San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 8

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b,ss 5 0 2 0
Madlock 3b 5 1 3 0
Evans lf 3 0 0 0
Whitfield rf 4 1 2 1
McCovey 1b 3 1 0 0
Thomasson cf 4 1 1 1
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Cornutt p 0 0 0 0
Sadek c 4 0 2 2
Montefusco p 2 1 1 1
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 2 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
Templeton ss 5 1 1 0
McBride cf 4 1 2 2
  Anderson rf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 1
Mumphrey rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Rader c 3 2 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0
Kessinger 2b 2 1 0 1
Denny p 2 0 1 2
  Scott ph,lf,cf 1 0 0 1
Totals 34 8 10 8
San Francisco 021 110 0005114
St. Louis 201 320 00x8100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (2-7) 3.0 6 6 5 2 4
  Curtis   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Heaverlo   3.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Cornutt   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
7
3
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (6-0) 5.0 10 5 5 1 5
  Carroll  SV (2) 4.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
5

  E–Thomas 3 (7), LeMaster (4).  DP–San Francisco 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Thomasson (3,off Denny); Sadek 2 (2,off Denny,off Carroll), St. Louis Hernandez (11,off Montefusco); Reitz (13,off Montefusco); Brock (7,off Montefusco); Rader (4,off Curtis).  HR–San Francisco Montefusco (1,4th inning off Denny 0 on, 1 out); Whitfield (3,5th inning off Denny 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis McBride (4,1st inning off Montefusco 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Evans (2,by Denny).  SF–Scott (1,off Heaverlo).  IBB–Kessinger (1,by Heaverlo).  HBP–Denny (1,Evans).  IBB–Heaverlo (1,Kessinger).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:31.  A–15,546.
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