St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1977 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 11

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
  Sutton p 0 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
McBride cf 4 0 0 0
  Scott cf 0 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 2 0
  Anderson rf 0 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 0
  Rader c 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 1 0 0 0
  Freed 1b 1 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0
  DaVanon 2b 1 0 0 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 2 4 2
  Harmon 2b 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 2 3 4
  Martin pr,lf,cf 1 1 0 0
Johnstone rf 5 1 3 0
Boone c 3 1 1 1
Iorg 1b 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 2
  Tolan pr,1b 2 1 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
Lerch p 3 0 1 0
Totals 37 11 14 9
St. Louis 000 000 001171
Philadelphia 200 052 20x11140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (3-1) 4.0 9 6 6 2 2
  Schultz   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Carroll   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Sutton   2.0 2 2 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
9
3
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (2-1) 9.0 7 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
4

  E–Templeton (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Maddox 2 (4,off Forsch,off Carroll); Luzinski 2 (6,off Forsch,off Carroll).  3B–St. Louis Cruz (1,off Lerch).  HR–St. Louis Freed (1,9th inning off Lerch 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Luzinski (3,1st inning off Forsch 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hernandez (1,off Lerch); Forsch (3,off Lerch); Lerch (1,off Schultz).  SF–Boone (1,off Carroll).  HBP–Boone (1,by Forsch).  SB–Johnstone (2,2nd base off Forsch/Simmons).  HBP–Forsch (1,Boone).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:20.  A–27,642.
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