St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
September 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1977 at Candlestick Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti lf 4 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 1 1
  Phillips pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Templeton ss 5 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 5 1 3 0
Simmons c 5 0 1 1
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1
Mumphrey cf 4 1 2 0
Cruz rf 3 1 1 2
Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Brock ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Denny p 2 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Rader ph,c 1 1 1 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf 5 0 2 1
Foli ss 4 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0
Evans lf 2 1 0 0
Thomasson rf 4 1 2 3
Harris 2b 2 0 1 0
  Andrews pr,2b 2 1 0 0
Sadek c 3 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 0 0 0 0
Knepper p 3 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
St. Louis 000 200 0136120
San Francisco 000 013 000482
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   6.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Schultz  W (6-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Metzger  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   7.1 7 3 2 1 6
  Moffitt  L (3-7) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Lavelle   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
1
8

  E–Thomas (13), Foli (13).  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (30,off Knepper); Iorg (2,off Moffitt), San Francisco Harris (12,off Denny); Madlock (25,off Denny).  3B–St. Louis Mumphrey (9,off Moffitt).  HR–St. Louis Cruz (4,4th inning off Knepper 1 on, 1 out), San Francisco Thomasson (15,6th inning off Denny 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Reitz (2,off Moffitt).  SB–Mumphrey (19,2nd base off Knepper/Sadek).  WP–Knepper (3).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:36.  A–3,329.
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