Gary Nolan made his first start of the season, pitched five innings and gained credit for the victory when the Reds nipped the Cardinals. 2-1. Nolan had been out of action because of an infected foot and mononucleosis. Ed Armbrister, who singled and scored in the second inning, batted in the Reds' deciding run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       10, 1977 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   1   1     0   0   .330      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Templeton ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Griffey rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Scott cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .362
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Foster cf,lf          5   0   3   0     0   2   .324      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .385
xBench c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .000      Hernandez 1b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .295
Bailey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Reitz 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .229
  Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Youngblood pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Tyson 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Armbrister lf         3   1   2   1     0   1   .385      Kessinger 2b,3b       3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Nolan p               1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               35   2  12   2     2   6             Totals               31   1   6   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 15,421
Left on Base: Reds 12, Cardinals 4
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Bailey, Simmons
Doubles: Foster (5), Hernandez (6)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (6)
Caught Stealing: Griffey (2), Reitz (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Armbrister (1)
GIDP: Simmons (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(1-0)            5     3   0   0   0   4   0  18   0.00
Borbon                  3.1   3   1   1   1   1   0  13   1.57
Eastwick SV(5)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.05
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(1-4)          8    12   2   2   1   4   0  37   4.93
Urrea                   1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   1.53
Totals                  9    12   2   2   2   6   0  41

Wild Pitches: Urrea (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey struck
out; Morgan singled to center; Foster singled to center [Morgan
to third]; Bench reached on catcher's interference by Simmons
[Foster to second]; Bailey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Templeton struck out; Scott
singled to left; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first);
Armbrister singled to left; Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Armbrister to second]; Rose singled to
center [Armbrister scored]; Griffey lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons lined to right; Hernandez flied out to
right; Reitz singled to right; Kessinger singled to center
[Reitz to second]; Reitz was caught stealing third (catcher to
shortstop to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (third to first); Foster struck
out; Bench popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Falcone popped to third in foul territory; Brock
grounded out (third to first); Templeton grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Bailey singled to center; Concepcion singled to center
[Bailey to third]; Armbrister hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bailey scored]; Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Concepcion to second]; Rose flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott reached on an error by Bailey [Scott to
first]; Cruz popped to second; Simmons grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Scott to second]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to center; Griffey was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Morgan
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Foster singled to right;
Bench walked [Foster to second]; Bailey popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to left; Kessinger popped to
shortstop; Falcone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Armbrister
struck out; Nolan singled to right; Rose forced Nolan (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Brock lined to
center; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 7TH: Griffey flied out to center; Morgan flied out to
center; Foster doubled to center; Bench singled to third [Foster
to third]; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Simmons
was called out on strikes; Hernandez doubled to center; Reitz
singled to right [Hernandez scored]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR REITZ;
Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: TYSON REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING 2B); KESSINGER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Concepcion flied out to right;
Armbrister singled to center; On a bunt Borbon forced Armbrister
(pitcher to shortstop); Rose lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); GERONIMO
REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); MCBRIDE BATTED FOR FALCONE; McBride grounded out
(second to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: URREA REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second;
Urrea threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Foster struck out;
Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 1B); Scott
singled to left [Scott out at second (second unassisted)]; Cruz
walked; EASTWICK REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Simmons grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.