John Urrea, Cardinals' rookie reliever, allowed only one hit in three innings and gained credit for his first major league victory when an unearned run beat the Braves, 5-4. Keith Hernandez doubled to lead off the eighth and was on third with two out when Pat Rockett fumbled a grounder by Jerry Mumphrey for the Braves' fifth error of the game, allowing Hernandez to score the deciding run. Ted Simmons hit his fifth homer of the season for the Cardinals, equaling his production for the entire 1976 campaign. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 30, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Braves 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 7 5 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 x - 5 8 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Office cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 Brock lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .279 Royster 3b,2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .225 Urrea p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montanez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Templeton ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 .296 Gaston lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200 McBride cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Burroughs rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .316 Cruz rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .315 Paciorek lf,1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .176 Simmons c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .420 Correll c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Hernandez 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .323 Pocoroba ph,c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .261 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .236 Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Falcone p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rockett ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .270 Mumphrey ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .467 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Capra p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Totals 32 4 7 4 2 6 Totals 30 5 8 3 4 3 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 16,883 Left on Base: Braves 4, Cardinals 8 DP: Braves 2, Cardinals 1 Errors: Office, Montanez, Rockett 2, Messersmith, Templeton Doubles: Hernandez (4) Triples: Brock (3) Home Runs: Paciorek (1), Simmons (5) Caught Stealing: Rockett (1) Sacrifice Hits: Messersmith (2), Templeton (1), McBride (1) Sacrifice Flies: Templeton (2) GIDP: Paciorek (1), Brock (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 4.18 Capra 2 3 2 1 3 0 1 12 4.50 Camp L(1-1) 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 12 3.29 Totals 8 8 5 3 4 3 1 37 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Falcone 5.1 6 4 2 0 4 1 23 7.33 Carroll 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.91 Urrea W(1-0) 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 7 4 2 2 6 1 35 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster struck out; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock tripled to right; Templeton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brock scored]; McBride grounded out (second to first); Cruz singled to left; Simmons popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez reached on an error by Rockett [Hernandez to second]; Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson lined to left; Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath struck out; Rockett singled to left; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Rockett to second]; Office popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Templeton flied out to left; McBride reached on an error by Montanez [McBride to first]; GASTON REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING LF); PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McBride was picked off first but was safe on an error by Messersmith [McBride to second]; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 4TH: Royster popped to shortstop; Gaston struck out; Burroughs singled to right; Paciorek homered [Burroughs scored]; Correll flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: CAPRA REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hernandez walked; Reitz flied out to left; Tyson forced Hernandez (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath struck out; Rockett lined to center; Capra popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Falcone singled to pitcher; Brock walked [Falcone to second]; Templeton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Falcone to third, Brock to second]; McBride reached on a fielder's choice [Falcone out at home (second to catcher)]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 6TH: Office reached on an error by Templeton [Office to first]; Royster forced Office (shortstop to second); Gaston singled to left [Royster to third]; Burroughs singled to third [Royster scored (unearned), Gaston to second]; Paciorek singled to center [Gaston to third, Burroughs to second]; CARROLL REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); POCOROBA BATTED FOR CORRELL; Pocoroba forced Paciorek (second to shortstop) [Gaston scored (unearned), Burroughs to third]; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Simmons homered; Hernandez walked; Reitz singled to center [Hernandez scored (error by Office) (unearned), Reitz to second]; MOORE REPLACED CAPRA (PLAYING 3B); CAMP REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Tyson struck out; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR CARROLL; Mumphrey walked; Brock grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3. BRAVES 7TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); URREA REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Rockett walked; Moore struck out; Office walked [Rockett to second]; Royster forced Office (first to shortstop) [Rockett to third]; Rockett was caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton singled to shortstop; McBride out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Templeton to second]; Cruz singled to center [Templeton scored]; Simmons hit into a double play (center to second) [Cruz out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 8TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs singled to right; Paciorek grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Hernandez doubled to left; Reitz struck out; Tyson grounded out (third to first) [Hernandez to third]; Mumphrey reached on an error by Rockett [Hernandez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mumphrey to first]; Urrea grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5. BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMP; Asselstine struck out; NOLAN BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Nolan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5.

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