3.07 A1 C5 B.Schultz 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.57 C6 C6 P.Siebert WIN(4-1) 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.93 C7 D1 R.Fingers HOLD(3rd) 1 2/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 2.70 D2 D9 M.Littell SAVE(3rd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.68 E1 Totals 9 8 2 0 2 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 48,559 DATE- Friday, August 26th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:38 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 8 Cardinals: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Cardinals: 0 ERRORS- R.Mulliniks, L.Bostock DOUBLES- B.Pocoroba(23rd), G.Matthews-2(25th), G.Templeton(22nd), E.Cabell(31st) STOLEN BASES- E.Cabell-2(34th) CAUGHT STEALING- L.Bostock WALKS- J.Burroughs, W.Montanez, G.Hendrick, B.Foote, J.Mumphrey, J.Grubb STRIKE OUTS- R.Gilbreath, P.Niekro-2, R.Office, L.Bostock-2, G.Templeton, G.Hendrick, E.Cabell, G.Scott, E.Rasmussen GIDP- T.Simmons WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Barry Bonnell robbed Garry Templeton of an extra base hit. GAME FOUR: At Busch Stadium the St. Louis Cardinals easily handled the lifeless Atlanta Braves by the score of 7 to 3. St. Louis jumped out to the early lead in the first inning when they tallied 3 runs on 5 hits. St. Louis finished with 14 hits while Atlanta ended up with 6. Bob Forsch(13-8) got the win allowing 2 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings. Preston Hanna(0-1) was given the loss. St. Louis won for the 6th straight time. Steve Dewing was in a great frame of mind in the clubhouse after the game, 'Everybody's contributing now. Timely hitting, some slick fielding plays and good pitching when we need it. Man, when that's happening, this sure is an easy job!' BOXSCORE: 1977 Atlanta Braves At 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 8/27/1977 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG R.Office CF 4 1 2 0 .239 L.Bostock CF 5 1 3 0 .325 J.Nolan C 3 1 1 0 .405 G.Templeton SS 4 1 1 1 .301 B-C.Johnson PH 1 0 1 1 .351 G.Hendrick LF 4 2 3 2 .293 J.Burroughs RF 3 1 0 0 .263 T.Simmons C 4 0 0 0 .280 G.Matthews LF 4 0 0 0 .242 E.Cabell 3B 4 2 2 0 .263 W.Montanez 1B 4 0 1 0 .285 G.Scott 1B 4 0 3 3 .331 R.Mulliniks SS 3 0 1 1 .250 J.Mumphrey RF 4 0 0 0 .300 R.Gilbreath 2B 4 0 0 0 .233 M.Perez 2B 3 1 1 0 .281 J.Royster 3B 4 0 0 0 .211 B.Forsch P 3 0 0 0 .105 P.Hanna P 2 0 0 0 .143 P.Siebert P 1 0 1 1 .250 J.Niekro P 0 0 0 0 .088 B.Schultz P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-A.Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 .241 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 3 6 2 Totals 36 7 14 7 A-Pinch Hit For Niekro In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Nolan In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0 Cardinals....... 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 7 14 0 Braves (55-87) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Hanna LOSS(0-1) 6 11 6 6 1 6 1 111 4.74 A1 D2 J.Niekro 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 25 3.34 D3 Totals 8 14 7 7 1 6 1 Cardinals (79-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Forsch WIN(13-8) 6 2/3 5 2 2 4 2 0 106 3.59 A1 D2 P.Siebert HOLD(4th) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 38 1.78 D3 D9 B.Schultz 0 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 13 3.71 E1 Totals 9 6 3 3 6 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 46,066 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 1977 TIME- Day T- 2:32 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 9 Cardinals: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Cardinals: 0 DOUBLES- R.Office(11th), C.Johnson(12th), G.Hendrick(11th), E.Cabell-2(33rd), G.Scott-2(20th), M.Perez(20th), P.Siebert TRIPLES- G.Templeton(16th), G.Scott(5th) HOME RUNS- G.Hendrick(18th) STOLEN BASES- L.Bostock(12th) WALKS- R.Office, J.Nolan, J.Burroughs-2, R.Mulliniks, P.Hanna, M.Perez STRIKE OUTS- W.Montanez, P.Hanna-2, L.Bostock, G.Templeton, J.Mumphrey, M.Perez-2, B.Forsch GIDP- T.Simmons BALKS- B.Forsch WILD PITCHES- P.Hanna WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Rance Mulliniks robbed George Hendrick of a base hit. |
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