Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis Cardinals 11

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 3 2
Cardenal lf 3 0 1 0
  Biittner ph,lf,1b 2 1 2 3
Buckner 1b 5 0 1 0
  Wallis pr 0 1 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Morales cf 5 0 2 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 1
Clines rf 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 5 0 1 1
Swisher c 3 2 3 0
  Murcer ph 1 0 0 0
  Mitterwald c 1 0 0 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 1
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Rosello ph 0 1 0 1
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 9 18 9
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 3 0
  Bosetti lf 1 0 1 1
Mumphrey cf 5 1 1 0
Templeton ss 5 0 2 1
Simmons c 4 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 2 3 3
Reitz 3b 5 1 1 2
Cruz rf 4 2 2 2
Tyson 2b 4 2 2 0
Underwood p 3 1 1 1
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Sutton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 16 10
Chicago 001 000 4049182
St. Louis 000 060 03211161
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   4.2 9 6 6 1 2
  Reuschel   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.1 4 3 3 0 2
  Moore   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  L (7-2) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.2
16
11
11
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood   6.1 8 5 4 2 3
  Eastwick   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Schultz   0.2 3 0 0 0 0
  Metzger   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Hrabosky   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Sutton  W (1-1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
18
9
8
3
4

  E–Cardenal (2), Swisher (5), Underwood (3).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–Chicago DeJesus (25,off Metzger), St. Louis Hernandez 2 (36,off Roberts,off G Hernandez).  HR–St. Louis Cruz (5,8th inning off G Hernandez 1 on, 1 out); Reitz (16,9th inning off Sutter 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Roberts (1,off Underwood).  IBB–Clines (1,by Sutton); Simmons (21,by Roberts).  SH–Metzger (2,off Moore).  SB–Templeton (24,2nd base off Roberts/Swisher).  CS–Brock (23,2nd base by Roberts/Swisher).  WP–Moore (2), Metzger (2), Sutton (1).  IBB–Roberts (6,Simmons); Sutton (1,Clines).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–3:04.  A–22,976.
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