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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 31, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 31, 1977 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,036 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Right Fielder |
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Vern Rapp | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 31, 1977
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Denny
Denny fires to first and picks off De Jesus. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Denny
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Denny
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bonham
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Bonham
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Bonham
Brock hits a line drive into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Bonham
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Bonham
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. McBride moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Reitz vs. Bonham
There's a wild pitch. McBride scores. Simmons moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Reitz vs. Bonham
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Bonham
Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Tyson vs. Bonham
Tyson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Denny
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Denny
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Bonham
Denny hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bonham
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Bonham
There goes McBride. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Bonham
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Bonham
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Denny
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Denny
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonham vs. Denny
Bonham bunts towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bonham
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bonham
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Bonham
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. Bonham
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Denny
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Denny
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Denny
Murcer hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Bonham
Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Denny vs. Bonham
Denny bunts towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Trillo covering, for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Bonham
McBride hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Bonham
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer throws the ball in to De Jesus who tags Mumphrey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Tyson scores. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Denny
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Denny
Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bonham
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Bonham
There goes Brock. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Bonham
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Bonham
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Bonham
Reitz strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Denny
Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Denny
Greg Gross pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Denny
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Greg Gross now playing left field.
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Hernandez
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Hernandez
Denny strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Denny
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Denny
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Denny
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Denny
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Hernandez
Mick Kelleher now playing second base.
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Hernandez
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Hernandez
Brock hits a line drive into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Hernandez
Simmons hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Denny
Mike Anderson now playing right field. Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field.
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Denny
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Denny
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hernandez
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Hernandez
Reitz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Hernandez
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Hernandez
Tyson hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Denny
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Denny
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez.
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Denny
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1977 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 4 0 2 0 McBride B, cf 3 1 2 0
Cardenal J, lf 3 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, rf-lf 4 0 1 1
Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 3 1 0 0
Buckner B, ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson M, rf 0 0 0 0
Biittner L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 1 0 0
Murcer B, rf 3 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 0 1
Morales J, cf 3 0 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 1 3 3
Trillo M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0
Kelleher M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Denny J, p 2 0 0 0
Mitterwald G, c 3 0 1 0
Bonham B, p 0 0 0 0
Gross G, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 5 0 30 6 8 5
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 300 110 01x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B (L) 5.0 6 5 5 4 2
Hernandez G 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 3
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, St.Louis 5
HR -- Reitz K
SB -- McBride B, Brock L
SH -- Bonham B, Denny J
WP -- Bonham B
T -- 1:58
A -- 17036
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