St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1978 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 1 1
  Dwyer lf 1 0 0 0
Templeton ss 5 0 0 0
Morales rf 5 1 3 0
Simmons c 5 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 5 1 2 0
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 1
Scott cf 4 1 1 0
Tyson 2b 4 1 2 1
Forsch p 3 0 2 1
  Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 13 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 1
Hebner 1b 3 0 2 0
Maddox cf 4 0 2 0
McCarver c 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Carlton p 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph,c 1 1 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
St. Louis 010 210 0105130
Philadelphia 000 000 010171
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (1-0) 7.1 5 1 1 2 2
  Vuckovich   1.2 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (0-1) 4.0 10 4 3 0 3
  Brusstar   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Reed   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  McGraw   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
1
6

  E–Bowa (1).  DP–St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 1.  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (1,off Carlton); Simmons (1,off Carlton), Philadelphia Maddox (1,off Forsch); Hebner (1,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Reitz (1,4th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Forsch (1,off Carlton).  HBP–Hebner (1,by Forsch).  SB–Brock (1,2nd base off Reed/Boone).  WP–Carlton (1).  HBP–Forsch (1,Hebner).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:20.  A–47,791.
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