St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
May 4, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1977 at Riverfront Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 2 3 1
  Mumphrey lf 1 0 0 0
Templeton ss 5 2 3 1
Scott cf 3 2 2 3
Cruz rf 4 1 2 0
  Anderson rf 1 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 3 1
Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0
  DaVanon 2b 0 0 0 0
Forsch p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 8 16 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 2 0
  Alcala p 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 3 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Armbrister ph 1 0 1 0
  Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 1 0 0
  Knight 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
St. Louis 101 004 2008161
Cincinnati 000 000 010140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (5-1) 9.0 4 1 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
2
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (2-3) 5.1 8 5 5 3 4
  Murray   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Caldwell   2.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Alcala   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
3
7

  E–Hernandez (2).  DP–St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 3.  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (5,off Murray); Templeton (3,off Caldwell).  HR–St. Louis Scott (1,1st inning off Fryman 0 on, 2 out); Templeton (1,3rd inning off Fryman 0 on, 2 out); Brock (1,6th inning off Fryman 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Driessen (1,by Forsch).  CS–Brock (3,2nd base by Fryman/Bench); Scott (2,2nd base by Fryman/Bench); Simmons (2,2nd base by Fryman/Bench).  BK–Murray (1).  HBP–Forsch (2,Driessen).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:26.  A–20,719.
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