Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 24, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Johnstone rf 4 3 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 2 3 5
Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Scott cf 4 1 1 1
Templeton ss 4 1 2 1
Cruz rf 5 1 2 2
Simmons c 3 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 1 2 1
Mumphrey lf 4 1 2 1
Tyson 2b 4 1 2 1
Forsch p 2 1 1 0
  Kessinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 13 8
Philadelphia 100 002 020570
St. Louis 001 051 10x8132
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (0-2) 4.2 7 6 6 1 0
  Brusstar   1.1 4 1 1 0 1
  Twitchell   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (7-1) 8.0 6 5 3 0 3
  Hrabosky  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
0
3

  E–Hernandez 2 (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia Hebner (3,off Forsch), St. Louis Forsch (1,off Kaat); Scott (4,off Kaat); Reitz (14,off Twitchell).  3B–St. Louis Cruz (2,off Kaat); Mumphrey 2 (4,off Brusstar,off Twitchell).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski 2 (9,6th inning off Forsch 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Forsch 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Forsch (5,off Kaat).  HBP–Scott (2,by Kaat).  IBB–Simmons (8,by Kaat).  SB–Templeton (4,2nd base off Twitchell/Boone).  WP–Twitchell (2), Forsch (3).  HBP–Kaat (2,Scott).  IBB–Kaat (3,Simmons).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:52.  A–11,415.
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