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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 3, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 3, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,051 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Paul Pryor |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Ken Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Mike Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 3, 1978
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Falcone
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Falcone
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Falcone
Griffey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Falcone
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. LaCoss
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Templeton for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. LaCoss
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. LaCoss
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. LaCoss
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garrett vs. LaCoss
Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Simmons scores. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. LaCoss
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Falcone
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Falcone
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Falcone
Correll hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. LaCoss
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Falcone vs. LaCoss
Falcone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. LaCoss
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mumphrey vs. LaCoss
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. LaCoss
LaCoss fires to first and picks off Mumphrey. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Falcone
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCoss vs. Falcone
There goes Driessen. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Falcone
LaCoss strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Falcone
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Falcone
Morgan 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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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. LaCoss
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. LaCoss
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. LaCoss
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Correll and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Falcone
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Falcone
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Falcone
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Falcone
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. LaCoss
Garrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. LaCoss
Morales hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Morales reaches third base with a triple. Garrett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. LaCoss
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morales tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. LaCoss
Falcone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Templeton vs. LaCoss
Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Falcone moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mumphrey vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Falcone scores. Templeton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendrick vs. Borbon
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Templeton tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Borbon
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Falcone
Correll hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Falcone
Driessen hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Falcone
Borbon hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Borbon
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Borbon
Garrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Borbon
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Falcone
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Falcone
Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Morales picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Morales. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffey vs. Falcone
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Falcone
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Borbon
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Borbon
Falcone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Falcone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Borbon
Templeton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Borbon
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Borbon
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Falcone scores. Mumphrey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Borbon
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Hendrick scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Borbon
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. Borbon
Garrett strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Falcone
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Falcone
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Falcone
Correll hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Falcone
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Falcone
Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Auerbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Falcone
There's a wild pitch. Auerbach moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Falcone
Rose hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Tomlin
Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Ray Knight now playing first base. Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Morales reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Tomlin
The ball gets by Correll for a passed ball. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Tomlin
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lentine vs. Tomlin
Jim Lentine pinch hits for Pete Falcone.
Lentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bruno
Tom Bruno now pitching.
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Bruno
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Bruno
Foster takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Bruno
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Tomlin
Junior Kennedy now playing second base. Mike Lum now playing right field. Dave Collins now playing left field.
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Tomlin
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tomlin
Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bruno
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Bruno
Correll strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Bruno
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Dave Tomlin.
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1978 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Rose P, 3b 4 0 2 0 Templeton G, ss 5 1 1 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 3 0 Mumphrey J, lf 4 1 2 2
Kennedy J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 3 2 1 3
Griffey K, rf 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 1 1 1
Lum M, rf 0 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 2 0 1 0
Foster G, lf 3 0 0 0 Garrett W, 3b 4 1 2 2
Collins D, lf 0 0 0 0 Morales J, rf 4 1 2 1
Concepcion D, ss 2 0 1 0 Phillips M, 2b 3 1 1 1
Knight R, 1b 1 0 0 0 Falcone P, p 3 2 2 0
Henderson K, cf 4 1 1 0 Lentine J, ph 1 0 0 0
Correll V, c 4 1 1 2 Bruno T, p 0 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Geronimo C, ph 1 0 0 0
LaCoss M, p 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 1 0 0 0
Auerbach R, ph-ss 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 10 2 32 10 13 10
Cincinnati 000 000 200 -- 2
St.Louis 210 403 00x -- 10
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (L) 3.1 7 7 7 4 0
Borbon P 2.2 5 3 3 1 3
Tomlin D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone P (W) 7.0 9 2 2 1 4
Bruno T 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Morales J
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 5
2B -- Phillips M, Rose P, Falcone P, Hendrick G, Simmons T, Morales J
3B -- Morales J
HR -- Correll V
CS -- Driessen D, Hernandez K
SF -- Phillips M, Hendrick G
WP -- Falcone P
PB -- Correll V
T -- 2:18
A -- 22051
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