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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
April 23, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 23, 1977 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 27,642 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Dutch Rennert |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Hector Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Vern Rapp | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Dane Iorg | First Baseman |
| Fred Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
April 23, 1977
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Lerch
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first, with Lerch covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lerch
Templeton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lerch
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Forsch
Luzinski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Forsch
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Iorg vs. Forsch
Iorg takes first base on ball four. Johnstone moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Andrews vs. Forsch
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lerch
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lerch
Simmons hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lerch
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Forsch
Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Lerch
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Lerch
Forsch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Lerch
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Lerch
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Forsch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Lerch
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Forsch
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Forsch
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Forsch
There goes Johnstone. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Johnstone steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Forsch
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iorg for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lerch
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lerch
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Lerch
Hernandez bunts towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a fly ball towards right. Johnstone catches it and throws to home to double up Cruz. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Forsch
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Forsch
Lerch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Lerch
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Lerch
Forsch bunts towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Lerch
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Lerch
Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Forsch
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Schmidt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Forsch
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone is hit by the pitch. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Schultz
Buddy Schultz now pitching. Davey Johnson pinch hits for Dane Iorg.
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski scores. Johnstone scores. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Schultz
Bobby Tolan pinch runs for Davey Johnson.
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lerch vs. Schultz
Lerch bunts towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to third. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Maddox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. Tolan scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Carroll
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Carroll covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lerch
Bobby Tolan now playing first base.
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lerch
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Lerch
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Lerch
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Carroll
Dave Rader now catching. Roger Freed now playing first base.
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Carroll
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Schmidt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Carroll
Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freed scoops it up and throws to first, with Carroll covering, for the out. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Carroll
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Carroll
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lerch
Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Lerch
Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Lerch
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Clay Carroll.
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Lerch
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Sutton
Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. John Sutton now pitching. Jerry DaVanon now playing second base.
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Sutton
Lerch hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Sutton
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton misplays the ball. That's an error on Templeton. Maddox scores. Bowa goes all the way around to score. Schmidt moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Sutton
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Lerch
Terry Harmon now playing second base. Ollie Brown now playing left field. Jerry Martin now playing center field.
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lerch
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lerch
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Sutton
Tony Scott now playing center field. Mike Anderson now playing right field.
Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Sutton
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Sutton
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Lerch
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Lerch
Freed hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Lerch
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Lerch
DaVanon hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Lerch
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1977 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 5 2 4 2
Sutton J, p 0 0 0 0 Harmon T, 2b 0 0 0 0
Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 5 1 1 0
McBride B, cf 4 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 2 0 0
Scott T, cf 0 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 2 3 4
Cruz H, rf 4 0 2 0 Martin J, pr-lf-cf 1 1 0 0
Anderson M, rf 0 0 0 0 Johnstone J, rf 5 1 3 0
Simmons T, c 3 0 1 0 Boone B, c 3 1 1 1
Rader D, c 1 0 0 0 Iorg D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 1 0 0 0 Johnson D, ph 1 0 1 2
Freed R, 1b 1 1 1 1 Tolan B, pr-1b 2 1 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Andrews F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Tyson M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Brown O, lf 0 0 0 0
DaVanon J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Lerch R, p 3 0 1 0
Forsch B, p 0 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
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31 1 7 1 37 11 14 9
St.Louis 000 000 001 -- 1
Philadelphia 200 052 20x -- 11
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B (L)* 4.0 9 6 6 2 2
Schultz B 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Carroll C 1.1 2 2 2 1 0
Sutton J 2.0 2 2 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Templeton G
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Maddox G 2, Luzinski G 2
3B -- Cruz H
HR -- Luzinski G, Freed R
SB -- Johnstone J
SH -- Hernandez K, Forsch B, Lerch R
SF -- Boone B
HBP -- by Forsch B (Boone B)
T -- 2:20
A -- 27642
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